in den unsere Freunde von der One Village Foundation involviert sind.
The Dharamsala Community Wireless Mesh Network interconnects more than 2,000 computers located within a 60 Km. radius
around Dharamsala, India, using 30 locally developed routers based on
modified low-cost consumer hardware and locally-brewed software. The
network offers a wide variety of services to its users including
broadband Internet access, VoIP-based telephone services, file sharing,
offsite backup, etc. The network's capabilities and its exceptional
affordability demonstrate a well-tested and replicable model for other
rural communities in the developing world. The project has received
national and international recognition for its achievements.
Air Jaldi Summit Partners
The Tibetan Technology Center (TibTec?)which developed and maintains the low-cost Dharamsala Community Wireless Mesh Network that provides Internet connectivity to rural communities, schools and institutions in the Dharamsala region.
The Tibetan Children’s Villages (TCV)* who will host the summit on its campus in Dharamsala. TCV has donated the use of its auditorium and additional spaces for the conference plenum and summit sessions.
The World Summits on Free Information Infrastructure (WSFII)* which has chosen the Air Jaldi Summit to hold their annual meeting and workshops in Dharamsala. Immediately following the summit, WSFII will offer a two-week workshop in a range of wireless technology disciplines.
The Oplan Foundation (OPLAN) *The Foundation is an independent, non-political and not-for-profit organisation that seeks to build greater and wider awareness and understanding of the massive social and economic benefits that OPLANS will deliver to their communities.
"We see great potential in taking the practical and tangible best practices that this network has been able to achieve and applying them to our work in estabilshing Multipurpose Unity Centers in Africa.." (OVF)
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The people of KOYA WES LEE (Jan Jati Prakash/ Enlighten Tribal) want to start a move to establish Social Universities to empower Social Economy and Social Democracy. They are thinking to send their representatives to request for Contributions to the common people of India and other sensitive societies of the world. Representatives will try to reach all sincere persons to get their active supports.