Networked communities strategies for digital collaboration /

• Main Author: Albert, Sylvie.
• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Flournoy, Don M., LeBrasseur, Rolland.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2009.
• Subjects: Information society.; Community leadership > Technological innovations.; Communication in politics.; Community development > Technological innovations.; Communication in economic development.; Computer networks > Social aspects.; Citizen empowerment; Democratic participation; Digital collaboration; Digital culture; Digital infrastructure; Economic development; Information communication technologies; Knowledge workforce; Networked communities; Public policy reforms; Sustainable innovations; User-centered networks
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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 are happening locally as well as globally, and the impact is transformational everywhere. This book looks at best practices...

Table of Contents:

• The network society
• The technological basis of networking
• Regulation and policy reforms
• Knowledge workforce
• Creating applications and a culture of use
• Innovation: creating ideas
• Strategies for community development
• Citizen empowerment and participation
• Leadership and collaboration
• Promotion and relationship marketing
• Conclusion.