Community groups innovate with technology as partners with universities. (General).NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Community development organizations are more likely to make innovative use of information technology if they partner with a university or foundation, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report by Seedco. The national non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. has made a first systematic attempt to assess the depth of use and impact of desktop computers and productivity enhancing software in the field of community development. It surveyed more than 350 community-based development Community-based development occurs when communities are responsible for planning, managing, and implementing developmental change with little, if any, intervention from governments, non-governmental organization, or other external actors. organizations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The report, The Evolving Role of Information Technology in Community Development Organizations, showed that: * most organizations are well-equipped with computers but do not have a dedicated IT staff person; * the use of information technology for daily office tasks has been positive but few organizations have moved beyond email and simple databases; * more innovative uses of technology are limited by lack of information, 1T expertise and funding as well as questions about the return on investment; * organizations that have partnered with a university are more likely to have made innovative use of technology. It is clear that funders, intermediaries, consultants and universities all have roles to play in helping organizations move beyond routine uses of information technology, the report said. www.seedco.org |
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