Hi all,
There's a cool event based in Uganda, but designed for remote
participation, this weekend.
"Outernet" is a project to repurpose satellites to "broadcast" free
information, that can be picked up by inexpensive receivers, for free, and
then reshared for free over local networks/WiFi. A way to get information
to remote and underserved parts of the world. It's one-way communication,
so certainly not a replacement for the Internet or a total solution to the
Digital Divide -- but a very cool project nonetheless. They are also
developing democratic processes for deciding what content to share.
They are having an edit-a-thon this weekend. It runs for 36 continuous
hours: 10am Saturday to 10pm Sunday, local time in Uganda.
Event link/signup:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outernet-edit-a-thon-tickets-17702656121
And see their blog post:
http://blog.outernet.is/please-steal-this-blog-post/?utm_source=Outernet+Up…
-Pete
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