La Dolce Techno

By Craig Cox and Utne
Published on November 1, 2002

The antiquated village of Colletta di Castelbianco in northern Italy has been reborn as one of the world’s first cyber-communities, a haven for mobile knowledge workers who want to live in medieval settings but remain plugged into the modern world. The 10-year project included wiring the small mountain village with Internet, satellite TV, phone, and video-cable connections, notes Ian Wylie in Fast Company (Aug. 2002). Unfortunately, the developer’s dreams of a cozy mountain community have not yet been realized: Most of the new cybervillagers drop in only for a month or two during the summer.

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