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Community in Tension (CiT)

Parker, M., Wills, G. and Wills, J. (2008) Community in Tension (CiT). Technical Report ECSTR-LSL08-002, ECS, University of Southampton.

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Abstract

The development and availability of Information Communication Technology (ICT) impacts many sectors yet a digital divide is still present amongst citizens in communities. Not only is there a digital divide evident but also many other factors that causes tension in communities. This paper defines a Community in Tension (CiT) as a community where the wellbeing of its citizens is being threatened. This provides an opportunity to use these available ICTs in communities and have it locally appropriated to empower the citizens and stabilise these communities.

Item Type:Technical Report
Creator/Authors:
Marlon Parker
Gary Wills
Julia Wills
Keywords:communities, empowerment, Community in Tension (CiT), Information Communication Technology (ICT)
Research Group:Current ECS Groups > Electronic and Software Systems
Old ECS Groups > Learning Societies Lab
ISBN:978-0-620-42256-7
Date:1 September 2008
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ID Code:16678
Last Modified:23 Sep 2011 10:37
Deposited On:18 Sep 2008 07:11 by Wills, Gary

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