Rural - Jesse Hirsh

The radical benefits of virtual participation

4 years ago 7 min read Video conferencing Rural participatory Learning Internet Education

We tend to have a false collective assumption that health is binary. Either we’re healthy, or we’re sick. If we’re sick, we should be fixed, so we can be healthy again. Otherwise if we remain sick, we’re broken, and then tend to be marginalized by society and sometimes forgotten.

The radical benefits of virtual participation

4 years ago 7 min read Video conferencing Rural participatory Learning Internet Education

We tend to have a false collective assumption that health is binary. Either we’re healthy, or we’re sick. If we’re sick, we should be fixed, so we can be healthy again. Otherwise if we remain sick, we’re broken, and then tend to be marginalized by society and sometimes forgotten.

Future Fibre: Ultra Broadband?!

4 years ago 4 min read Future Fibre Wireless Rural

One of the most important insights or lessons is the necessity of fibre optic connectivity rather than wireless. While this remains true in any community, it is particularly essential in rural and remote communities that are already suffering from expensive, slow, and unreliable access.

Future Fibre: A social movement for broadband?

5 years ago 8 min read Future Fibre Rural Internet Municipal Public Policy

The growing disparity between the quality of the Internet in urban areas compared to rural communities is scandalous. It reflects the self-interest that governs Internet infrastructure.

Future Fibre: Kaslo infoNet Society

5 years ago 6 min read Internet Future Fibre Wireless Rural DIY

In the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, KiN, or the Kaslo infoNet Society, has been able to provide high speed broadband Internet to residents at reasonable prices.