Web Networks is a non-profit organisation based in Toronto, Canada that provides website services to socially committed organizations. It was conceived at a 1986 "Friends of the Earth" conference in Ottawa, Ontario and founded by Michael Jensen and Kirk Roberts and others in 1987 as project of NIRV Centre and called "The Web".

Web Networks was a founding 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...

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Among its "full range of internet tools and services" are website hosting, and Drupal

Drupal

Drupal is a free and open-source content management system and content management framework written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is used as a back-end system for at least 1.5% of all websites worldwide ranging from personal blogs to corporate, political, and...

 website development services.

In 2005 it began development of a web-based literacy application called "Yodigo"

In September 2006, Web Networks released its Drupal

Drupal

Drupal is a free and open-source content management system and content management framework written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is used as a back-end system for at least 1.5% of all websites worldwide ranging from personal blogs to corporate, political, and...

 usability report.

It worked with the Piruvik Centre of Iqaluit to provide Inuit with Inuktitut-friendly website content management services called "Attavik.

External links

• Web Networks website
• Attavik website
• Yodigo website
• Drupal Usability Study