Communities online

"'The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet.' - William Gibson"



Action Ideas

 * Community web sites
 * Green Maps (online)

New Ideas

 * Project pages in this wiki
 * Sustainable (Your town) pages in this wiki
 * Local sustainability directories in this wiki
 * Local sustainabiity picture libraries (online); share your pictures in this wiki (you need to be logged in to upload files - see Community Portal)

Why it matters
(article needed, mention digital divide, not just within developed countries but also in the developing world) Related Topics: Community involvement, Community resources, Global connections

International links

 * Wikicities
 * Towns, Villages and Cities - the wikicity for places that don't have their own separate wikicity
 * Wikipedia Free content encyclopedia
 * Green Net GreenNet supports a progressive community working for Peace, the Environment, Civil Rights and Social Justice, through the use of Information Communication Technologies.

UK Links

 * Community Web Developers Arena Self-help group devoted to helping those creating or developing community web sites. Membership is free.
 * www.donateapc.org.uk
 * Communities Online Aims to address issues of sustainability, regeneration, social inclusion and healthier economies by focusing on the use of new communications technologies in communities and neighbourhoods.
 * Making the Net Work Aims to help those planning to get their organisation or neighbourhood online, or create local technology centres. Also interested in virtual teams and networks.
 * Partnerships Online Partnerships, participation and Online Communities

References
 * Wide Open, Open source methods and their future potential, Geoff Mulgan, Omar Salem, Tom Steinberg, 2005, ISBN 1841801429, Demos

UK Local links

 * LASA Knowledgebase London Advice Services Alliance (LASA)'s free online guide to IT for the voluntary sector

India links

 * IRMA-India

Links checked Philralph 09:45, 17 Sep 2005 (UTC)