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Sascha gets boingboing'ed! |
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by uh-nawn
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19 Sep 2005
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Sascha Meinrath, volunteer tech aid coordinator with CUwireless, has this update for Boing Boing readers on some post-Katrina reconnect projects... |
My friend Michael Maranda (President of the Association for Community Networks) summed up the lessons learned better than anyone I've heard thus far:
"The storm makes the case for distributed capacity/expertise to deploy networks throughout society... From voluntary/community and government sectors as well as business. Mobilization of volunteers for every aspect... From direct help to communications and database development and support presents a challenge... Existing structures don't know how best to open a space for such involvement. I know this is not what is understood as general definition of infrastructure, let alone critical infrastructure, but I believe we have the opportunity to redefine 'critical infrastructure' to include human systems and coordination of volunteer resources and talents."
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See also:
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/09/19/katrina_loose_ends.html
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