Author: Hopkins, Liza

Source: The Information Society, Volume 21, Number 5, November-December 2005 , pp. 379-384(6)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

Much time and money has been committed by governments, private business, and the third sector over the last 5 years in establishing opportunities for underserved populations to gain access to new forms of information and communication technologies, in an effort to overcome the so-called “digital divide.” This article traces the efforts that have been made to establish a networked community at a single high-rise public housing estate in inner Melbourne, Australia, and considers some of the potential opportunities for and barriers to ensuring the continuity of the network, which is large, complex, costly, and potentially fragile, into the future.

Keywords: digital divide; networked community; sustainability; underserved populations; wired community

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01972240500253590

Affiliations: 1: Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

Publication date: 2005-11-01

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