Community ICT and social capital
26th April 2006, 9:34 am
‘Can community ICT initiatives increase social capital and improve the quality of life?’ is the title of an article on eGov monitor. Two researchers discuss the evidence for both short and long term effects of community networks and give policy recommendations.
At http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/5541, or the paper it is based on is in pdf, 928kb, at http://www.essex.ac.uk/chimera/content/pubs/wps/CWP-2006-06-Local-ICT-Social-Capital.pdf.