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Topic Area
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Title
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Description
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| Community broadband, broadband planning |
Broadband For All: A Blueprint for American Telecom |
A short, two page paper than defines the characteristics of a modern community broadband infrastructure designed
specifically to encourage economic development and jobs creation. The overall approach is focused on public/private partnerships that
creates new business and market opportunities for services providers so that local government telecom investments are not seen as
"competing" with the private sector. |
| Smart communities, community development |
Nine Questions
for Communities |
A heavily revised version of a 1999
paper that looks at the issues communities have to deal with, using the
lens of broadband and economic development. The paper looks at the global
Knowledge Economy, explores the notion of a "community information utility"
as a permanent institution in the community, and considers how to make
communities more prosperous in the face of global competition. |
| Community infrastructure |
Connecting the Dots for 2007 and Beyond: National, State,
and Local Policies for Sensible Community Investments in Broadband |
During the recent presidential election,
both candidates set 2007 as a goal to have broadband to all communities,
businesses, and citizens of the United States. Unfortunately, neither candidate
provided a detailed plan on how we, as a nation, should get there. One
of the recurring problems is the lack of well–defined roles for appropriate
investments at the national, state, and local level. This paper outlines
policies and roles at all three levels that should lead to achieving affordable
broadband for all citizens. It also proposes a local broadband architecture
that creates a high performance community intranet. |
| Community infrastructure |
Telecommunications
as Critical Public Infrastructure |
This paper argues that telecommunications
must be regarded as essential public infrastructure if communities intend
to prosper in the Knowledge Economy. Changes in economic development strategies
that are affected by telecommunications are discussed, and tips are provided
to help communities get started without spending large sums of money (or
any, in some cases). |
| Broadband, last (first) mile strategies |
First Mile Strategies:
Sociology Trumps Technology |
Handout from a presentation at the Rural
Telecommunications Congress in 2002. A definition of broadband and key areas
of investment, along with inexpensive strategies that can be pursued immediately
to accelerate the adoption of broadband. |
| Broadband |
Why Broadband? |
A discussion of why communities and regions
should invest in broadband. |
| Community development, the future of communities |
"Big picture" view
of the COTF System |
A one page illustration of the entire
COTF System for Community transformation that shows all six areas of focus.
Very appropriate for a wall size poster (have it enlarged at a copy center,
or print it in large format at Kinko's). |
| Community development, the future of communities |
COTF System for Community
Transformation |
An entirely new approach to addressing
the challenges and opportunities that communities face, with an emphasis
futures thinking, consensus-based visions for the future, and core values
(ethics, morality, etc). |
| Regional strategies, regional technology ventures |
Thinking
Chaordically |
This paper presents a regional approach
to community networks and community technology centers that would mission
overlap, improve services, and accelerate the deployment of technology in
underserved areas. |
| Community networks, infrastructure development |
Community Network Development
Guide |
A short (8 page) checklist style guide
to the key activities needed to start and sustain community network projects,
including infrastructure development. |
| Community networks, roles of CNs, social impact of CNs |
The Digital Continuum |
A discussion of the roles of community
networks and their impact on communities, with special attention to social
issues and the question of the digital divide. |
| Community networks |
Community Network
Services |
A brief (two page) itemized description
of the services that should be offered by community network efforts (including
public and private offerings). |
| Technology impact on communities |
The Knowledge Democracy:
Challenges and Opportunities |
An extensive discussion of the long term
implications of technology and its impact on the life of communities, with
special attention to egovernance and community decisionmaking. |
| Smart communities, community development |
Nine Questions for the
New Millenium |
Written in 1999, this paper is still very
relevant to any community technology project. The nine questions provide
a framework for evaluating the impact of such projects. |
| Smart communities, ecommunities |
Building eCommunities:
Getting Everyone Connected |
A discussion
of the importance of the "eCommunity" concept and how it can
have an impact on community and economic development, especially in rural
areas. |
| Broadband |
Broadband and Barbecue |
A discussion of broadband issues in communities,
with a humourous introduction about the similarities between broadband in
rural communities and barbecue joints in Texas (and other states). Delivered
at the TCRC Broadband conference in 2001. |
