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Havana's StreetNet: Innovation from necessity

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In Havana, technology enthusiasts have designed StreetNet, a community network that serves as an alternative to the worldwide web. This article describes the deeply relational practices that go toward the maintenance of StreetNet, highlighting elements of struggle that accompany innovative strategies that result from necessity.

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cover image XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students
XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for StudentsVolume 26, Issue 2
Global Cultures and Computing
Winter 2019
70 pages
ISSN:1528-4972
EISSN:1528-4980
DOI:10.1145/3373363
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Published:25 November 2019
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