Can communities be empowered still with a "top-down" approach to ICT (information and communication technologies) conceptualization, design and implementation? The case of mycommunityinfo.ca

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Lambert, Frank (author) and Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
    Format:
    Paper
    Publication Date:
    2009-11-04
    URL:
    www.ccnr.net/pratoconf2009/pdfs/Lambert-.pdf
    Published:
    Canada
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C35685
    Subject Term:
    Canada, communication theory, communities, government, government services, information services, Internet, online services, participation, rural communities, rural development, rural community development, and websites
    Notes:
    Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN) Conference 2009, Prato, Italy, November 4-6, 2009. 15 pages., Author finds a successful "top-down" approach for delivering online community information from three levels of Canadian governmental agencies.

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