[wsfii-discuss] Economic SustainabilityofCommunity Wireless(sorry had to resend due to incorrect hyperlink)

Fri Apr 6 14:38:57 UTC 2007

I don't want to use too much of wsfii discussion space but I wanted to
respond to Matthew with a maybe...eventually.

I plan to engage the principles of the Digital Village Fund (Gary Bolles
in particular) http://www.xigi.net/index.php?en=585 to find out what the
possibilities are for funding a social enterprise venture when/if the
funds from this fund do become available to start developing several
prototype projects including at least one in Africa to start and then
consider how to scale out a business model to fund other projects. 

OVF's focus is currently on Africa but I think we could consider this as
a wsfii initiative to build network collective intelligence and capacity
with the goal of moving the whole network to self-funding status within
say 3-5 years.

Jeff

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[mailto:wsfii-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Asham
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Subject: RE: [wsfii-discuss] Economic SustainabilityofCommunity
Wireless(sorry had to resend due to incorrect hyperlink)

Does anyone know of any endownment or trust funds designed to support
Community Networking (wireless/fibre) along with the skills
development that typically comes along with it?

--
Matthew Asham
British Columbia Wireless Network Society
www.bcwireless.net | +1 604 484 5289 x1006

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wsfii-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org 
> [mailto:wsfii-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of marco
> Sent: April 5, 2007 9:38 AM
> To: Discuss list on the World Summit on Free Information 
> Infrastructure
> Subject: Re: [wsfii-discuss] Economic Sustainability 
> ofCommunity Wireless(sorry had to resend due to incorrect hyperlink)
> 
> hi
> 
> so what is the business matter all about?
> 
> 1. funding of local ngo's providing free trainings
> 2. founding a professional non-profit hardware supply (cooperative?)
> 3. founding of local and international non-profit ISP's
> 
> i hope we can do something about it, as a global community, 
> focussing on
> ghana this year.
> 
> grts, marco, berlin
> 
> 
> Fred Pook wrote:
> > Like this:
> >
> > "Intel is investing $1 billion over the next 5 years to 
> enhance lives
> > by providing access to uncompomised technology for anyone, anywhere"

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