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Tom Beckley David Bruce Omer Chouinard Ivan Emke Greg Halseth Bruno Jean Patrice LeBlanc Dianne Looker. Diane Martz Solange Nadeau John Parkins Steve Plante Doug Ramsey Richard Stedman Ellen Wall Derek Wilkinson Anna Woodrow. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Communications Technologies in Rural Communities: Old and New
Communications Technologies in Rural Communities: Old and New
Bill ReimerBill [email protected]@vax2.concordia.ca
2006/06/222006/06/22
Tom Beckley
David Bruce
Omer Chouinard
Ivan Emke
Greg Halseth
Bruno Jean
Patrice LeBlanc
Dianne Looker
Diane Martz
Solange Nadeau
John Parkins
Steve Plante
Doug Ramsey
Richard Stedman
Ellen Wall
Derek Wilkinson
Anna Woodrow
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NRE…The Rural ObservatoryNRE…The Rural Observatory
…an International Network
…an International Network
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Questions re. AB SupernetQuestions re. AB Supernet
•How is the Internet used by people in rural How is the Internet used by people in rural communities?communities?
•What difference (if any) does the community What difference (if any) does the community context make?context make?
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Pattern coefficients by Use of MediaPattern coefficients by Use of Media
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
Newspaper
Radio
TV Bulletins
Books
Internet
Magazines
Other
29%13%
NRE Household Sample – 1995 cases
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% Media Used for Financial, Employment, or Living Changes
% Media Used for Financial, Employment, or Living Changes
0.00%
2.00%
4.00%
6.00%
8.00%
10.00%
12.00%
14.00%
newspaper TV bulletins radio books magazines internet other
% U
se M
edia
financial employment living
Newspapers and Internet used most oftenfor financial and employment changes
NRE Household Sample – 1995 cases
Newspapers, TV, books, Internet used most often for
living changes
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% Use Internet for HH Changes by Site Context
% Use Internet for HH Changes by Site Context
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Globalization Stability M-Adjacency Inst. Capacity
% LowHigh
NRE Household Sample – 1995 cases
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SummarySummary
•New and old technologies are used in New and old technologies are used in combinationcombination
•Different technologies are used for different Different technologies are used for different issues and challengesissues and challenges
•Local context affects the nature of useLocal context affects the nature of use
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Communications Technologies in Rural Communities: Old and New
Communications Technologies in Rural Communities: Old and New
The New Rural Economy ProjectThe New Rural Economy Projecthttp://nre.concordia.cahttp://nre.concordia.ca
http://www.crrf.cahttp://www.crrf.ca2006/06/222006/06/22
[email protected]@vax2.concordia.ca