Programmers Without Frontiers

Maintan that:
  • ICT * comprises traditional IT and new media and communication digital technologies (and not just Internet)
  • ICT is today an economic pillar and a social medium
  • ICT is necessary and strategic to participate in the global economy and society
  • The Global Digital Divide is as harmful as the other factors of global divide (because it hinders an autonomous technological development)

    • Consider that:

  • Developed countries uphold a strategic quasi-monopoly over production and maintenance of ICT

    • And because this is the cause of:

  • Prohibitive pricing of ICT rendering it unaffordable for developing countries
  • The impossibility of developing countries to own their ICT

    • Believe that:

  • Developing countries must aim toward ICT production and maintenance (and not just consumption)

    • By the way of:

  • Fostering ICT capacity building of developing countries
  • Increase government sponsored (at local cost) ICT projects (with the triple objective of increase e-government, develop ICT professional skills and support local ICT industry)
  • International aid organizations and donors to finance and coordinate ICT projects
  • Open Source community help (with tools, methodologies, reusable code, volunteers)

    • * Information and Communication Technologies Contact us: programmerswithoutfrontiers at verizon dot net

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    NameEmailDateMessage
     May 30 2010
    Jose Luis Martin May 28 2010great iniciative!
     Apr 22 2010
     Mar 31 2010
     Mar 25 2010
    Sandro Mogni Mar 5 2008I completely agree with the Manifesto.
    Giovanni Sce Feb 19 2008They look like good principles!