Just learned via NYTimes that Internet Archive & Alexa and WAIS founder Brewster Kahle has arranged for low-income housing projects in San Francisco to get high-speed fiber into the apartments.
The test project is Valencia Gardens in the Mission; Brewster said: "“We are pleased to be the first non-profit organization to bring public housing online. We are excited to see much faster access to the Internet as a way to experiment with advanced applications, and are pleased that the underserved get first access to advanced technology."
Susan says: I met Brewster back in 1993, when I first started to go online, and the work he was doing with WAIS literally changed my life for the better--and made me want to leaving media for technology, especially search. (Of course, the fact Brewster had a letterpress in his kitchen also showed me he got where I was coming from.) In the 15 years since then, the way Brewster has used his success to be a force for good has continued to inspire, this is yet another effort that makes me feel proud to know him--and encouraged to think about I can help make technology more accessible for low income people.
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