Definitions A community may be in a place or it may be a group of people sharing a common interest. Learning in the community is participation in any learning activity taking place in a community, rather than in an institutional context.
Community networks are electronic networks 'linking people with information and people with people'.
They should be 'developed by the people in a community, contain information relevant to people within a community and use information provided by members of a community. Community networking in the social sense is not a new concept but using electronic communications to extend and amplify it is. Initiative launched in February 2000. Community capacity building involves supporting communities to identify and address their own needs, develop skills, confidence and effective participation in decision making. Initial content on this site developed by Terry Grunwald and David Wilcox of Making the Net Work .