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I just found this: (I think it’s from the Ottawa conference - the study that ISF is lucky enough to be participating in)

“Study 5: Wireless Infrastructure and Local Content Development

This broad thematic study focuses on the community-based development of wireless (WiFi) technology, using the MontrÈal organization Ile Sans Fil as a case study. Ile Sans Fil is a community group dedicated to providing free wireless internet access points across the island of MontrÈal. Groups with similar goals exist across North America, suggesting that free and/or affordable provision of wireless infrastructure may 1. provide greater accessibility to internet services, 2. assist with the social cohesion of local interest groups, and 3. provide a low-cost, non-commercial option for a developing technology. Research in this project will attempt to describe the unfolding possibilities of community-based WiFi development and diffusion, making specific reference to Ile Sans Fil.

This broad thematic project focuses on three purposes:

1. To investigate community-based development of wireless infrastructure, and in particular to investigate the development of Montreal’s free wireless hotspots by Ile Sans Fil.
2. To determine the usefulness of WiFi technology for community-informatics projects in Montreal in particular and in North America in general.
3. To provide an overview of the Ile Sans Fil organization and its relationship with other community WiFi groups and local community organizations.

Results from this thematic project will contribute to community informatics research by describing the similarities and differences between community wifi groups and other community informatics groups. It will also describe the possibilities of different types of WiFi technology for providing a space for local community content, promoting community interaction, and linking community groups together.”

Study Lead: Leslie Regan Shade
Researcher: Alison Powell

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