ICTs and Social Capital in the Knowledge Society

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2004

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Introduction 5

1. The role of ICTs: more than just tools 9

2. The relationship between ICT use and social capital 11

3. Opportunities afforded by ICT use 13

4. Social capital and communities of practice 15

5. Key messages to policy makers 17

6. Research issues 21

Annex 1: Workshop Participants 23

Annex 2: Workshop Agenda 25

Annex 3: Background papers 27

ICTs, Civil Society and Global/Local Trends in Civic Participation, by Valerie Frissen 29

Communities of Practice and their Effects on Performance and Functioning of Organisations, by

Ed Steinmuller 53

Incentivizing Practice, by Paul Duguid 81