The
LINK AMERICAS Foundation fosters
collaborative initiatives demonstrating the value of
Technology Serving Humanity
in the areas of Life, Information, Nature, Knowledge
(LINK). The foundation supports educational,
environmental and social development, and
research projects that further LINK objectives by
promoting strategic alliances for systemic and
sustained change. Priority focus areas for LINK
projects are educational and social
media technologies, sustainable resource
development, green technologies and Information and
Communications Technologies (ICT).
The Foundation aims to stimulate fresh
thinking by linking scholars, policymakers, and
programs that have been historically separated by
boundaries of discipline, regional specialization,
methodological tradition, and distance. Through
projects, as well as sponsoring and supporting a
wide range of conferences involving academics,
policymakers, scientists, government officials,
labor leaders, business people, and others the
Foundation seeks to advance new knowledge in a world
region that has become culturally, environmentally
and economically interdependent.
The LINK AMERICAS
Foundation is
on the forefront of the nexus between innovative ICT
technologies and the benefits Green
ICT applications for the
global environment. The Foundation
collaborates with research centers, local community
organizations, universities, and public sector
agencies in building strategic alliances. LINK
AMERICAS has formed a collaborative relationship
with the Universidad Nacional (UNA) in Costa Rica
and engages globally in furthering the dialogue
among key stakeholders.
The LINK AMERICAS Foundation
promotes global understanding of ICT digital
literacy as the new literacy of the 21st Century.
To further knowledge and research of digital
literacy the Foundation supports the ICT Digital
Literacy Portal. This Portal provides a rich global
resource and collaborative environment for
dissemination of ICT Literacy materials, interactive
discussions,
research information, and international
dialogue.
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