If the people who need computers most do not have them, then make computers accessible to them. That, in a nutshell, is the ambitious aim of a City initiative that will establish Community Technology Centers in select areas of the city to make computers accessible to everybody. This initiative would greatly enhance the future of all Atlantans and will help the less fortunate citizens of Atlanta most of all. Campbell will make the official announcement this week.
Computer illiteracy is no longer a disadvantage, it is an economic death sentence.
Hundreds of Community Technology Centers have sprung up across the country, primarily in urban centers, but it is believed that the Atlanta program is among the largest such funded initiative in the nation by a municipality. The City is involved in several projects that reach out to ensure all of its citizens are exposed to technology. Here are a few of them. The City has established initiatives that help bring computer technology and training to Atlanta s public housing neighborhoods. In the Empowerment Zone, the City has established a communications network that provides linkages between community centers and Community Development Corporations and Neighborhood Planning Units.