TY - GEN
T1 - Human capital in the domain of Community Wireless Networks
AU - Abdelaal, Abdelnasser M.
AU - Ali, Hesham H.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Community Wireless Networks (CWNs) not only provide free or affordable Internet access but also facilitate human capital formation. They facilitate human capital accumulation by serving as a venue for brokering knowledge, providing training and enhancing access to information. Previous literature, mostly case studies, shows that CWNs support schools, improve healthcare, provide training and facilitate access to information. However, this literature does not treat these outcomes as sources of human capital. A survey instrument is used to collect evidence on how CWNs facilitate human capital formation. The data shows that CWNs serve as venues for enhancing formal and informal education, providing access to information, facilitating training and brokering knowledge among participants. We provide some conceptual details, methodical insights and policy implications in order to construct this research stream and promote CWNs as engines for economic progress.
AB - Community Wireless Networks (CWNs) not only provide free or affordable Internet access but also facilitate human capital formation. They facilitate human capital accumulation by serving as a venue for brokering knowledge, providing training and enhancing access to information. Previous literature, mostly case studies, shows that CWNs support schools, improve healthcare, provide training and facilitate access to information. However, this literature does not treat these outcomes as sources of human capital. A survey instrument is used to collect evidence on how CWNs facilitate human capital formation. The data shows that CWNs serve as venues for enhancing formal and informal education, providing access to information, facilitating training and brokering knowledge among participants. We provide some conceptual details, methodical insights and policy implications in order to construct this research stream and promote CWNs as engines for economic progress.
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U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.2012.304
DO - 10.1109/HICSS.2012.304
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84857927622
SN - 9780769545257
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
SP - 3338
EP - 3346
BT - Proceedings of the 45th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS-45
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 2012 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2012
Y2 - 4 January 2012 through 7 January 2012
ER -