Web Networks is a non-profit organisation based in Toronto, Canada that provides website services to socially committed organizations. It was conceived at a 1986 "Friends of the Earth" conference in Ottawa, Ontario and founded by
Mike Jensen and Kirk Roberts and others in 1987 as a project of NIRV Centre and called "The Web".
Web Networks was a founding member of the
Association for Progressive Communications
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is an international network of organizations that was founded in 1990 to provide communication infrastructure, including Internet-based applications, to groups and individuals who work for peace ...
.
Among its "full range of internet tools and services" are website hosting, and
Drupal website development services.
In 2005 it began development of a web-based literacy application called "Yodigo"
In September 2006, Web Networks released its
Drupal usability report.
It worked with the Piruvik Centre of
Iqaluit to provide Inuit with Inuktitut-friendly website content management services called "Attavik".
See also
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Communications in Canada
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Science and technology in Canada
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United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force
External links
Web Networks websiteDrupal Usability Study
Non-profit organizations based in Toronto
Information technology organizations based in Canada
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