Local Internet Community or Community Networking August 29, 2002 Shanghai AP*Retreat and APNG Joint meeting Izumi Aizu

Community Networking US & Canada: strong since early 80s – Freenet, Fidonet, Santa Monica, Seattle, BEV Japan: very strong since mid 80s – Concern on economic development Europe: started to pick up in 90s – With strong citizen tradition From BBS to Internet… – Globalization v.s. Local initiatives Asia: E-government by local governments – OPEN, Seoul City, expanded to all Korean cities – Shanghai City: underway

Activities Local BBS – many (‘80s) Community Access Center/Telecenter in developing countries, by IDRC, UNDP… ISPs setup by local governments, local IX to come Citizen participation to governance: – e-Democracy Community Fiber – Canada, Chicago, Palo Alto… Municipal governments – Stockholm/Stokab, Milan … Economic development – Tourism promotion, training, websites

GlobalCN Partnership GCN2000: Barcelona, Nov 2000 – GlobalCN Partnership founded GCN2001: Buenos Aires, Dec 01 GCN2002: Montreal, Oct 7 – 12 Spain, France, UK, Canada, Australia, USA, Argentina …

Fifth National Community Network Conference Austin, Texas December 8-10, 2002 Sponsored by AFCN, US

Reference Global CN AFCN Blacksburgwww.bev.org/ E-Democracy Council of Local Authorities for International Relation (CLAIR) COARA Stokab