Saturday, February 26, 2011

Green Geek, the association for the free wifi "Internet should be a right"

In the Italian Emergency wifi where free network and e-transparency is still a mirage, the celebrations of 150 years of Unity are groped for the opportunity to reduce the digital divide. In Milan there is a group of 70 enthusiasts of new technologies, research and sustainable connections to grips with the organization of the Italian squad in support of the cause internet "wireless".

They are the Green Geek, a non-profit association composed of those who, through sharing of expertise and professionalism of the Time Bank, agrees that the Internet is recognized as a right. Carrying out projects of social equity, on the Together for Abruzzo, free information site, to the cutting edge of Gwifi to share the band through its wireless card and geo advertising for retailers that promote it.

All strictly non-profit. In line with the philosophy of free network, along with Wired magazine and technical support for Unidata, Green Geek launched the initiative to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification, bringing the connection in many places throughout 2011. It 's the first step to start the wifi at Assos, a partnership which will bring free wireless operators and local authorities and will liaise with the institutions to regulate the sector.

"We have laid the antenna in the district of Nettle last October in Milan, but without the collaboration of the City," says Mauro Lattuada, coordinator of Green Geek. "After a trip to the United States went to hear the cases of virtuous Venice and Rome. We chose to install an antenna in the district with low emissions.

" The spread of free Internet thus, the administration Milanese, as in many other Italian cities, is insensitive. No need to "Wake up Italy", an iPhone application created by green geek to identify hot spots free and paid, has been downloaded more than 100 thousand times. "Broadband, narrow mind," notes Lattuada highlighting the aversion of the leadership for innovation.

"If those who decide and Luigi Rossi Bernardi, Alderman Research Moratti reached ten years older than the Rolling Stones, the country will not make it. We are at the dawn of a new market, in which, as the Frecciarossa, the connection is made to pay dearly. The authorities do not realize that by offering to pay off the cost of the wifi network, speed up the bureaucracy and prevent crimes.

In fact, the transparency provided by the Internet, the delivery of bribes to speed up certain applications over others would be as clear as impossible. " For this Lattuada anticipates the birth of the next Ace wifi in its manifesto that offers a computer for each student and a government fully digital by 2020, in addition to scrap copper cable and wifi infrastructure as a priority for the country.

Ambitious goals, however, clash with ads Palazzo Chigi: Communications Minister Paolo Romani was reduced from 1.471 billion to € 100 million investment to reduce the digital divide. In addition to the repeal of the Pisanu Law does not make it any "free" digital network and the agenda of the government, explained Guido Scorza, is in fact a unilateral diktat.

"The Digital Agenda is an imitation, will only simulate an engagement. It comes from a job in camera and not a political confrontation. Ace operators include free wifi, not those who sell connectivity to standardize the market. And ISPs should be concerned because, if a citizen uses government services via wireless means that is literate at home and can not do without a connection fee.

The government, at the same time, repay the costs of connection when transferring all online micropayments. It 's a business model that works. Maybe the Romans had announced that one billion was invested in the defense of Bunga Bunga and the country that seeks to limit the interception of e-transparency is attacked by the fire power of politics.

Who's afraid to hide. " Yet the repeal of the decree allows Pisanu this year to liberalize access to hot spots. "Not so," says Latta. "The Pisanu has not changed and as always expect the timely verification of who has access to the Web Today, however, this can be done by methods other than the identity card, the number of mobile phone credit card.

This is a restyling, but we will continue in the battle of the spread of free wifi, as we did to Nettle. "

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