Are communication/network organizations mediating/learning organizations?
This question stems from the realization that the three case study organizations mediate between the community needs, the telecommunication infrastructure providers/investors, and the policy and grant providers at the Federal and Provincial levels. In doing this, they have created a curriculum of experience over the last 4-5 years, and this is evidence of their capacity to learn. All three case study sites have received request for assistance from other communities who wish to learn the same set of skills and knowledge. Policy dimension: Researchable Question 3: Do policy and incentive programs create building blocks (Lego analogy) that stimulate local ingenuity. This question stems from the literature on value co-production and interactive policy making. It was further shaped after a meeting with the CRTC where the importance of creating the conditions to simulate local initiative emerged. In addition, one of the case study sites mentioned the need to understand what part of their exp
