Dear Eli, I've got an article in Information Technology and International Development (ITID), published by MIT Press, that you might find helpful: Cogburn, D.L. “Diversity Matters, Even at a Distance: Evaluating the Impact of Computer-Mediated Communication on Civil Society Participation in the World Summit on the Information Society” Information Technology and International Development. (Vol. 1, Issue 4, Summer, 2004). There are some other working papers published by the SSRC Civil Society and IT project: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/itic/it_civil_society/ Hope that this helps. Keep well. Cheers, Derrick Prof. Derrick L. Cogburn School of Information Studies and Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs Syracuse University 346 Hinds Hall Syracuse, NY 13244-4100 Phone: +1.315.443.5441 Fax: +1.315.443.6886 http://www.cotelco.net/~dcogburn http://www.cotelco.net On Jul 29, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Eli Malinsky wrote:
Hi everyone,
After years of lurking I finally have my first question: Is anyone aware of any research that addresses the experience of civil society organizations (aka nonprofits, NGOs, voluntary orgs, etc.) using open source software? Or perhaps deals with the putative alignment between the "values" of open source and the values of civil society?
Much appreciated!
Eli Malinsky
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