LA PLAZA TELECOMMUNITY FOUNDATION

MISSION STATEMENT


It is the mission of La Plaza Telecommunity Foundation to improve and
ensure public access to educational information and telecommunication
technology via democratic access to telecomputer technology.

La Plaza is a member-supported, public interest, online computer network
that gathers and disseminates multi-sector educational information.  La
Plaza provides a vehicle where citizens of Taos can gain access to
regional, national and international telecommunications opportunities.
Through home, office, school, or La Plaza public access computers, any
individual, school, or public agency in Taos County  is ensured of equal
access to the Network's educational resources.

It is the intention of La Plaza to research, develop, impliment, and
maintain a telecomputer network for Taos County.  A major function will
be to educate and support the Taos community in use and application of
this system.


OBJECTIVES

The immediate objectives of La Plaza Network are to:

1. Research, develop, and impliment a telecomputer network in Taos.

2. Operate and maintain a member-supported educational telecomputer
network that provides public information and telecommunication resources
for all citizens, and for the Education, Business, Government and Human
Services sectors of Taos County.

3. Site Public Access Terminals (PAT) throughout the area in prominent
community locations such as libraries, multi-cultural centers, town
buildings, and educational institutions to ensure equal access to the
network's resources by all citzens.

4. Develop and present education and training programs for citizens,
schools, businesses, and non-profit agencies throughout the diverse
cultrural communities.  The programs will be designed to increase
awareness, understanding, and ability to use new telecomputer
technologies for personal, professional, economic and community
betterment.