Using Community Informatics To Transform Regions
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Using Community Informatics To Transform Regions
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Author : Stewart Marshall
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2004-01-01
Using Community Informatics To Transform Regions written by Stewart Marshall and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
In many international settings, regional economies are declining resulting in lowered opportunities for these communities. This result attacks the very fabric of cohesion and purpose for these regional societies, and increases social, health, economic and sustainability problems. Community informatics research, education and practice is an emerging area in many countries, which seeks to address these issues. The primary objective of Using Community Informatics to Transform Regions is to provide leaders, policy developers, researchers, students and community workers with successful strategies and principles of Community Informatics to transform regions. This book embraces an integrative cross-sectoral approach in the use of Community Informatics to increase both social and cultural capital as a means to increased sustainability for regional communities.
Using Community Informatics To Transform Regions
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Author : Stewart Marshall
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2004-01-01
Using Community Informatics To Transform Regions written by Stewart Marshall and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
"Provides successful strategies and principles of community informatics to increase both social and cultural capital as a means to increased sustainability for regional communities." - cover.
Community Informatics Enabling Communities With Information And Communications Technologies
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Author : Gurstein, Michael
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 1999-07-01
Community Informatics Enabling Communities With Information And Communications Technologies written by Gurstein, Michael and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-07-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Community Informatics is developing as an approach for linking economic and social development efforts at the community level to the opportunities that information and communication's technologies present. Areas such as SMEs and electronic commerce, community and civic networks, electronic democracy and online participation are among a few of the areas affected. Community Informatics: Enabling Communities with Information and Communications Technologies is an introduction to the discipline of community informatics. Issues such as trends, controversies, challenges and opportunities facing the community application of information and communications technologies into the millennium are studied.
Communities In Action
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Author : Graeme Johanson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2009-05-05
Communities In Action written by Graeme Johanson and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-05 with Computers categories.
ICTs have become a very powerful community resource, viewed by many authors in this volume as two-way mechanisms, facilitating the perpetuation of and reflecting esteemed community values. The contents of this volume make it clear that ICTs have a huge capacity for incorporation into different forms of community action, including social change, community learning, community connection, and community development. Through studying the papers in this volume, readers can learn about multiple forms of ICTs and action and how action is understood, and improve their grasp of the complexities of social-technical relations. The chapters in this volume began life as papers at the Conference on ’Community Informatics – prospects for communities and action’ in 2007, the fourth successful community informatics conference held at the Monash University Centre, Prato Italy. This book creates a platform for exchanging experiences, case studies, and possible solutions to address the difficulties in deploying ICT in many contexts, and will be of interest to all researchers and practioners who engage with ICT, particularly those in the community and developmental informatics field.
Encyclopedia Of Developing Regional Communities With Information And Communication Technology
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Author : Marshall, Stewart
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2005-06-30
Encyclopedia Of Developing Regional Communities With Information And Communication Technology written by Marshall, Stewart and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-30 with Education categories.
"This encyclopedia provides a thorough examination of concepts, technologies, policies, training, and applications of ICT in support of economic and regional developments around the globe"--Provided by publisher.
Global Information Technologies Concepts Methodologies Tools And Applications
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Author : Tan, Felix B.
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2007-10-31
Global Information Technologies Concepts Methodologies Tools And Applications written by Tan, Felix B. and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-31 with Computers categories.
"This collection compiles research in all areas of the global information domain. It examines culture in information systems, IT in developing countries, global e-business, and the worldwide information society, providing critical knowledge to fuel the future work of researchers, academicians and practitioners in fields such as information science, political science, international relations, sociology, and many more"--Provided by publisher.
Community Informatics
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Author : Dave Eagle
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-06-29
Community Informatics written by Dave Eagle and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-29 with Medical categories.
Community groups, social support networks, voluntary agencies and government organisations are all actively exploring the potential of the new information and communication technologies to bring about democratic development and renewal. A rich variety of social experiments in what has become known as Community Informatics is now beginning to provide useful research findings and exciting examples of innovative applications. This book sets down some of the defining features of a Community Informatics approach and some of the common themes which are emerging. In particular it considers the following issues: * sustainability * employment * community management * public service provision * partnerships of stakeholders * local learning * social support and networks. This edited collection brings together leading exponents of Community Informatics from around the world and critically evaluates their experiences.
What Is Community Informatics And Why Does It Matter
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Author : Michael Gurstein
language : en
Publisher: Polimetrica s.a.s.
Release Date : 2007
What Is Community Informatics And Why Does It Matter written by Michael Gurstein and has been published by Polimetrica s.a.s. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Community life categories.
Community Informatics (CI) is the application of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to enable community processes and the achievement of community objectives. CI goes beyond the "Digital Divide" to making ICT access usable and useful to excluded populations and communities for local economic development, social justice, and political empowerment. CI approaches ICTs from a "community" perspective and develops strategies and techniques for managing their use by communities both virtual and physical including the variety of Community Networking applications. CI assumes that both communities have characteristics, requirements, and opportunities that require different strategies for ICT intervention and development from individual access and use. Also, CI addresses ICT use in Developing Countries as well as among the poor, the marginalized, the elderly, or those living in remote locations in Developed Countries. CI is of interest both to ICT practitioners and academic researchers and addresses the connections between the policy and pragmatic issues arising from the tens of thousands of Community Networks, Community Technology Centres, Telecentres, Community Communications Centres, and Telecottages globally along with the rapidly emerging field of electronically based virtual "communities."
Closing The Digital Divide
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Author : Stewart Marshall
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2003-07-30
Closing The Digital Divide written by Stewart Marshall and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-30 with Business & Economics categories.
Successful strategies and principles for using information technology to transform regional and community economies exist, and they are presented here with clarity and insight in a way that is useful to both practitioners and researchers. Although the communities discussed here range far and wide, from those in Russia to Australia and to Kenya, any community can benefit from enhanced utilization of information and communication technologies. The ways in which technology can help improve economic, social, cultural, and political conditions are as numerous and various as the communities themselves. In Central Queensland, Australia, community leaders have brought in a high-tech expert advisory system to help them control weed infestation. New Zealand and Australia have pioneered telehealth, the exchange of health care information and the delivery of some services across great distances. In Russia, wiring a community was found to be about more than mere hardware and software; vital to the process was understanding how communities provide access to information technology, how authorities and volunteers can improve computer literacy among citizens, and how connectivity can be extended to greater numbers of people. In some areas of south Asia, nongovernmental organizations have teamed up with local governments to increase access, empowerment, and e-commerce opportunities. These are but a few of the ways this volume contributes to our knowledge base about the impact of technology on economic development.
Understanding Community Media
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Author : Kevin Howley
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2010
Understanding Community Media written by Kevin Howley and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
With original contributions from an international team of well-known experts, media activists, and promising young scholars, this comprehensive volume examines community media from theoretical, empirical, historical, and practitioner perspectives. Organized thematically, this collection explores the intersection between community media and issues of democratic theory and the public sphere, cultural politics and social movement theory, neoliberal communication policy and media reform efforts, as well as media activism and international solidarity building. Foregrounding the relationship between symbolic and material relations of power in an increasingly interdependent world, this collection examines the role of alternative, independent, and community-based media in the global struggle for communicative democracy. Understanding Community Media explores a wide range of media forms and practice. Each essay considers the particular and distinctive ways local populations make use of various technologies for purposes of community communication. Taken together, this distinctive collection provides an incisive and timely analysis of the relationship between media and society, technology and culture, and communication and community. * Features more than 35 original, cutting-edge essays * Provides a comprehensive overview of community media around the world including essays on women's video collectives in India, indigenous radio in Colombia, street newspapers in Canada, and independent media in Nigeria. * Makes a timely and important contribution to a burgeoning sub-field of media and cultural studies.