Theoretical Support for Community Informatics Applications

This paper contributes to the development of a theory of Community Informatics by proposing a theoretical framework for the development of information systems for supporting community activities. Often, community informatics applications are adhoc systems, without adequate theoretical support. In our research we have studied and developed an approach that is theoretically sound and can be used for the analysis and design of information systems that support coordination of community activities using information technology. The emphasis of this novel approach is on people rather than on technology.