Telecentro
Telecentros (or Infocentros ) are publicly accessible spaces built primarily in South America and Africa , in which around one to two dozen computers with broadband connections are installed. They serve to bridge the digital divide , not only in generally poorer areas and districts, but especially in those areas where the differences between rich and poor are particularly large.
Projects carried out in Telecentros include the artistic recycling of old computers or their preparation for reuse, the installation of local radio networks in the favelas , the implementation of courses and an information offer that is strongly integrated into the programs of digital and social integration .
The use of the telecentros is free and their programming is the responsibility of an elected council, which also consists of representatives of the population. Free software is almost always used, such as the adapted Linux distribution Sacix.
The largest concentration of telecentros is in São Paulo . The 121 facilities there have over 650,000 users. In contrast, the Telecentros in the city of Porto Alegre were closed in May 2005 , whereby the decision was heavily criticized and is probably not yet final.
See also
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- Telecentros in São Paulo (prefecture)
- Digital integration with telecentros (government side)