[Winona Online Democracy]
Hello Craig and Others,
Craig, you are on to something.
Do you think others could join together and form some kind of task force or
team to follow up on these ideas?
Is anyone else interested?
I am.
Dwayne Voegeli
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>The concept of a cyber cafe is great! I think libraries need more
>Internet connected public access PCs. The computer lab at the HRA
>Community Center is great but needs better machines and many more
>hooked up to the Internet. Maybe the City's Rec. Centers could have
>such access.
>An area I am trying to work on right now is that local government is
>not legally allowed to donate old PCs to local groups - non-profits,
>etc. They must be sold at auction and usually go for scrap. There
>is now new software that can enable many older PCs to be web browsers,
>email accessible as well as do basic PC work. Imagine all the PCs
>that are replaced in all the State, Federal, School, City and County
>offices in Winona every year. Being able to donate them to groups and
>individuals could go a long way to reducing the Digital Divide. But,
>then we will have the knowledge gap to contend with. That relates
>directly to the need for volunteers and other ways to teach and mentor
>those wanting to learn - be they older persons at the Senior Center or
>children at the Rec. Center.
>
>Craig Brooks
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>From: "Dwayne Voegeli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 1:05 AM
>Subject: [Winona] Digital Divide
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>> [Winona Online Democracy]
>>
>> Hello Dr. Crozier,
>>
>> The issue of the "digital divide" is a very important issue I hope
>we can
>> find ways to help address.
>>
>> I'd like to see the computer labs turned into cyber cafes after
>school
>> hours if the right combination of supervision, tech support,
>funding, and
>> volunteers could be found.
>
>
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