Call for Action for Liberating Knowledge: Building Community Digital Libraries for All

The entire world’s knowledge can now be accessed over the internet or through digital infrastructure. Computers and IT being the central for the development today, there is a huge gap persisting in society as many are not in reach or having access to digital knowledge systems and learning environments. To bridge this divide, Swecha AP proposes to set up โ€˜Community …

Free Software and Open Knowledge Systems as a catalyst to bridge digital divide through Community Networks

Set Knowledge Free mural illustration

I want to present our experience on how Free and Open Source Software and Open Knowledge Systems worked as a catalyst in our mission to bridge the digital divide through Community Networks. Dates back to 2016 when we advocated community networks and Freedombox as tools to combat surveillance. But later we went on to implement in rural areas as Public …