[Advisors] RE: [CommunityInformaticsCanada] What happens when the adoption
money runs out?
Susan O'Donnell
susanodo at unb.ca
Mon, 5 Nov 2012 16:29:52 +0000
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Hi thanks James,
By bringing up community fibre initiatives you've provided me with an excel=
lent opportunity to promote one of the research / outreach projects I'm inv=
olved in, the First Mile, with partners Simon Fraser University and Keewayt=
inook Okimakanak, the First Nations Education Council, and Atlantic Canada'=
s First Nation Help Desk. The project website has more than 50 stories and =
videos of First Mile projects (what the article you circulated refers to as=
the Last Mile of broadband infrastructure). Several of the communities pro=
filed are in the process of rolling out their own local fibre networks and =
in fact these activities are well underway in First Nations in Ontario, Que=
bec and the Atlantic region. The website also has a report based on a compr=
ehensive literature review and community consultations:
http://firstmile.ca
Rob McMahon, a PhD candidate at Simon Fraser U who has been working on the =
project since the start is the lead author of a journal publication discuss=
ing the concept in detail as to how First Mile relates to First Nation comm=
unities in Canada. The journal article can be accessed here:
http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol2/iss2/2/
Our sister research project, VideoCom, has a number of articles discussing =
the First Mile concept in the context of particular First Nation communitie=
s, including:
Kitigan Zibi First Nation in Quebec:
http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.php?id=3D1722&chapterid=3D1989
Fort Severn First Nation in Ontario:
http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.php?id=3D1722&chapterid=3D1441
I hope anyone interested in this topic will take the time to visit some of =
these links. Good luck with your own activities James... if you see any val=
ue in discussing strategy with our project let me know. We meet every month=
by multi-site videoconference to discuss strategy and next steps.
Best,
Susan
Dr. Susan O'Donnell, Researcher and Adjunct Professor
Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick
PO Box 1122, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5C2
susanodo@unb.ca<mailto:susanodo@unb.ca>
Office: 506-444-0374
Cell: 506-238-7572
http://videocom.firstnation.ca
http://firstmile.ca
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From: cracin-canada-owner@vancouvercommunity.net [cracin-canada-owner@vanco=
uvercommunity.net] on behalf of James Van Leeuwen [jvl@ventus.ca]
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 12:14 PM
To: advisors@tc.ca Advisors; Cracin Vancouver; broadbandcommunitychampions-=
list@vancouvercommunity.net listserv
Subject: [CommunityInformaticsCanada] What happens when the adoption money =
runs out?
Thought this might be of interest to CAP site operators:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gigabitnation/2012/11/12/what-happens-when-the=
-adoption-grant-money-runs-out
The host of GigaBit Nation, Craig Settles, recently did a write-up on the c=
ommunity-owned FTTH network that is now operating in the community of Olds,=
AB (attached).
This and other community fibre initiative could provide us with some of the=
most effective leverage for advancing the community broadband agenda in Ca=
nada.
Is anyone interested to discuss strategy?
JvL
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10pt;">Hi thanks James,<br>
<br>
By bringing up community fibre initiatives you've provided me with an excel=
lent opportunity to promote one of the research / outreach projects I'm inv=
olved in, the First Mile, with partners Simon Fraser University and Keewayt=
inook Okimakanak, the First Nations
Education Council, and Atlantic Canada's First Nation Help Desk. The proje=
ct website has more than 50 stories and videos of First Mile projects (what=
the article you circulated refers to as the Last Mile of broadband infrast=
ructure). Several of the communities
profiled are in the process of rolling out their own local fibre networks =
and in fact these activities are well underway in First Nations in Ontario,=
Quebec and the Atlantic region. The website also has a report based on a c=
omprehensive literature review and
community consultations:<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://firstmile.ca" target=3D"_blank">http://firstmile.ca</a><b=
r>
<br>
Rob McMahon, a PhD candidate at Simon Fraser U who has been working on the =
project since the start is the lead author of a journal publication discuss=
ing the concept in detail as to how First Mile relates to First Nation comm=
unities in Canada. The journal article
can be accessed here:<br>
<a href=3D"http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol2/iss2/2/" target=3D"_blank">http:/=
/ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol2/iss2/2/</a><br>
<br>
Our sister research project, VideoCom, has a number of articles discussing =
the First Mile concept in the context of particular First Nation communitie=
s, including:<br>
<br>
Kitigan Zibi First Nation in Quebec:<br>
<a href=3D"http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.php?id=3D1722&chap=
terid=3D1989" target=3D"_blank">http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.p=
hp?id=3D1722&chapterid=3D1989</a><br>
<br>
Fort Severn First Nation in Ontario:<br>
<a href=3D"http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.php?id=3D1722&chap=
terid=3D1441" target=3D"_blank">http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.p=
hp?id=3D1722&chapterid=3D1441</a><br>
<br>
I hope anyone interested in this topic will take the time to visit some of =
these links. Good luck with your own activities James... if you see any val=
ue in discussing strategy with our project let me know. We meet every month=
by multi-site videoconference to
discuss strategy and next steps.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Susan<br>
<div><br>
<div style=3D"font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px">Dr. Susan O'Donnell, Rese=
archer and Adjunct Professor
<br>
Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick <br>
PO Box 1122, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5C2 <br>
<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto:susanodo@unb.ca">susan=
odo@unb.ca</a><br>
Office: 506-444-0374 <br>
Cell: 506-238-7572 <br>
<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://videocom.firstnation.ca">=
http://videocom.firstnation.ca</a><br>
<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://firstmile.ca">http://firs=
tmile.ca</a><br>
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Leeuwen [jvl@ventus.ca]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 05, 2012 12:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> advisors@tc.ca Advisors; Cracin Vancouver; broadbandcommunitycha=
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<b>Subject:</b> [CommunityInformaticsCanada] What happens when the adoption=
money runs out?<br>
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<div class=3D"PlainText">Thought this might be of interest to CAP site oper=
ators:<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gigabitnation/2012/11/12/what-happe=
ns-when-the-adoption-grant-money-runs-out" target=3D"_blank">http://www.blo=
gtalkradio.com/gigabitnation/2012/11/12/what-happens-when-the-adoption-gran=
t-money-runs-out</a><br>
<br>
<br>
The host of GigaBit Nation, Craig Settles, recently did a write-up on the c=
ommunity-owned FTTH network that is now operating in the community of Olds,=
AB (attached).
<br>
<br>
This and other community fibre initiative could provide us with some of the=
most effective leverage for advancing the community broadband agenda in Ca=
nada.<br>
<br>
<br>
Is anyone interested to discuss strategy?<br>
<br>
JvL<br>
<br>
<br>
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<div class=3D"PlainText">About the CRACIN Discussion Mailing List<br>
cracin-canada @ vancouvercommunity.net<br>
Purpose: news + discussion related directly to CRACIN research <br>
Members: Core Research Team + graduate students + others who are (b=
ecoming) directly involved with CRACIN research activities (e.g. other gove=
rnment partners, private sector partners, and those invited based on their =
expression of interest). It is the main
ongoing forum for CRACIN research discussion.<br>
<br>
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