Mission
The technology committee was formed based on two premises: a) computer technology is an integral part of the further development of grassroots communities, b) Puerto Rican/Latino grassroots communities have failed to embrace this medium due to different reasons. The technology committee seeks to address these premises by organizing a holistic grassroots campaign to integrate and foster computer technology as a communication, educational, political, and economical tool for the further development of the Puerto Rican/Latino community(ies).
Goals
¥ Foster and promote computer technology as an integral tool of grassroots community organizing.
¥ Develop strategies that create greater understanding of the many functions of computer technology
¥ Develop local computer technology support groups
¥ Promote Boricuanet as the service provider for NCPRR and the general Puerto Rican/Latino community
¥ Develop NCPRR web pages to promote Boricuanet, NCPRR's organizational mission and goals, to advertise each chapter's history, community campaigns/events, meeting times, and contact personnel
Programs
¥ Organize and implement a community analysis that seeks to understand the reasons why computer technology has not been embraced by the Puerto Rican community
¥ Create and Maintain NCPRR web pages
¥ Develop an "introduction to computers" workshop and hand outs
¥ Develop an "introduction to IBM/Mac" workshop and hand outs
¥ Develop a "web page training" workshop and hand-outs
¥ Develop an "e-mail training" workshop and handouts
¥ Foster and develop a "NCPRR-NYC Community Computer Clearinghouse" that would serve as an information and resource center on computer information, uses, programs, prices, and general support services to Puerto Rican grassroots communty(ies)
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