Canadian Forum Members *read This*
Prof needs some input for research study
A friend of mine has forwarded a request to post this on the Trap17 Forum so that this Professor can reach some Internet Users in Canada and hopefully some of you might be kind enough to support the Research by answering his survey, or whatever.
Please at least read what the request is all about. Be assured that the strictest of confidentiality and privacy standards would apply to this Research Project.

*** Unfortunately, this Research Topic will only allow Canadians to participate. ***

Thanks for assisting.


I am doing some work on the government online initiative and in particular the connection to free and open
source software.
I would be eternally grateful if you would distribute the following call for participation to your colleagues
and - especially - students, as I would love to have representatives from across Canada in the survey.
The text of the call is below and please feel free to cut and paste it into a class mailing list or whatever. Thank you so much...

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Government Online?

Your input and experiences are valuable and will be used
as the basis for policy recommendations that ensure that
online government services are representative of your
needs and inclusive of a diverse Canadian population.

No experience with online government web sites or
services needed.

To complete the online survey, please visit
http://arago.cprost.sfu.ca/citizen



Additional Information

The Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology
at Simon Fraser University is conducting this research
to ensure that online government services are inclusive
of your needs and that they represent a diversity of
people and computing environments in Canada.

The only requirement for participation is that:

- You live in Canada and use the Internet from home, OR
- You are a member of a non-profit, non-governmental
organization in Canada.


Questions, suggestions, or comments? Please contact us.

Dr. Richard Smith
Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology
School of Communication
Simon Fraser University
Email: smith@sfu.ca
Phone: 604-291-5116

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Richard Smith, Associate Professor School of Communication
Simon Fraser University, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, CANADA V6B 5K3
Phone: 604 291 5116 Web: http://www.sfu.ca/~smith/ Skype - callto://richard_k_smith

New book: http://arago.cprost.sfu.ca/smith/mawc