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The
growth of information technology is reshaping society and creating a
"global village." But as the ease of exchange of ideas and points of
view grows, the poor and disadvantaged who lack access to the new
technology are threatened with increasing alienation.
AFINNET is working to establish a new
Information Technology Centre that will give the poor rural
communities in
Mpigi, Mubende, Mityana and Kiboga districts
of Uganda access to the burgeoning knowledge of this new
global village.
The new AFINNET Information Technology Centre
will:
make computers and the internet accessible to rural communities in
Mpigi,
Mubende, Mityana, Kiboga districts who currently have
limited technological resources;
provide appropriate training and support for people to use these new
tools and resources;
empower rural community-based organizations to use the new
information technology to advance their development initiatives,
generate feedback, and nurture dialogue;
create a platform for AFINNET's own voice, facilitating the
dissemination of information to its members. |