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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hi all,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">One issue that seems not to have been given a lot of 'air play' in the lead up to the Civil Society participation in WSIS is that of evaluation and research. It seems that an important step in the advancement of the appropriation ICT by civil society is that of evaluative frameworks and community based research which can provide the means to replicate success.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CIRN (Community Informatics Research Network) has been formed recently to provide a focal point for research and evaluation. I am a cochair of this organisation and will be attending WSIS from 7 - 11 December representing the COIN Internet Academy (a community project supported by a University and a local government) in Rockhampton Australia.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Some of our network will be meeting during the WSIS and I would welcome the opportunity to meet with anyone else who has an interest in evaluation and research. </FONT></P>
<P><B><I><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Comic Sans MS">Wal Taylor</FONT></I></B><I></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"><BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">COIN Internet Academy<BR>
Faculty of Informatics and Communication<BR>
Central Queensland University<BR>
Rockhampton, AUSTRALIA<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ph +61 7 4923 2568 Fax + 61 7 4927 0700<BR>
Mob +61 (0) 409 456 115<BR>
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</FONT><A HREF="http://infocom.cqu.edu.au/staff/Wallace_Taylor"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">http://infocom.cqu.edu.au/staff/Wallace_Taylor</FONT></U></A><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">You may wish to view the recently published books:<BR>
</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">'Using Community Informatics to Transform Regions'</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"> Eds. Marshall, Taylor & Yu.<BR>
</FONT><A HREF="http://www.idea-group.com/books/details.asp?id=4146"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">http://www.idea-group.com/books/details.asp?id=4146</FONT></U></A><BR>
<B></B><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">'Closing the Digital Divide'</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"> Eds. Marshall, Taylor & Xu.<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT> <A HREF="http://www.greenwood.com/books/BookDetail.asp?dept_id=1&sku=Q602&imprintID= "><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">http://www.greenwood.com/books/BookDetail.asp?dept_id=1&sku=Q602&imprintID= </FONT></U></A><BR>
<B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">'Current IT Issues in Education'</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"> Ed. Tanya McGill<BR>
</FONT><A HREF="http://www.idea-group.com/books/details.asp?id=4041"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">http://www.idea-group.com/books/details.asp?id=4041</FONT></U></A><BR>
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