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==The Vision== | ==The Vision== | ||
The project '''Technology For Peace''' (Tech4Peace) was envisioned and implemented in order to enhance one of the most basic human rights, the right of communication across the military barriers in Cyprus. | The project '''Technology For Peace''' (Tech4Peace) was envisioned and implemented in order to enhance one of the most basic human rights, the right of communication across the military barriers in Cyprus. It was "born" because it was needed. What led to its birth was neither | ||
the availability of relevant technology nor the availability of funding, because both were simply not there! The ban of bi-communal meetings imposed by the Turkish Cypriot Authorities following the EU’s decision to postpone accession negotiations with Turkey (summit meeting in Luxembourg, December 1997) stopped our face-to-face dialogues and threatened to nullify all peace building efforts. An alternative means of communication across the border became necessary. At the same time, notwithstanding its status as a developed/ing country, Cyprus was one of the last countries to connect to the Internet. This was partly because of a monopoly of the state-owned Telecommunications Company and partly because of the communications | |||
embargo imposed by the authorities. | |||
==Founding members== | ==Founding members== | ||
The Tech4Peace project was founded as one of the projects selected for implementation during [[The 1995 | The Tech4Peace project was founded as one of the projects selected for implementation during [[The 1995 Agora Peace Bazaar]] organized by the [[Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group]] on June 24, 1995 during which the [[Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group]] invited in the premises of Ledra Palace others who had expressed interest in joining them in peace building efforts <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_Conflict_Resolution_Trainers_Group#Cyprus_Peace_Bazaar Peace Bazaar in Wikipedia]</ref>. The members of the founding team were [[Yiannis Laouris]], [[Harry Anastasiou]], [[Dervis Besimler]] and [[Bekir Azgin]]. | ||
===Historical Information=== | ===Historical Information=== | ||
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* Laouris, Y., Laouri, R. and Christakis, A. (2008). Communication praxis for ethical accountability; The ethics of the tree of action. Syst Res Behav Sci 25(2), 331–348.<br /> | * Laouris, Y., Laouri, R. and Christakis, A. (2008). Communication praxis for ethical accountability; The ethics of the tree of action. Syst Res Behav Sci 25(2), 331–348.<br /> | ||
* Laouris, Y. and Laouri, R. (2008). Can Information and mobile technologies serve close the economic, educational, digital and social gaps and accelerate development? World Futures, 64(4), 254-275.<br /> | * Laouris, Y. and Laouri, R. (2008). Can Information and mobile technologies serve close the economic, educational, digital and social gaps and accelerate development? World Futures, 64(4), 254-275.<br /> | ||
* Laouris about Technology and Peace Building (2001). In Marketa Geislerova (Ed): CYPRUS: SHARING THE CANADIAN EXPERIENCE OF LIVING TOGETHER, Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development, June 15-17, 2001, Larnaca, Cyprus, 7005.3E | * Laouris about Technology and Peace Building (2001). In Marketa Geislerova (Ed): CYPRUS: SHARING THE CANADIAN EXPERIENCE OF LIVING TOGETHER, Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development, June 15-17, 2001, Larnaca, Cyprus, 7005.3E [http://www.futureworlds.eu/w/images/5/51/2001_Laouris_in_CanadianReport_AboutTFP.pdf Download]. | ||
[http://www.futureworlds.eu/w/images/5/51/2001_Laouris_in_CanadianReport_AboutTFP.pdf Download]. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:USAID Projects]] | [[Category:USAID Projects]] | ||
[[Category:Projects with SDD]] | [[Category:Projects with SDD]] | ||
[[Category:Peace Promoting Projects]] | |||
[[Category:Peace organizations]] | |||
[[Category:Research institutes]] | |||
