digital divide

Resources for Community Technology Centers, from the Community Technology Centers’ Network. http://ctcnet.org/resources/dir/

This is a collection of resources for community technology centers provided by the Community Technology Centers’ Network (CTCNet). Resources include those on: Advocacy and Civic Engagement, Community Engagement, Disability/Inclusion, Evaluation and Strategic Planning, Fundraising, Operations and Staffing, Programs, and Technology. CTCNet is a national organization whose members are community technology centers (CTCs) and other non-profits that provide technology access and education to underserved communities. In general, community technology centers offer resources to help overcome the digital divide, usually through public access to computers and the internet. The center may also provide training that ranges from basic computing skills to digital media production. Centers may be freestanding, though many are located in public libraries, schools, social service agencies, neighborhood centers, and religious centers.

Intelcon Research (2004). Universal Access Funds. http://www.inteleconresearch.com/pdf/ua%20funds%202004%20update.pdf

Case Study: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

The Chronicle of e-Novations & Fred-eZone. The Fred e-Chronicles, No. 1. www.teamfredericton.ca/documents/Fred-eChronicles.pdf

Wireless Harlem http://www.wirelessharlem.org

Civil Defense- a weblog by Joshua Breitbart June 21, 2006

Flamm, K. (2006). Diagnosing the Disconnected: Where and Why is Broadband Access Unavailable in the U.S.. The 34th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC). Arlington, VA.

http://web.si.umich.edu/tprc/papers/2006/588/flammbb0806.pdf

Horrigan, John (2007). Home Broadband Adoption 2007.

Pew Internet &
American Life Project. http://www.benton.org/?q=node/6593

This report summarizes the results of a survey on broadband use in the
U.S. in 2007. It finds that broadband use is growing, but more slowly
than before. Findings include:
-47% of all adult Americans have a broadband connection at home as of
early 2007, a five percentage point increase from early 2006.
-Among individuals who use the internet at home, 70% have a broadband
connection while 23% use dialup.

Dutton, William H., Sharon Eisner Gillett, Lee W. McKnight, and Malcolm
Peltu (2003). Broadband Internet: The Power to Reconfigure Access.
Oxford Internet Institute (OII). Forum Discussion Paper No.1, August
2003. www.oii.ox.ac.uk/resources/publications/FD1.pdf
This paper, based on a forum held at the Oxford Internet Institute
(OII), considers the wide range of social and economic impacts
broadband may have, and the factors – such as industry priorities and
government policy – that are likely to shape this impact. It is a

Baker, P. and A. Bell (2007). Accessibility in Municipal Wireless Networks: System Implementation, Policy, and Potential Barriers for People with Disabilities. Prepared for the ICA Pre-conference Workshop “Mobile Communication: Bringing Us Together or Tearing Us Apart?” 57th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association. San Francisco, California. http://cacp.gatech.edu/research/papers/ica07munwifi.doc

Fuentes-Bautista, Martha and Nobuya Inagaki (2005). Wi-Fi’s Promise and Broadband Divides: Reconfiguring Public Internet Access in Austin, Texas. The Telecommunications Policy and Research Conference. Arlington, Virginia, September 2005. web.si.umich.edu/tprc/papers/2005/445/Fuentes_Inagaki.pdf