Digital Divides and the 'First Mile': Framing First Nations Broadband Development in Canada
Across Canada, rural and remote First Nations face a significant 'digital divide'. As self-determining autonomous nations in Canada, these communities are building broadband systems to deliver public services to their members and residents. To address this challenge, First Nations are work...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:2ca33bd5aa5c44c0a4d17b3b8fdbedb6 2023-05-15T16:13:58+02:00 Digital Divides and the 'First Mile': Framing First Nations Broadband Development in Canada Rob McMahon Brian Beaton Brian Walmark Richard Smith Susan O'Donnell Jason Simmonds 2011-05-01 https://doaj.org/article/2ca33bd5aa5c44c0a4d17b3b8fdbedb6 en eng University of Western Ontario 1916-5781 https://doaj.org/article/2ca33bd5aa5c44c0a4d17b3b8fdbedb6 undefined International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol 2, Iss 2, p 2 (2011) broadband policy broadband networks community networks First Nations issues digital divide policy scipo hisphilso Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2011 fttriple 2023-01-22T19:13:37Z Across Canada, rural and remote First Nations face a significant 'digital divide'. As self-determining autonomous nations in Canada, these communities are building broadband systems to deliver public services to their members and residents. To address this challenge, First Nations are working towards a variety of innovative, locally driven broadband development initiatives. This paper contributes a theoretical discussion that frames our understanding of these initiatives by drawing on the paradigm of the 'First Mile' (Paisley & Richardson, 1998). We argue that broadband development policy in Canada must be re-framed to address the specific needs of First Nations. The First Mile position foregrounds community-based involvement, control, and ownership: a consideration we suggest has particular resonance for First Nations. This is because it holds potential to move beyond the historical context of paternalistic, colonial-derived development policies, in the context of broadband systems development. We argue First Nations broadband projects offer on-the-ground examples of a First Mile approach, and call for more research in this area. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Unknown Canada |
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Across Canada, rural and remote First Nations face a significant 'digital divide'. As self-determining autonomous nations in Canada, these communities are building broadband systems to deliver public services to their members and residents. To address this challenge, First Nations are working towards a variety of innovative, locally driven broadband development initiatives. This paper contributes a theoretical discussion that frames our understanding of these initiatives by drawing on the paradigm of the 'First Mile' (Paisley & Richardson, 1998). We argue that broadband development policy in Canada must be re-framed to address the specific needs of First Nations. The First Mile position foregrounds community-based involvement, control, and ownership: a consideration we suggest has particular resonance for First Nations. This is because it holds potential to move beyond the historical context of paternalistic, colonial-derived development policies, in the context of broadband systems development. We argue First Nations broadband projects offer on-the-ground examples of a First Mile approach, and call for more research in this area. |
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Digital Divides and the 'First Mile': Framing First Nations Broadband Development in Canada |
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Digital Divides and the 'First Mile': Framing First Nations Broadband Development in Canada |
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University of Western Ontario |
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