[wsfii-discuss] Community Wireless Infrastructure Research Project - Canada

Sat Nov 11 15:17:39 UTC 2006

Here is another academic research project on the topic.

Community Wireless Infrastructure Research Project
http://www.cwirp.ca/about.php

    The Community Wireless Infrastructure Research Project (CWIRP)
    project brings together an interdisciplinary team of academic
    researchers and community and government partners to engage in
    in-depth case studies of public/community-based ICT initiatives in
    order to document and assess the various models, best practices and
    benefits of public ICT infrastructure provision in Canada.

It is interesting to note, that community wireless groups are claiming 
status in these types of research projects as community partners, and 
are beginning to negotiate funding from these projects thus being both 
research subjects, but also research contributors.  This is important to 
ensure a power balance between organizations that normally gain much 
from community groups but normally at the community groups expense.

Michael Lenczner, from Iles Sans Fils 
(http://www.ilesansfil.org/tiki-index.php) in Montreal has been very 
good at continuously ensuring that community technology and wireless 
groups are studied in academia but in also claiming academic status for 
these groups and funding support. Thus creating some excellent 
collaboration and moving from subject object relationships.

PS- i would luv to hear about more academic research from around the world.

Vic & Dave, I again will communicate with the PIs and connect you all.

Cheers
tracey