An annotated list of key on-line sources which focus on how ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) are being used in North America.

Assessment of Technology Infrastructure in Native Communities

http://www.doc.gov/eda/pdf/1G3_13_atinc.pdf

Summary:On August 6, 1998, President Clinton directed the Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the Department of Interior and Native American tribes, to undertake a technology infrastructure study of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The study was to fulfill three fundamental goals:

Assess the current state of technology infrastructure in Native communities.

Identify and describe the challenges and barriers to technology infrastructure development in Native communities.

Propose solutions for overcoming these challenges and barriers.

Bridging the Digital Divide: The Impact of Race on Computer Access and Internet Use

http://www2000.ogsm.vanderbilt.edu/papers/race/science.html

Author(s): Thomas P. Novak (http://ecommerce.vanderbilt.edu/tnvita.html) and Donna L. Hoffman (http://ecommerce.vanderbilt.edu/dhvita.html), Project 2000, Vanderbilt University (http://ecommerce.vanderbilt.edu/).

Date of publication: February 2 1998

Summary: We set out to systematically investigate the differences between whites and African Americans in the United States with respect to computer access, which is the current prerequisite for Internet access, and Web use. We wished to examine whether observed race differences in access and use can be accounted for by differences in income and education, how access impacts use, and when race matters in the calculus of equal access. We believe our results may be used as a window through which policymakers might view the job of ensuring access to the Internet for the next generation.

Community Experiences with Information and Communications Technology-Enabled Development in Canada.

http://www.idrc.ca/ACACIA/nordicit/title.htm

Author(s): Nordicity Group Ltd.

Date of publication: February 14 1997

Summary: This report represents the third deliverable of this study and it contains profiles of 22 ICT-enabled development projects which have been implemented or be implemented in Canada. It also contains a commentary which attempts to present a preliminary outline of emerging "principles" of ICT-enabled development, potential "lessons to learn" and a initial definition of the potential roles and responsibilities of various types of organizations in ICT-enabled community development.

Community Technology Centers: Impact on Individual Participants and Their Communities

http://www.ctcnet.org/eval.html

Author(s): June Mark, Janet Cornebise, and Ellen Wahl Education Development Center, Inc.

Date of publication: April 1997

Summary: Community technology centres have been established in response to concern about the growing gap between those who have access to computer technology and those who do not. These centers provide people who are already socially or economically disadvantaged with opportunities to engage with a range of technologies in a community setting. The Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet) has played an instrumental role in starting, incubating and supporting the development of such centers with support form the National Science Foundation as well as contributions from individuals, nonprofit organizations and agencies, foundations and corporations.

ICT - Case Studies/ Knowledge Products

http://members.tripod.com/knownetwork/internetinfo-cases.html

Author(s): Part of the KnowNet initiative

Summary: The section is a repository of case studies and knowledge products relating to the use of ICT models in various facets of human development.

Native Networking: Telecommunications and Information Technology in Indian Country

http://www.benton.org/Library/Native/bentonne.pdf

Author(s):James Casey (Cherokee), Randy Ross (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and Otoe Missouria), and Marcia Warren (Santa Clara Pueblo of New Mexico), Edited by Jean Smith

Date of publication: April 1999

Summary: This is a report on the status and resources on the telecommunications and technology activity in Idian Country today. It was created to serve as a central location where Native Americans, government policy makers, and others could access information about telecommunications and information technology resources. The report is designed as a tool for reference, training, planning, and general educational purposes.