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View article: Building a wired community: social partnerships and the digital divide
Building a wired community: social partnerships and the digital divide Open
The paper describes the development, construction and consequences to date of a 'wired community' being created at Atherton Gardens, a low-income inner city public housing estate in Melbourne. This wired community, which will comprise almo…
View article: Youthworx media: youth media and social enterprise as intervention and innovation
Youthworx media: youth media and social enterprise as intervention and innovation Open
This research explores the impact of Youthworx, a community-based cross-sector response to the problem of youth marginalisation and social exclusion.
View article: Social inclusion of the hard to reach: community consultation and the hard to reach: local government, social profiling and civic infrastructure: final report
Social inclusion of the hard to reach: community consultation and the hard to reach: local government, social profiling and civic infrastructure: final report Open
This report is intended as a practical resource for local councils wishing to engage their communities in decision making and planning. The focus is on how to broaden the range of people represented in council processes, especially those w…
View article: Information, e-government and opportunity: a public housing estate online
Information, e-government and opportunity: a public housing estate online Open
This paper draws on data from an entrepreneurial ‘wired community’ established at Atherton Gardens in Fitzroy, Melbourne. It summarises a four year study of the effects on 800 low-income and multiethnic households of access to free network…
View article: Machinery and community: the Atherton Gardens community network
Machinery and community: the Atherton Gardens community network Open
This paper explores the expectations associated with the establishment of a wired community initiative in a low income, multiethnic public housing estate in inner Melbourne. The project is an initiative of InfoXchange Australia, a not-for-…
View article: Community consultation, local government and the hard to reach
Community consultation, local government and the hard to reach Open
This paper explores how local government can involve a broader range of people in service planning, without intruding on privacy or making onerous demands on residents’ time. Local councils are keen to make their decision-making processes …
View article: Wired high rise: constructing a virtual community in an inner city housing estate
Wired high rise: constructing a virtual community in an inner city housing estate Open
This paper explores the evolving connections between information and social policy through the construction of ‘Reach for the Clouds’, a ‘networked community’ in Atherton Gardens, a high rise housing estate in Melbourne, Australia. The pro…
View article: Community consultation and the 'Hard to Reach': City of Moreland case study report
Community consultation and the 'Hard to Reach': City of Moreland case study report Open
This report is one part of a series of case study reports for the Community Consultation and the Hard to Reach research project. The project is investigating how community consultation is currently practised by Victorian councils, especial…
View article: Civic crusaders and civil peace
Civic crusaders and civil peace Open
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View article: Social capital and wired communities: a case study
Social capital and wired communities: a case study Open
This paper discusses the first stages of research on an innovative social enterprise called Reach for the Clouds (RFTC). RFTC is an initiative of InfoXchange, a not for profit Internet Service Provider and web developer. It entails establi…
View article: Virtually no policy: modulating the digital divide
Virtually no policy: modulating the digital divide Open
Markets in personal computers are moving very quickly, as populations in both the advanced industrial nations and the developing world become more familiar with online resources including the World Wide Web, email and data bases. The Inter…
View article: Hot-wiring community
Hot-wiring community Open
In response to the 'digital divide', national and local governments in the UK, the US and Australia have embarked on various initiatives designed to promote the use of computer networks in low-income communities. These initiatives involve …
View article: Wired community: neighbourhoods, networks and communities of interest
Wired community: neighbourhoods, networks and communities of interest Open
The idea of the 'information society' has taken hold in sociological and political analysis. Information technology, it is argued, is forming new virtual and actual networks that make up communities, both local and global. Computer network…
View article: Wired high rise: using technology to combat social isolation on an inner city public housing estate
Wired high rise: using technology to combat social isolation on an inner city public housing estate Open
The chapter poses questions about the goal of building community through the creation of local networks, using the example of an entrepreneurial scheme to create a resident-run computer network in the Atherton Gardens high-rise housing est…
View article: Online archives and virtual collections
Online archives and virtual collections Open
This issue of Southern Review brings together contributors from backgrounds in history, media and communications, information technology, museum studies and education. Each discusses the ways in which the digitisation of documents and the …
View article: Machinery and community: the Atherton Gardens community network experiment
Machinery and community: the Atherton Gardens community network experiment Open
This paper is concerned with the expectations associated with a current example of social partnerships oriented to ‘community-building’ though the social use of technology. Our central case study is provided by the Reach for the Clouds pro…
View article: Community consultation and the 'Hard to Reach': Nillumbik Shire Council case study report: council plan and strategic resource plan 2005-06
Community consultation and the 'Hard to Reach': Nillumbik Shire Council case study report: council plan and strategic resource plan 2005-06 Open
This report is part of a series of case study reports for the Community Consultation and the Hard to Reach research project. The project is investigating how community consultation is currently practised by Victorian councils, especially i…
View article: Problem gambling vulnerability: the interaction between access, individual cognitions and group beliefs/preferences
Problem gambling vulnerability: the interaction between access, individual cognitions and group beliefs/preferences Open
This report tests the link between access, individual cognitions and group beliefs and preferences to determine problem gambling vulnerability. The research uses a combination of focus groups, in depth interviews and a survey to explore wh…
View article: Wired High Rise: a community-based computer network: final report
Wired High Rise: a community-based computer network: final report Open
This report summarises three years of research on the immediate social effects of e-ACE (electronic - Atherton Community Enterprise), a community-based computer network established between 1999 and 2004 and based in Atherton Gardens, a hig…
View article: Community consultation and the 'Hard to Reach': City of Boroondara case study report: Camberwell and Kew structure plans
Community consultation and the 'Hard to Reach': City of Boroondara case study report: Camberwell and Kew structure plans Open
This report is part of a series of case study reports for the Community Consultation and the Hard to Reach research project. The project is investigating how community consultation is currently practised by Victorian councils, especially i…
View article: Divided opinions over the digital divide
Divided opinions over the digital divide Open
In public debate and academic scholarship, opinion is divided over two connected issues: What are the consequences of 'information poverty' for social cohesion, security and civil peace (Norris 2001, Bowie 2000)? And can new technologies b…
View article: Community consultation and the 'hard to reach': concepts and practice in Victorian local government
Community consultation and the 'hard to reach': concepts and practice in Victorian local government Open
This report documents the first year of the Community Consultation and the ‘Hard to Reach’: Local government, social profiling and civic infrastructure project. This three year project is a collaborative research venture supported by the A…
View article: Introducing Reach for the Clouds
Introducing Reach for the Clouds Open
This report is the first in a series examining an innovative social enterprise called Reach for the Clouds (RFTC). RFTC is an initiative of InfoXchange, a not for profit Internet Service Provider and web developer. It entails establishing …
View article: Reach for the Clouds: initial findings and working hypotheses
Reach for the Clouds: initial findings and working hypotheses Open
The first report in this series provided an introduction to the Reach for the Clouds (RFTC) network, the research and evaluation project, and the social profile of the estate. In this second report, we explore in more detail the possible o…
View article: Youthworx Media: Youth media and social enterprise as intervention and innovation: the development, establishment and outcomes of Youthworx 2008 - 2013
Youthworx Media: Youth media and social enterprise as intervention and innovation: the development, establishment and outcomes of Youthworx 2008 - 2013 Open
Youthworx is a successful model of a practical, community-based, cross-sector response to the problem of youth marginalisation and social exclusion. It combines professional expertise, networks and material resources across social service …
View article: Digital divides: framing the issues
Digital divides: framing the issues Open
This paper reviews expectations about the potentially radical impact of information and communication technologies on forms of governance. The relations between politics, government and new communications technologies are highly contentiou…
View article: Regional innovation and public wi-fi
Regional innovation and public wi-fi Open
The paper focuses on the link between regional development, social enterprise and digital infrastructure, through analysis of an initiative in Goulburn NSW, in which local entrepreneurs rigged up a wi-fi network, providing free internet ac…