Editing Community informatics (section)

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'''Community informatics''' (CI) is an interdisciplinary field that is concerned with using [[Information and communications technology|information and communication technology (ICT)]] to empower members of communities and support their social, cultural, and economic development.<ref name="source2">{{cite web |last=Gurstein |first=Michael |date=2007 |url=http://eprints.rclis.org/10919/1/WHAT_IS_COMMUNITY_INFORMATICS_reading.pdf |title=What is Community informatics? (And Why Does It Matter) |publisher=Polimetrica |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010070118/http://eprints.rclis.org/10919/1/WHAT_IS_COMMUNITY_INFORMATICS_reading.pdf |archive-date=October 10, 2013}}</ref><ref name="source1" />
Community informatics may contribute to enhancing democracy, supporting the development of social capital, and building well connected communities; moreover, it is probable that such similar actions may let people experience new positive [[social change]].<ref name="source1" /> In community informatics, there are several considerations which are the social context, shared values, distinct processes that are taken by members in a community, and [[Social system|social]] and technical systems.<ref name="source1" /> It is formally located as an academic discipline within a variety of academic faculties including [[information science]], [[information system]]s, [[computer science]], [[planning]], [[development studies]], and [[library science]] among others and draws on insights on community development from a range of backgrounds and disciplines. It is an interdisciplinary approach interested in using ICTs for different forms of community action, as distinct from pure academic study about ICT effects.<ref name="source2" /><ref>Stillman, L. and H. Linger (2009). "Community Informatics and Information Systems: how can they be better connected?" The Information Society 25(4): 1-1</ref>