Purpose of the Project
A not for profit, non-political, cooperativeness + sustainability oriented community organization
Mission
- Demonstrate unambiguously the economical, political and social benefits to our Country of the conceptual framework of the Cooperative Movement.
- Focus on educating and encouraging on the Reduction, Reuse & Recycle (the 3Rs model) of e-waste and other refuse as an intermediate stage for the Island adopts the concepts of Industrial Ecology and/or Circular Economy.
- Raise awareness about a variety of issues related to Information Technology + Telecommunications, like:
- The digital divide
- Cyberethics
- Preservation of privacy/confidentiality rights
- Intellectual property & piracy
- The integrity of personal information of all citizens
- Information security
- Cyberthreats
Vision
Contribute to:
1. The improvement of the social, financial and environmental aspects related to the transitional phase that the citizenry of Puerto Rico is going through, from an industrial society to an information society.
2. The ethics and cybersecurity improvement in the fields of informatics & telecommunications of our Country
We will achieve this through educational programs (via the Internet or events) to the general public, students, professorate, community leaders, businessman and public servants with the help of the academia, the government and the private sector
Objective
- The conservation of the natural resources and encourage proper waste management on the Island.
- Develop a pilot project to establish a cooperative of workers whose function will be a center for the collection of wastes from small and medium businesses, in addition to homes.
We would start with aseptic containers. Then we would proceed with electronic / electrical devices, and eventually deal with other wastes like glass, vegetable oil, food and aerosol containers, etc.