eGov monitor |-"Virtually essential: Why Voluntary and Community groups must embrace the internet

eGov monitor |: "Virtually essential: Why Voluntary and Community groups must embrace the internet
Source: Economic & Social Research Council
Published Thursday, 5 October, 2006 - 07:00


Ignoring the Internet is no longer an option for voluntary and community organisations, according to a new booklet ‘ICT, Social Capital and Voluntary Action’ published today by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

It warns that failing to embrace information and communications technology (ICT) risks having their work overshadowed by those who do draw on this new source of ‘social capital’ – the reserve of goodwill generated when people interact. And though local ICT initiatives are taking place, the booklet says that the smaller online communities they create need ongoing technical and funding support if they are to survive."

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