Sylvie Albert

Remote and underserved communities do not attract telecommunication companies because of their low income, remote location, and limited capacity. This chapter discusses the...

Being able to connect high-speed computing and other information technologies into broadband communication networks presents local communities with some of their best chances for...

Efforts to keep the broadband Internet a free and open public utility are much in the news. In the context of the Network Society, the authors examine some of the publicly stated...

Being able to connect high-speed computing and other information technologies into broadband communication networks presents local communities with some of their best chances for...

Today, information communication technologies, such as the Internet and World Wide Web, are inextricably woven into the fabric of social and economic development. These changes...

Efforts to keep the broadband Internet a free and open public utility are much in the news. In the context of the Network Society, the authors examine some of the publicly stated...

This article reviews the literature on networks and, more specifically, on the development of community telecommunication networks. It strives to understand the collaboration...

This article reviews the literature on networks and, more specifically, on the development of community telecommunication networks. It strives to understand the collaboration...

This book emphasizes the centrality of the human condition—those things that make individuals and communities uniquely human—in our vision of the networked community. It also...

This chapter pursues the following themes: • The extent to which telecommunications technology can serve as a platform for economic and social change; • The role that broadband...

This chapter examines the following ideas on regulation and public policy: • Information societies are enabled by regulations and public policies that support open...

This chapter focuses on knowledge workers—who they are and what they do, and the impact they have on organisations and communities in the Network Society. As technology-savvy...

Chapters I to IV have introduced the networked community and described its environment in terms of the Network Society, technology, telecommunication regulations and public...

The global environment has become more turbulent, and innovations in telecommunication and information processing are both part of this turbulence and an adaptive response to it....

The transformational changes brought about by the Internet stimulate the planning of social and economic development in networked communities. This chapter will cover the...

This chapter on citizen empowerment and public participation explores the following ideas and assumptions: • Internet collaboration and creation make possible global workforces...

This chapter discusses several basic elements of leadership and collaboration in building networked communities. It includes: • The context for collaborating, that is, the new...

This chapter introduces the concept of marketing and explores its relevance for networked communities. The specific topics include: • An introduction to relationship marketing; •...

A new set of conditions for healthy growth and adaptation is emerging for 21st century communities. This book has sought to explain what some of these conditions are, and to...

This article reviews the literature on networks and, more specifically, on the development of community telecommunication networks. It strives to understand the collaboration...

This article reviews the literature on networks and, more specifically, on the development of community telecommunication networks. It strives to understand the collaboration...

This article reviews the literature on networks and, more specifically, on the development of community telecommunication networks. It strives to understand the collaboration...

This article reviews the literature on networks and, more specifically, on the development of community telecommunication networks. It strives to understand the collaboration...