Operating community networks

Community Networking (CN) projects bring local people together to discuss their community's issues and opportunities, learn about communications processes and Internet technology, and decide upon and create services to address these community needs and opportunities. CN is comprised of a wide variety of groups that make up a community (e.g. libraries, universities, schools, local government, businesses, media, individuals), with special focus on including those who are traditionally left out of community decision-making in general, and technology decision making in particular (e.g. low-income, minorities, senior citizens). CN projects value collaboration and participation, and are usually noncommercial.

1. Strengthening effective information exchange
2. Improving existing communities
3. Empowering communities
4. Developing public networks
5. Creating community

1. Providing community security
2. Operating free-nets
3. Improving communications networks in rural areas
4. Expanding community data network
5. Establishing network of community based learning centres
6. Establishing community information network
7. Establishing community care network
8. Developing online communities
9. Developing neighbouring communities' interest
10. Creating local currency systems
11. Catalyzing community promotion network

1. Sustaining communities
2. Building sustainable communities

1. Utilizing electronic communication systems
2. Repairing social networks

1. Ineffective operation of community networks

1. Ineffectiveness
2. Effectiveness
3. Community
4. Anticommunity

1. Communities On-Line
2. Supporting Communities
3. Building Networks: Collaborating for Community Education and Advocacy
4. Community Networks
5. Building Community: Online Resources
6. Public Sphere Project
7. Building Community Networks
8. County Down Rural Community Network