Does broadband connectivity and social networking sites build and maintain social capital in rural communities?
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Paper/Presentation Title | Does broadband connectivity and social networking sites build and maintain social capital in rural communities? |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Tiwari, Sanjib, Lane, Michael and Alam, Khorshed |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 26th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2015) |
Article Number | 162 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISBN | 9780646953373 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2015/162/ |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2015/ |
Conference/Event | 26th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2015) |
Event Details | 26th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2015) Parent Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS) Delivery In person Event Date 30 Nov 2015 to end of 04 Dec 2015 Event Location Adelaide, Australia |
Abstract | Broadband is a general purpose technology and major enabler for building social capital (SC) by better connecting rural communities – locally, nationally and internationally with families and friends and broadening their circles of influence. The main objectives of this paper are to determine to what extent broadband connectivity and Social Networking Sites (SNS) can facilitate building and maintaining SC in rural households. A large scale survey collected empirical data in the Western Downs Region of Queensland, Australia regarding households’ adoption and use of broadband Internet including SNSs and the contribution to building SC in rural communities. The results of this study suggest that Broadband connectivity would appear to build and maintain two dimensions of SC, namely bonding and bridging for households in rural communities in the study area. Moreover SNS users appeared to have significantly higher levels of SC than non-SNS users in rural communities with Broadband connectivity. |
Keywords | Rural communities; Social capital; Social networking sites |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460907. Information systems for sustainable development and the public good |
440404. Political economy and social change | |
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Byline Affiliations | School of Management and Enterprise |
School of Commerce |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/v6899/does-broadband-connectivity-and-social-networking-sites-build-and-maintain-social-capital-in-rural-communities
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