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Perspective: The Internet as “a space for diversity and freedom of expression”

According to CubaNet’s Ernesto Perez Chang, “faced with the problem of the limits on access to the Internet in Cuba, one would have to wonder not how much the Cuban government invests in expanding the reach of this information tool, essential in our time,...

Could the smallest computer in the world help to connect Cuba?

According CubaNet, “Intel’s Compute Stick, a mini PC (Personal Computer), dubbed by some as the world’s smallest computer, will be launched at the end of April.””This new device, about 10 centimeters long and about 3 meters wide, has a...

University of Havana dean makes plea to abandon “internet prejudice” in Cuba

According to Diaro de Cuba in a report originally published by AFP, yesterday “Raúl Garcés, dean of the School of Journalism at the University of Havana and panelist on Cuban talk show Mesa Redonda, called to abandon prejudices and fears of future massive...

Underground network administrators offer to “Connect Cuba”

According to the recent CubaNet article, the “new measures and thawing of relations between the governments of Cuba and the United States have planted hope among young Cubans.” As a matter of fact some are now arguing even “in the short term Cubans...

Open Internet for all Cubans: The yearning grows in the new year.

According to EFE and Havana’s independent digital daily, 14yMedio, Cuba continues to have “one of the lowest internet penetration rates in the world, and has as one of its greatest challenges the improvement of telecommunications in order to jump into the...