Vancouver Community Network

Using the Internet for Community Development

Outline of day (by quarters)

Laying the Groundwork

• Introductions
• Defining Terms: Universal Access and Public Space
  Universal Access project at University of Toronto
• Internet usage: A snapshot of the numbers is provided by Statistics Canada while a more careful look at barriers can be found in a PDF at Rethinking the Information Highway
• Barriers and history of community responses
• Funding and support: for a brief overview of funding and policy initiatives see our Government Resources page.

Using Internet Technology for Community Development

• Community development projects that use the internet
• Exercise: share success stories
• Developing an internet strategy for your group of issues
  Exercise: breakout to develop strategies (eg. Walmart comes to town)

Building Technical Capacity in the Community

• Developing locally based internet initiatives in your community
  Exercise: share success stories
• Components of a community network
  Exercise: develop a community network for your community

Mobilizing Community with Technology for Community Economic Development

• Developing local initiatives that take advantage of the Internet:
  that link rural and urban communities with CED
  that leverage local resources
• Develop local project action plans