High Technology and Low-income Communities

High Technology and Low-income Communities
Title High Technology and Low-income Communities PDF eBook
Author Donald A. Schön
Publisher MIT Press
Pages 434
Release 1999
Genre Architecture
ISBN 9780262691994

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How will low-income communities be affected by the waves of social, economic, political, and cultural change that surround the new information technologies? How can we influence the outcome? This action-oriented book identifies the key issues, explores the evidence, and suggests some answers. Avoiding both utopianism and despair, the book presents the voices of technology enthusiasts and skeptics, as well as social activists. The book is organized into three parts. Part I examines the issues in their socio-technical, economic, and historical contexts. Part II--the core of the book--proposes five initiatives for using computers and electronic communications to benefit low-income urban communities: - to provide access to the new technologies in ways that enable low-income people to become active producers rather than passive users;- to use the new technologies to improve the dialogue between public agencies and low-income neighborhoods;- to help low-income youth to exploit the entrepreneurial potential of information technologies;- to develop approaches to education that take advantage of the educational capabilities of the computer;- to promote the community computer: applications of computers and communications technology that foster community development. Part III presents a synthesis of the various topics. Its main questions are, What are the prospects and problems of initiatives to enable the poor to benefit from the new technologies? and What federal, state, and municipal policies would enhance the prospects for success? Contributors Alice Amsden, Jeanne Bamberger, Anne Beamish, Manuel Castells, Joseph Ferreira, Peter Hall, Leo Marx, William J. Mitchell, Mitchel Resnick, Bish Sanyal, Donald A. Schön, Alan and Michelle Shaw, Michael Shiffer, Bruno Tardieu, Sherry Turkle, Julian Wolpert

Communities and Technologies

Communities and Technologies
Title Communities and Technologies PDF eBook
Author M.H. Huysman
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 480
Release 2013-03-09
Genre Science
ISBN 9401701156

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The book contains 24 research articles related to the emerging research field of Communities and Technologies (C&T). The papers treat subjects such as online communities, communities of practice, Community support systems, Digital Cities, regional communities and the internet, knowledge sharing and communities, civil communities, communities and education and social capital. As a result of a very quality-oriented review process, the work reflects the best of current research and practice in the field of C&T.

Communities and Technologies 2007

Communities and Technologies 2007
Title Communities and Technologies 2007 PDF eBook
Author Charles Steinfield
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 570
Release 2010-05-27
Genre Computers
ISBN 184628905X

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This book covers the relationship between information and communication technologies (ICTs) and communities – both physical and virtual. Community technology applications are studied in many contexts. The book demonstrates the dynamic and interdisciplinary nature of evolving communities and technologies scholarship.

Communities and Technologies 2005

Communities and Technologies 2005
Title Communities and Technologies 2005 PDF eBook
Author Peter van den Besselaar
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 488
Release 2005-06-06
Genre Computers
ISBN 9781402035906

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This book includes 23 papers dealing with the impact of modern information and communication technologies that support a wide variety of communities: local communities, virtual communities, and communities of practice, such as knowledge communities and scientific communities. The volume is the result of the second multidisciplinary "Communities and Technologies Conference", a major event in this emerging research field. The various chapters discuss how communities are affected by technologies, and how understanding of the way that communities function can be used in improving information systems design. This state of the art overview will be of interest to computer and information scientists, social scientists and practitioners alike.

Digital Habitats

Digital Habitats
Title Digital Habitats PDF eBook
Author Etienne Wenger
Publisher CPsquare
Pages 250
Release 2009
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 0982503601

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Technology has changed what it means for communities to "be together." Digital tools are now part of most communities' habitats. This book develops a new literacy and language to describe the practice of stewarding technology for communities. Whether you want to ground your technology stewardship in theory and deepen your practice, whether you are a community leader or sponsor who wants to understand how communities and technology intersect, or whether you just want practical advice, this is the book for you.

Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies

Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies
Title Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies PDF eBook
Author Dasgupta, Subhasish
Publisher IGI Global
Pages 620
Release 2005-10-31
Genre Computers
ISBN 1591407974

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"This encyclopedia of virtual communities and technologies provides a much needed integrated overview of all the critical concepts, technologies and issues in the area of virtual communities"--Provided by publisher.

Technology and Social Inclusion

Technology and Social Inclusion
Title Technology and Social Inclusion PDF eBook
Author Mark Warschauer
Publisher MIT Press
Pages 222
Release 2004-09-17
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 0262303698

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Much of the discussion about new technologies and social equality has focused on the oversimplified notion of a "digital divide." Technology and Social Inclusion moves beyond the limited view of haves and have-nots to analyze the different forms of access to information and communication technologies. Drawing on theory from political science, economics, sociology, psychology, communications, education, and linguistics, the book examines the ways in which differing access to technology contributes to social and economic stratification or inclusion. The book takes a global perspective, presenting case studies from developed and developing countries, including Brazil, China, Egypt, India, and the United States. A central premise is that, in today's society, the ability to access, adapt, and create knowledge using information and communication technologies is critical to social inclusion. This focus on social inclusion shifts the discussion of the "digital divide" from gaps to be overcome by providing equipment to social development challenges to be addressed through the effective integration of technology into communities, institutions, and societies. What is most important is not so much the physical availability of computers and the Internet but rather people's ability to make use of those technologies to engage in meaningful social practices.