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Information, education, formation and know-how are vital elements for empowerment: Knowledge increases individual freedom. | Information, education, formation and know-how are vital elements for empowerment: Knowledge increases individual freedom. | ||
| − | Internet is a powerfull media, but the online content about development is still mostely made by and for occidental users. Very few sites are oriented toward know-how. When they are, they are quite inaccessible in the jungle of institutions and interfaces | + | Internet is a powerfull media, but the online content about development is still mostely made by and for occidental users. Very few sites are oriented toward practical know-how. When they are, they are quite inaccessible in the jungle of institutions and interfaces |
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HOWTO is a project for the diffusion of practical knowledge and of simple technologies: easily explainable and usable by individuals or small communities. | HOWTO is a project for the diffusion of practical knowledge and of simple technologies: easily explainable and usable by individuals or small communities. | ||
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HOWTO will help reinforce the collaboration and knowledge transfer between organizations and individuals accross borders. HOWTO encourages small scale sustainable development through stimulating the use or the discovery of local ressources, and facilitating the dissemination of appropriate technology. | HOWTO will help reinforce the collaboration and knowledge transfer between organizations and individuals accross borders. HOWTO encourages small scale sustainable development through stimulating the use or the discovery of local ressources, and facilitating the dissemination of appropriate technology. | ||
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Revision as of 16:46, 9 April 2005
Information, education, formation and know-how are vital elements for empowerment: Knowledge increases individual freedom. Internet is a powerfull media, but the online content about development is still mostely made by and for occidental users. Very few sites are oriented toward practical know-how. When they are, they are quite inaccessible in the jungle of institutions and interfaces
HOWTO is a project for the diffusion of practical knowledge and of simple technologies: easily explainable and usable by individuals or small communities.
HOWTO will help reinforce the collaboration and knowledge transfer between organizations and individuals accross borders. HOWTO encourages small scale sustainable development through stimulating the use or the discovery of local ressources, and facilitating the dissemination of appropriate technology.
The Wikimedia interface allows logged-in users to add or edit information on this site.
