CCNR is a partner in the 3rd International Community Informatics Workshop, "Blending theory and practice in Community Informatics", INESC Porto 27 - 28 November 2007 , Portugal November.

The goal of the workshop is to produce a seeding text on relevant current and future issues of CI that will impact research and practice in the near future. We would like to work together and develop an in-depth contribution to the field using our multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral perspectives to establish
bridges between theory and practice.

Welcome to the project page for the "Internet Cafe Use by the Community in Prato" project, part of the "Chinese in Prato" project that is funded by Monash University Australia supported by the Monash University Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International).

The main aim of this project is to compare and contrast the uses of Internet cafes in Prato by the local community with those in Australia. This will involve an exploration of:

Dension, T., L. Stillman and G. Johanson (2007). "The Australian non–profit sector and the challenge of ICT." First Monday 12(5).

Abstract

In recent years, the Australian Government has been encouraging the adoption of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) by non-profit organisations. In 2006, as a part of that process, the Government initiated a project to develop a possible model and business plan for a National Non-profit ICT Coalition (NNIC), conceived of as a coalition of leading non-profit organisations and social enterprises that would assist the sector in making more effective use of ICT. This paper draws on data collected during an extensive consultation process conducted to inform that model, and examines the data in terms of the response of non-profit organisations to the challenge of ICT within an Australian context. It then considers the implications for both the management of non-profit organisations and government policy.

CCNR, together with a number of other key organisations in Australia, has prepared an imporant report about the representation of third or non-profit sector interests to government through a National Non Profit Information Technology Council (NNIC).

The Report has now been released by the Commonwealth.

15 May 2007

Funding Success for the Centre For Community Networking Research

The Centre for Community Networking Research (CCNR) and researchers from the School of IT at Monash South Africa have received funding from the Strategic Initiative Fund, administered by Professor Stephanie Fahey, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor International, to strengthen research into Development Informatics at Monash South Africa.

See the item in Monash News.