Dension, T., L. Stillman and G. Johanson (2007). "The Australian non–profit sector and the challenge of ICT." First Monday 12(5).

Abstract

In recent years, the Australian Government has been encouraging the adoption of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) by non-profit organisations. In 2006, as a part of that process, the Government initiated a project to develop a possible model and business plan for a National Non-profit ICT Coalition (NNIC), conceived of as a coalition of leading non-profit organisations and social enterprises that would assist the sector in making more effective use of ICT. This paper draws on data collected during an extensive consultation process conducted to inform that model, and examines the data in terms of the response of non-profit organisations to the challenge of ICT within an Australian context. It then considers the implications for both the management of non-profit organisations and government policy.

24-26 August 2005, Civic Centre, Cape Town, South Africa

Tom Denison, Larry Stillman, Graeme Johanson, Don Schauder (2003). Many Voices, Many Places - Electronically Enabling Communities for An Information Society: A Colloquium. Research Results, Lessons Learned, Policy Recommendations, Prato, Italy 15-16 September, 2003.

Prato Conference proceedings

Johanson, G, Hardy, G, Stillman, L, Schauder, D. and Denison, T. (2002). In Electronic networking 2002 - building community: Conference proceedings, Melbourne, Australia, 3-5 July 2002. (Published on CD-ROM)

It is easy to become confused by the enormous breadth of literature that is being published about theoretical, practical, and policy-oriented understandings and evaluations of community networking.

Johanson, G., Denison, T., & Otis, N. (2004). In G. Johanson & L. J. Stillman (Eds.), Proceedings of the CIRN Inaugural Conference and Colloquium 2004: Sustainability and Community Technology. (pp. 1-15). Prato, Italy, 29 September - 1 October.

Johanson, G, Hardy, G, Stillman, L, Schauder, D. and Denison, T. (2002) In Electronic networking 2002 - building community: Conference proceedings, Melbourne, Australia, 3-5 July 2002. (Published on CD-ROM)

Denison, T. (2003). In E-Governance: Regions, Devolution, Participation, Formation, 13-14 November, 2003. Monash University, Gippsland.

Abstract
In 2002, the Centre for Community Networking at Monash University commenced a research programme aimed at improving the understanding of the use of communications and information technology (ICT) by community and third sector organisations within Australia. The first product of this research was the creation of the Monash Community ICT Index, designed to be a national longitudinal data series providing indicators of use of ICT by community sector organisations, describing patterns of use and barriers. The creation of the index was seen as having significant potential benefit for the public sector for planning, policy development and national co-ordination as well as providing a basis for further research and analysis.

Denison, T. (2004). Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 11(2), 70-79.

Denison, T., & Robinson, M. (2004). In T. Denison (Ed.), Proceedings of the 12th Victorian Association for Library Automation Biennial Conference and Exhibition (VALA 2004). (pp. 1-14). Melbourne, Australia, 3-5 February.

VALA Conference Proceedings

Denison, Tom. In Marshall, S. & Taylor, W., proceedings of the 5th International IT in Regional Areas Conference, Caloundra, Queensland, 15-17 December 2003. Available in the 2003 ITIRA proceedings at ITIRA website

Abstract
In 2002, the Centre for Community Networking commenced a research programme aimed at improving the understanding of the use of communications and information technology (ICT) by community and third sector organisations within Australia. The immediate goal of this research was the creation of the Monash Community ICT Index. This paper represents the first attempt to provide a more in-depth analysis of the data obtained in that survey, setting the results in the context of research undertaken by Zook (2001), Castells (2001) and Adamic (2001), who consider that not only is the Internet a natural fit with “winner-take-all” markets but reinforces existing patterns of geographic centralisation in the information society and economy. It will pay particular attention to factors such as the location and size of organisations, and whether there is any support for the notion of a digital divide in the social communications networks and creators of knowledge within the Australian community sector.