Pangea.org
Encyclopedia
Pangea.org or Pangea is a non-profit supporting organisation, which has been working for social change
since 1993. It "facilitates communication" through the use of information and communication technologies as e-mail, web content, free software and any other Internet service. Although it works with the Association for Progressive Communications
in international projects its activity is focused on Europe
/ Spain
/ Catalonia
(working locally, thinking globally
).
This network began with an idea in early 1993 with the goal to facilitate electronic communication and information
dissemination before the Internet
appeared in Spain. That was the time of modem
s, terminal emulator
s, email
, conferences, data networks. Later on, Pangea offered, promoted and provided training on the use of Internet, Linux
, free software
, web page
s and applications to civil society
organizations, social movement
s and non-profits.
Furthermore, Pangea promotes critical thinking about the use, development, participation and politics of the Internet, ICT4D, and the Information Society
in general. Pangea offers is self-sustained by the membership.
The most active programs and topics are: women's program, free software, training. There are databases on non-profits in Spain, and agendas for events related to social movements.
Social change
Social change refers to an alteration in the social order of a society. It may refer to the notion of social progress or sociocultural evolution, the philosophical idea that society moves forward by dialectical or evolutionary means. It may refer to a paradigmatic change in the socio-economic...
since 1993. It "facilitates communication" through the use of information and communication technologies as e-mail, web content, free software and any other Internet service. Although it works with 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...
in international projects its activity is focused on Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
/ Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
/ Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
(working locally, thinking globally
Think Globally, Act Locally
The phrase "Think globally, act locally" or "Think global, act local" has been used in various contexts, including town planning, environment, and business.-Definition:...
).
This network began with an idea in early 1993 with the goal to facilitate electronic communication and information
Information
Information in its most restricted technical sense is a message or collection of messages that consists of an ordered sequence of symbols, or it is the meaning that can be interpreted from such a message or collection of messages. Information can be recorded or transmitted. It can be recorded as...
dissemination before the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
appeared in Spain. That was the time of modem
Modem
A modem is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. The goal is to produce a signal that can be transmitted easily and decoded to reproduce the original digital data...
s, terminal emulator
Terminal emulator
A terminal emulator, terminal application, term, or tty for short, is a program that emulates a video terminal within some other display architecture....
s, email
Email
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
, conferences, data networks. Later on, Pangea offered, promoted and provided training on the use of Internet, Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
, web page
Web page
A web page or webpage is a document or information resource that is suitable for the World Wide Web and can be accessed through a web browser and displayed on a monitor or mobile device. This information is usually in HTML or XHTML format, and may provide navigation to other web pages via hypertext...
s and applications to civil society
Civil society
Civil society is composed of the totality of many voluntary social relationships, civic and social organizations, and institutions that form the basis of a functioning society, as distinct from the force-backed structures of a state , the commercial institutions of the market, and private criminal...
organizations, social movement
Social movement
Social movements are a type of group action. They are large informal groupings of individuals or organizations focused on specific political or social issues, in other words, on carrying out, resisting or undoing a social change....
s and non-profits.
Furthermore, Pangea promotes critical thinking about the use, development, participation and politics of the Internet, ICT4D, and the Information Society
Information society
The aim of the information society is to gain competitive advantage internationally through using IT in a creative and productive way. An information society is a society in which the creation, distribution, diffusion, use, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic,...
in general. Pangea offers is self-sustained by the membership.
The most active programs and topics are: women's program, free software, training. There are databases on non-profits in Spain, and agendas for events related to social movements.