Swarms in Urban Villages: New Media Design to Augment Social Networks of Residents in Inner-City Developments

这项研究将发展有关如何利用新媒体和信通技术帮助城市邻里社区以健康方式发展的先进知识。通过仔细关注社区中的文化和社会资产，将产生促进经济和社会发展的创新。这将带来更大的社会包容、公平获取和明智使用信息和服务、城市可持续性和更健康的地方经济。了解社交网络的数字化增强所提供的机会，将有助于澳大利亚人在复杂的日常选择网络中进行谈判，获得更大的社会安全网，并参与社区和城市的社会文化和社会经济生活。

This study will develop advanced knowledge of how urban neighbourhood communities can be assisted to grow in healthy ways by the use of new media and ICTs. By careful attention to cultural and social assets in the community, innovations will be engendered which enhance economic and social development. This will lead to greater social inclusion, fair access to and smart use of information and services, urban sustainability and healthier local economies. Understanding the opportunities afforded by digital augmentation of social networks will help Australians negotiate the complex web of daily choices, access a greater social safety net and participate in the socio-cultural and socio-economic life of their neighbourhood and city.