Editorial Introduction: Community Development and Jobs

Introduction: Community Informatics and Community Development

communication technology (ICT) in community development work. Michael Gurstein (2000, p. 1) defines community informatics as “a technology strategy or discipline which links economic and social development at the community level with emerging opportunities” in a wide variety of information and communication technology applications. At the same time, Loader, Hague, and Eagle (2000) from the Unit...

Community Development and Technology Minitrack - Introduction

Community development efforts associated with the reduction in poverty and injustice historically have not benefited from the productivity and efficiency as well as private industry and government. Recently, declining entry barriers and Web ubiquity has spurred IS use for community development. This mini-track is designed to explore those uses and to encourage additional thoughts and models for...

Editorial: Introduction and Motivations

If you google for “open system” you get plenty of information about security services and consulting firms, as well as IT companies and industries. They explain about firewalls, vpn, intrusion detection, security standards, violations, protection of corporate assets, anti-spam, anti-virus, authentication, service and maintenance, proxy, and audits. Their mission is “to build and foster relation...

Editorial Introduction: Women and Judging

Increasing scholarly attention is being paid to women and judging. The literature now covers a wide field, only some of which can be referred to here: analysis of judicial appointments; the structure, practices and culture of the legal profession (Schultz and Shaw 2003; Resnik 1996); judicial decisions (including both the decisions themselves and their impact, or not, on women, see, e.g. Schnei...

Editorial Note: Membranes for Development