The Cape Access Project

E-power to the People

The Cape Access project is part of the centre for e-Innovation's strategy to stimulate economic competitiveness by providing the means for the citizen of the Western Cape to participate in the emerging knowledge economy. The strategy recognizes information and communication technology (ICT) as a key enabler of the economic development and growth of the Western Cape.

Cape Access aims to ensure that the public has access to the necessary technology infrastructure to interact with government, business and with each other, electronically.

Cape Access creates an information society amongst citizens who are poor, unemployed and in need of help. It enables any individual to create, access, utilize and share information and knowledge and to empower individuals and communities to achieve their full potential.

The goal of Cape Access project is to provide computers with Internet access in public libraries, schools, multi-purpose centres and other access points, for the use by anyone who needs it. Usage will be free of charge, but time limited on a daily basis. Users will be able to use emails and will be assisted to set up their own email address and mailbox. Each computer provides typical computer productivity tools, as well as access to the Internet.

Workshops will be hosted by the e-Community Forums around the use of ICTs, covering relevant issues such as pensions, tenders and job searches to name but a few. Each community’s needs for information will be determined during the first phase of the project.

Let it be known that not one single person in our team is better than the combination of all of us together. 2008/03/08

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e-Centres

The contact details of each forum can be found on the 'e-Centres' page.

 

 

Contact Details

For more information on the Cape Access Project contact:

Refilwe Tshabalala
Tel 021-483 4384
Fax 021-483 3509.
rtshabal@pgwc.gov.za

142 Long St, Cape Town

 

SMMEs

All SMMEs are invited to send their details to the Cape Access site manager so they can be included in the directory.

 

E-Forum admin and webmaster training

27/08/2008

Cape Access has actioned the administrator and Webmaster training program for all sites, see calendar for dates.

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The Launch of the of 8 community computer centres across the rural Western Cape.

01/03/2008

The Department of the Premier, through its Cape Access Digital Project, endeavors to bridge the digital divide by providing our communities with Internet access, e-mail and other productivity software.

8 new centers will be launched between 1st of March 2008 and 1st of May 2008

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Cape Access is a community development project which sees ICTs as tools to be used in building knowledge and creating opportunities.