Farao, Jaydon and Burse, Monet and Mthoko, Hafeni and Densmore, Melissa (2020) Stakeholder Relations and Ownership of a Community Wireless Network: The Case of iNethi, Proceedings of Interdisciplinary Solutions, March 2020, Kenya, Springer International Publishing.
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Abstract
The primary objective for this study is to investigate multi-stakeholder understanding of ownership of a community wireless network (CWN) located in Ocean View, Cape Town. This is important because ownership and stakeholder relations are components that contribute to the success of a CWN. Using the convenience and snowball sampling method, we completed 11 semi-structured interviews with stakeholders from the University of Cape Town and the Ocean View community. We consider different ways ownership is conceived between stakeholders. We found that the involvement of the community at initiation of a CWN project is imperative in establishing ownership of a CWN. We characterize some of the ways in which discordant conceptions of ownership have resulted in miscommunication within this project and offer considerations for researchers to take into account as they collaborate with communities on joint initiatives.
| Item Type: | Conference paper |
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| Subjects: | Networks > Network types > Wireless access networks Human-centered computing > Human computer interaction (HCI) Social and professional topics > Computing / technology policy > Network access control > Universal access |
| Alternate Locations: | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-51051-0_13 |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2021 09:53 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Sep 2021 09:53 |
| URI: | http://pubs.cs.uct.ac.za/id/eprint/1412 |
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