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The Communication Initiative
After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Building the Electronic Commons

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  • Peter Levine
Since January 2000, The Democracy Collaborative, along with partners at the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin, and the Maryland School of Public Affairs, has been exploring the creation of a Public Telecommunication Service (PTS), a new organisation that would support citizens and communities in using the Internet for public, not-for-profit purposes.

This report, published in April 2002 and based on this two-year project, explores the idea of an information "commons," the principles underlying the proposed PTS, and how citizens and civic organisations are already employing new information technologies to conduct public work that benefits communities.
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