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...r, however, have not received significant attention. In developing a framework to discuss the relationship between the public good and non-profit organizations I draw on the concept of effective use (=-=Gurstein 2003-=-). Effective use is an attempt to provide a qualitative context to the widespread discussion of digital divides. Rather than simply asking what percentage of the population has access to information a...

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... one sense, effective use is a broad category within Community Informatics discussions that identify the need for culturally appropriate, technological literacy in addition to access to technologies (=-=Clement and Shade 2000-=-). Community Network advocates have placed effective use aspects of ICT access at the centre of their activities from very early stages of their development. In Canada, organizations such as Telecommu...

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...cess points in Canada are at a turning point. Research assessing the sustainability of community access to technology suggests that the long-term viability of such initiatives has not been addressed (=-=Rideout and Reddick 2005-=-). To punctuate this, the Canadian Federal government has “sunset” the Community Access Program that provided funding for hardware to community-based organizations for the purpose of offering public a...

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...unity networks in Canada demonstrated that although communities of volunteers ran such organizations, most involved did not recognize community development itself as an objective of the organization (=-=Guy 1996-=-). The relationship between social cohesion, community development and public good are not necessarily easy associations to make. Organizations that contribute to the public good, that provide public ...

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... CAP sites funded by Industry Canada as part of its Connecting Canadians initiative to make Canada the “most connected nation” and to reduce the “digital divide”, only 40 percent remain in operation (=-=Neogi 2005-=-). A 2004 evaluation of the CAP program indicated that 33 percent of sites would cease operations without the government funding and 52 percent would offer reduced services (Industry Canada 2004: 32-3...

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... various charities doing work in environmental and social justice areas. And through her firm Renewal Partners Company, established in 1994, she has provided venture capital to 50 social enterprises (=-=Read 2005-=-). Meanwhile in Quebec, a group called the Forum on the Social Economy demonstrated that greater integration of the social sector with other sectors could, in fact, provide new models for funding (Men...

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...costs lower than possible in government departments. Such actions have prompted questions regarding how “non governmental” are many of the non-profits operating around the world on government grants (=-=Troger 2002-=-). Kaul and Mendoza suggest that a broader approach to understanding public goods must be developed that incorporates business models for the purpose of encouraging for-profit firms to internalize the...