Reports, studies, press articles & other publicity items covering the project.
Any other relevant information including links to the relevant reports, studies and press articles about the project, user satisfaction, and its impact.
Journal articles
- Braem, Bart, Roger Baig Viñas, Aaron L. Kaplan, Axel Neumann, Ivan Vilata i Balaguer, Blaine Tatum, Malcolm Matson, et al. 2013. “A Case for Research with and on Community Networks.” ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review 43 (3): 68.
- Emmanouil Dimogerontakis, Carlos Rey-Moreno, Vasilis Chrysos, Pau Escrich, Victor Oncins, and Leandro Navarro. 2014. “Community Networks as Critical Infrastructure: Socio-Technical Issues.” Unpublished Article, August 2014.
- Voutsas N, Vaitsis A, Gourgoulianis K, Klissiaris G, Lafioniatis N, Zarogiannis S, “Web-based questionnaires: Connecting a tertiary care hospital to remote areas giving the opportunity of awareness and smoking cessation”, 21st Scientific Congress of Hellenic Medical Students & 9th International Forum of Medical Students and Junior Doctors in Athens Greece, May 15-17, 2015
- Κλεισιάρης Γ., «Η Αξιοποίηση της ψηφιακής τεχνολογίας ως παράγοντας ανάπτυξης απομακρυσμένων και αγροτικών περιοχών - Η περίπτωση της Αστικής Μη Κερδοσκοπικής Εταιρείας Sarantaporo.gr», ΜΔΕ, Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Αθήνα 2016
- Micholia, Panagiota, Merkouris Karaliopoulos, Iordanis Koutsopoulos, Leandro Navarro, Roger Baig, Dimitris Boucas, Maria Michalis, and Panayiotis Antoniadis. 2017. “Community Networks and Sustainability: A Survey of Perceptions, Practices, and Proposed Solutions.” ArXiv:1707.06898 [Cs], July.
- Pilichos, Aristeidis, Merkouris Karaliopoulos, Iordanis Koutsopoulos, and Iordanis Koutsopoulos. 2018. “From Community Networks to Community Data: The AppLea Farming Mobile App.”
- Voulvouli, Aimilia. n.d. “‘To Participate in Commons’: The Case of Sarantaporo.Gr in Northern Greece as Alternative Politics.” Accessed June 6, 2019.
Reports
- “Connecting the unconnected in rural Greece: The case of Sarantaporo.gr”, GISWatch2018 Country Report: Greece
Newspaper articles (GR)
- Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών. 2020. “Ψηφιακή καινοτομία με θέα στον Όλυμπο” January 08, 2020.
- Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών. 2015. “Οικοδομώντας δίκτυα στο Σαραντάπορο Λάρισας” November 22, 2015.
- Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών. 2017. “Το δίκτυο είχε τη δική του ιστορία” January 30, 2017.
- Μυρσίνη Γρηγόρη. n.d. “Στο Σαραντάπορο Σερφάρουν Και Στη Στάνη — AlternaGreece” Accessed March 13, 2018.
- Η Καθημερινή. 2015. «Οικοδομώντας Κοινότητες Κοινών» November 11, 2015.
- Η Καθημερινή 2019 Ενα κοινοτικό δίκτυο στους πρόποδες του Ολύμπου
Blog posts / Other links
- FundAction’s ‘Rethink’ grant supports Sarantaporo.gr expertise sharing to Tzoumerka
- Wikipedia entry for Sarantaporo.gr
- Sarantaporo.gr Community Network – Moving towards long term sustainability / ISOC
- Two days at the other side of Mount Olympos (day 1)
- How the rural Greek village of Sarantaporo turned to community networks to provide much needed connectivity
- Interviews of activists from Sarantaporo.gr
- Reflections on Rural Wireless: Sarantaporo
- 20 Finalists Selected in Ashoka and Partners’ Changemakers Competition for Greece
- Building Communities of Commons in Greece, documentary crowdfunding campaign, Goteo
- Sarantaporo.gr Wireless Community Networks: Modern infrastructure by citizens towards citizens, Ashoka
- Transferring experiences from Sarantaporo.gr Community Network to Tzoumerka
- Revealing synergies around Sarantaporo.gr Community Network
- Finding "commons ground" with Sarantaporo.gr
- Sarantaporo Residents Create Commons in Rural Greece Through a DIY Wireless Mesh Network
- Sarantaporo.gr: απολογισμός και σχεδιασμός για το μέλλον
- Empowering local communities to build, maintain and expand their Community Network
- Meeting Europe’s Connectivity Challenge: https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/meeting-europes-connectivity-challenge/
Radio shows
Events
- BattleMeshV5 Warmup, Sarantaporo, April 2013
- Athens Commonsfest, Athens, 15-17 May 2015
- Athens Wireless Summit, Athens, September 2015
- Sarantaporo conference: building the community in Community Networks, Athens, July 7, 2018
- Heteropolitics at Social & Solidarity Conference, Larissa, May 2019
Videos, Images & other Media related to the project
Provide links to the relevant videos and interviews with stakeholders concerning the project activities, impact, services provided etc. Specify who has the copyright for the videos. The videos will be used by DG Connect to feature the finalists and winners on the website and in the news.
- Sarantaporo.gr photo gallery
- Sarantaporo.gr YouTube channel
- Documentary about Sarantaporo.gr CN
- TV show (“Antidrastirio”) about Sarantaporo.gr CN (Greek)
- Interview of founders in Greek national TV (Greek)
- Intervention @ IGF2018, Paris, from Vassilis Chryssos
- Vassilis Chryssos inspiring the audience with the Sarantaporo.gr story @ TEDxLesvos, 2018 (Greek)
- Presentation of Sarantaporo.gr CN @ IETF101, London, 2017
- TV broadcast, StarTV, Greece, October 2017 Sarantaporo.gr ή αλλιώς η παρέα που «δικτύωσε» 15 χωριά και έδωσε «σήμα» σε e-φάρμες
- Ashoka Impact 2016 Vassilis Chryssos Sarantaporo gr Community Broadband Network
- GISWatch2018 Community Networks Report
