Internet/telecommunications etc for remote and otherwise unavailable Venezuelan populace access

from:
http://www.rnv.gov.ve/noticias/index.php?act=ST&f=31&t=122961

Interesting little news info from (thanks go to Benito) on information stations setting up in parts of the country for internet, telecommunications,  etc - previously unavailable in homes and/or without free easy public access:

From the National Library, the President of the Republic, Hugo Chávez, said the "Infocentro" (info-centre) (*) project should weave a network of digital interaction to struggle to impulse the community organization and popular communication.
The first ruler made a call so in all info-centres of the country is encouraged the creation of a mechanism for communication across the network, not just for newspapers but a real-time communication.
Chavez insisted that "there is a need to articulate more and better the battle to enhance all these spaces".
The highest authority of the Executive Power mentioned the programs that have been developed and have been discussed at meetings of community training in different parts of the country, among them he highlighted:
1. The People's Communications Brigades in several info-centres of Caracas, seeking to create spaces so the people's discourses positioned through the technological tool can transform the info-centers into sites of production of popular content.
2. Info-centres of the Apure region began in 2009 a training process in community journalism, which seeks to share knowledge and tasks of the people of the Plains as a way of not losing their distinct qualities and local identity, through an electronic newspaper called El Mirandino Apureño.
3. Socioproductive local projects: At the info-center of El Trueque, Yaracuy state, was created a space for exchanging foodstuffs. In the colony of Turén in Portuguesa state were created socio-productive projects, organic crop farms, to exchange a socialist socio-productive network that was started in 2009.
This project is aimed at that, through chemical-free crops, is provided healthy food for the consumption of the grandparents of the Care Center for Older Adult Men and Women "Nuestra Señora de Coromoto".
It is planned through the preparation of sweets and juice concentrates for sale, to obtain resources to meet the needs of the grandparents: medicines and personal hygiene products.
4. For the development of the experience has been taken advantage of the Internet so the facilitators of infocentres and other members of the group are documented on the management of organic crop farms.
5. The infocentres allow to study local history and culture of the regions and impulse the social inclusion through the use of technology for people with disabilities, so that these people may count on the infocentres with the necessary tools such as an image amplifier, Braille boards, that have to do with the scanner of the book to translate reading and reproduce the documents through the Braille printer.
Meanwhile, Norma Garcia, spokeswoman of the communal council "We are more than conquerors," of the San Jose parish, thanked the national government for this project, and added that the community counts with spaces to extend the infocenters.
To this, President Chavez responded that will be appointed a committee to assess the areas that have the parishes, taking into account that each infocentre in the community covers a radius of action.

(*) The "Infocentro" project comprehends a series of facilities spread through the country, equipped with computers, Information Technology tools and Internet Access, to provide a quality and free access to information technologies to the people, specially those populations with lesser resources, in order to universalize the access to information.

from:
http://www.rnv.gov.ve/noticias/index.php?act=ST&f=31&t=122961

reply from Venezuelian correspondent re: recent comments/company nationalization

 Reply from Venezuelan correspondent regarding recent disagreement statements on the matter made recently in the comments section here, where the subject of nationalization of companies/corporations had been explained in very brief:
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"The state is the majority shareholder
National government approved purchase of 80% of Cativen
In a special event from the city of Barquisimeto in Lara state, the Head of State issued the measure that seeks to consolidate the transformation of national economy.
The president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, on Saturday approved the purchase of 80% of the shares of the company Chain Store Venezolana SA (Cativen).
The proposed sale of the majority of shares was made by French transnational Groupe Casino of France, which owns Cativen.
With this decision the national government has the majority stake, and become master of all supermarkets Each, hypermarkets Success and its distribution channels and truck fleets.
Also, the national leader explained that the remaining 20% remain in the hands of the French multinational, allowing them to participate in management meetings, official news agency ABN.
Head of State said that with the purchase of Cativen will consolidate the transformation of the economy, deepen the transition to running the national government to change the capitalist model speculator socialist economic model.
In addition, he said the purchase will strengthen Cativen the Socialist Market Corporation (Comers) " 

This news is in Spanish in follow link: http://www.rnv.gov.ve/noticias/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=119942&hl=cativen&s=4c185e66b3459b037d230cc6c21cce7e

reply from Venezuelian correspondent

...Yes, there are many people who are against the government for many interests: political, economic, etc. Others are deceived by the media and remain in ignorance. For example, currently has had rationalization of electricity, since electrical power here works with rivers and reservoirs are very low by drought and the phenomenon of "Niño". However, in the media say it is because of government mismanagement. Another example, have been the expropriation of businesses which note that prices and hoarding and speculating with commodities. These companies were purchased by the government, in mutual agreement with the owners. While the private media reported that the owners and employees were evacuated from their post, which is completely false. Be careful not to be deceived. Not to defend the government but I am realistic and I'm really angry injustice.
-Benito

http://www.chavezcode.com/

http://www.venezuelasolidarity.org/

http://www.resistance.org.au/tvr

links from Venezuelan correspondent

LINKS OF INTEREST

The following links show the reality on the process that takes place in my homeland. Only the alternative media reality show. Do not be fooled by the big chains of communication that simply pursue their own selfish interests.

http://www.alternativabolivariana.org/index.php (Spanish)

http://www.rnv.gov.ve/noticias/index.php?s=7a4c1ea36de50fd514d32e8d72142c58&act=SF&f=31

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/

http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/

http://www.analitica.com/bitblioteca/venezuela/constitucion_ingles.pdf

"An ignorant people is the blind system of its own destruction"

Simón Bolívar

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The War Against Chávez

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