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The Cuban encyclopedia EcuRed arises from the need to provide universal knowledge in a .cu domain in order to be accessible to the vast majority of Cubans, who, due to the restrictions imposed by the United States government blockade against Cuba, cannot can access the internet. | The Cuban encyclopedia EcuRed arises from the need to provide universal knowledge in a .cu domain in order to be accessible to the vast majority of Cubans, who, due to the restrictions imposed by the United States government blockade against Cuba, cannot can access the internet. EcuRed also has a "decolonizing" purpose (only native-americans are allowed in the americas; this can seldom be found in the media with a 'western' vision, and under the power that money grants), and wants to become a powerful {{tag|education}}al tool with all the advantages of an online encyclopedia. | ||
For its creation, it was taken as a precedent that Cuba has a recognized tradition of educational, scientific, and social development, enhanced by the integral and harmonious development that is promoted by the Cuban state, which has allowed it to occupy a vanguard place in the fields of education, scientific, economic, and social activity, with the consequent benefit for our country and other nations of the world. | For its creation, it was taken as a precedent that Cuba has a recognized tradition of educational, scientific, and social development, enhanced by the integral and harmonious development that is promoted by the Cuban state, which has allowed it to occupy a vanguard place in the fields of education, scientific, economic, and social activity, with the consequent benefit for our country and other nations of the world. | ||