You want to get your neighbourhood or organisation online....network your interest group.... create a local centre to help people gain access to the Internet and learn online. How do you start? Who has done this before? Who can help? This section provides some guidelines, and links to other sites particularly the NGFL Scotland Communities Channel site, which we are developing. That has more detail on many of the issues below. New to the Net? We have a section to get you started, with links to some excellent guides. Not sure about 'community'? You are Net-savvy, see the personal benefits, but can't understand how 'real world' community relates to the online world. Here's some ways of thinking about it. Planning a local online community? You may have heard of telecities cities and digital villages... we lead you to some of the best, and explain what is involved. Connecting your organisation or network? These days people want your organisation's email address as well as fax and phone.... and maybe your Web site. Are you missing out? Is there more to it than looking the the best "free" Internet deal for your colleagues? Afraid so.... Creating a local centre? Both UK and US Governments have recently announced support for local technology and learning centres.... one of the few ways to get funds for non-profit online projects. Go for it ... after you have read our guidance. Ready to make things happen? We are developing a toolkit which helps you think about community, organisation and technology together. You'll find a preview here. Construction warning. This site is under development, so some sections are richer than others, some pages a little thin. Please bear with us.