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There are already many telecommuting resources available. We offer the following:

• Telecommuting mega-sites
• Rural telecommunications
• Economic development for rural communities
• Internet cafes, telecenters, telework centers and telecottages
• Impact of internet technology on society
• The role of youth in shaping the utilization of technology

• The Telework Coalition takes a proactive approach to accelerate adoption of telework and telecommuting, developing an overall awareness and acceptance of the benefits of telework by employers and employees in both the public and private sectors. Working with policy makers developing incentives including tax credits for employers and employees who engage in telework programs, they also establish pilot telework, telemedicine, and distance learning programs.

• CommunityInformatics, an e-list hosted by Michael Gurstein of the Vancouver Community Network. Policy, technical, and research issues of Community Informatics. Relevance and importance of Community Informatics, especially the role of Community Informatics as an applied research discipline and practice. Community Informatics in Developed and Developing countries.

• For a good overview of available technologies, allocate several days and study these two very carefully:
  
  • Wireless LAN Revolution
  • Sam's Webcam Cookbook

• UNESCO and Multipurpose Community Telecentres

• UNESCO and Community Multimedia Centres

• Gil Gordon Associates /Telecommuting, Telework and Alternative Officing

• International Telework Association & Council (ITAC) drives the growth and success of work independent of location. They study, develop, and recommend tools, techniques, and processes that promote the benefits of telework.

• Community Technology Centers: Exploring a Tool for Rural Community Development by Christopher J. Campbell, The Center for Rural Massachusetts

• CTCNet Center Start-Up Manual

• International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) Community Telecentres Project Model

• The Rural Telecommunications Congress is the national membership organization dedicated to help rural communities and residents in the United States access the information and support they need to obtain and use advanced telecommunications services, particularly broadband digital communications, for community and economic development.

• European Telework Online: The Information Portal for Telework, Telecommuting and related topics. Development of European Telework Online has been supported by ETD, an initiative of the European Commission (DGXIII) ACTS programme .

• Community Technology Centers' Network National, non-profit membership organization of more than 450 independent community technology centers where people get free or low-cost access to computers and computer-related technology, such as the Internet, together with learning opportunities.

• The Telework Association, formerly the Telework, Telecottage and Telecentre Association (U.K.)

• Youth Building Knowledge Societies (YBKS) e-conference on information and communication technologies (ICTs) full report (146 kb PDF)

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Rural Development and Universal Access

• Economic TeleDevelopment Forum

• Economic TeleDevelopment Forum - The Guide. Community Telecom & Information Infrastructure Survey: A Fourteen Point Check List

• The IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology

• Virtual Society?

• The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Telecentres-l mailing list is a discussion group specifically focussed on the issues surrounding telecentre development around the world.

• Virtual Society? Survey Report on Cyber Cafes and Telecottages: Increasing Public Access to computers and the Internet

• FAO: Applying the lessons of participatory communication and training to rural telecentres

• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Information and Communications Technologies for Development