Colnodo
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Colnodo is the Colombian Association of Non Governmental Organizations for Communication through E-mail – www.colnodo.apc.org. Is a non profit organization legally established in Colombia
since 1994. During all these years Colnodo has been working to achieve its main objective; the facilitation of communications and the exchange of information, experience and expertise between Colombian organizations at all levels - through electronic networks at low cost - regarding issues such as human rights, environment, housing, the betterment of women’s lives and others. Colnodo has promoted and democratized the use of ICTs among social organizations and groups (women, the youth, indigenous groups, local communities, etc) and has been a facilitator of governmental projects regarding the promotion of ICTs. One of its principles is to develop its services based on free open source software.
Colnodo has been deeply involved in the Free Software Law initiative led by the Colombian Free Software movement.
Colnodo is a member of The Association for Progressive Communications
(APC). APC is an international network of civil society organizations whose mission is to empower and support groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, development and protection of the environment, through the strategic use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), including the Internet.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
since 1994. During all these years Colnodo has been working to achieve its main objective; the facilitation of communications and the exchange of information, experience and expertise between Colombian organizations at all levels - through electronic networks at low cost - regarding issues such as human rights, environment, housing, the betterment of women’s lives and others. Colnodo has promoted and democratized the use of ICTs among social organizations and groups (women, the youth, indigenous groups, local communities, etc) and has been a facilitator of governmental projects regarding the promotion of ICTs. One of its principles is to develop its services based on free open source software.
Colnodo has been deeply involved in the Free Software Law initiative led by the Colombian Free Software movement.
Colnodo is a member of The Association for Progressive Communications
Association for Progressive Communications
The Association for Progressive Communications is an international network of organizations that was founded in 1990 to provide communication infrastructure, including Internet-based applications, to groups and individuals who work for peace, human rights, protection of the environment, and...
(APC). APC is an international network of civil society organizations whose mission is to empower and support groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, development and protection of the environment, through the strategic use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), including the Internet.