Since many years I have this view of the Internet as what I call “Metropolitan web”.
In a world where the Internet is conceived and seen as a global mean of communication, they lost the most important point of view, which is: global comes AFTER local.
As the Internet proved to be the best way to promote businesses, education, health, why not making a Metropolitan Internet, where you can connect to ALL local services, including the local government?
Imagine a close network where you can find ALL local news, local businesses, local schools, local Libraries.
Where they can broadcast, for example, the local public City Hall reunions and other public related issues, or educational courses (languages, job training and so on).
A local Internet where the local business can broadcast their products, offers, where they can promote what they do and so on.
What would be the main advantage?
First of all it could be a separate Network, even if connected to the big Internet network.
The bandwidth could be cheap and shared among the local users.
Lot of bandwidth means also the chance to broadcast for example a local TV, or movies or music or whatever could be of interest.
The only limit would be the people´s imagination…
How could my dream become true?
May be I could involve The Co-operative Community Fund.
It is a fund made up of donations from members who have chosen to give a percentage of their twice-yearly share of the profits.
It is a registered charity and is governed by The Co-operative Community Investment Fund (CCIF).
The money each region has to give is the money that members have donated in their area.
Groups have to apply for the funding and the application form is available on their website.
The name is
The Cooperative Membership Fund
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3 comments:
Patrizia, this is Great !
It is what I already talk about since more than ten years, but the communities do not or don't want to understand the power of such a thing.
The solution is out there and this could be started immediately.
Many things have changed to the good within these 10 years and it has got easier to establish a local internet.
Local companies, groups and individuals have their place on the net where they will be found, seen and heard - at home, directly around the corner.
Thumbs up !
Regards
MaBro
My dear commenter,
I would have answered to you privately, had you left your name...
Thanks for sharing my dream, it is nice knowing that you are not the only one.
Dear Patrizia,
You are welcome.
I usually sign everything I say, but in this case, I would have been accuse of "unfair competition", because the one I work for has the solution.
But, if there is a community around, who is interested, I would be willing to help - without gaining a profit.
I would enjoy to help to establish a site like this.
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