Effects of ICT on social cohesion: the cyburg case

Authors:
Dennis Beckers;Wouter van Gent;Jurjen Iedema;Jos de Haan
Affiliations:
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands;University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau, Den Haag, The Netherlands;Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Venue:
Digital Cities'03 Proceedings of the Third international conference on Information Technologies for Social Capital: cross-Cultural Perspectives
Year:
2003

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Abstract

We study the effects of local community networks on social capital and participation in a heterogeneous urban neighborhood. We found that the effects of ICT use on social capital are dependent on education and income, and that the use of neighborhood infrastructures is low, as the systems were very much a top-down initiative. We discuss the implications for designing and organizing systems that aim a social cohesion and supporting social capital.