IBA, Boston, Massachusetts

El Batey is a city of Boston Timothy Smith Technology Center and our computers and printers exceed the minimum standards described in the RFP. We have 15 compaq computers with Pentium 4 Processors and 512mg ram and Windows 2000 operating systems and 6 HP computers with Pentium 3 Processors, 128 and Windows 2000. Through Villa Tech we have the technology sophistication and human resource power (information systems technicians) required to trouble shoot and fix problems that may arise during programming hours. Focusing specifically on the ways in which the “digital divide” affects the Latino community. Helping the Latino community to bridge the digital divide and become full players in the national economy will have far reaching consequences. As reported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, “by 2025, the United States will have the second largest Latino population in the world. One of every five jobs will be held by Latino workers…If the nation can double the rate of Latinos earning a college degree, it will generate $27 billion more for the U.S. economy every year

Mission Statement: Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA) Is a dynamic community building agency dedicated to increasing the social and economic power of individuals and families through education, economic development, technology and arts programming that builds safe, vibrant and culturally diverse affordable housing communities. "El Batey" Technology Center Our mission is to demystify technology and transform it into a tool for community strength.