Challenging the digital divide? A literature review of community informatics initiatives

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has supported this project as part of its programme of research and innovative development projects, which it hopes will be of value to policy makers, practitioners and service users. The facts presented and views expressed in this report are, however, those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Foundation. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this report by photocopying or electronic means for non-commercial purposes is permitted. Otherwise, no part of this report may be reproduced, adapted, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. A CIP catalogue record for this report is available from the British Library. Contents Acknowledgements vii 1 Introduction 1 Background to the review 1 Aims of the review 2 The approach to the review 2 The place of community 4 Community informatics: towards a new analysis? 4 Setting the policy agenda 5