Abstract Moving

So I'm migrating to blogger. Much as I love it, I won't be at the present location forever after all.... Had a great time at the JPER workshop for new scholars in Berkeley. Met a great group of folks and the normal white trash (Anna, I never said it, sorry). Anyway the outcome of the event is my new abstract (such as it is):

Infrastructure studies focuses on the troublesome interface between “system builders” (or suppliers) and the specific contexts of adoption (or demand). In the case of cyberinfrastructure (which includes among other elements telecommunications networks that provide high-speed Internet access) the digital divide can be seen as existing precisely at this interface. The potential uses of cyberinfrastructure are an abstraction from everyday life for denizens of underserved areas; meanwhile market providers are blind to this very conundrum. This paper argues that the community planning process can play a vital role by identifying particular potential uses of cyberinfrastructure, motivating and framing the actions of suppliers and community members alike. Making use of extensive broadband deployment data gathered as part of a statewide planning initiative in Kentucky, this paper presents evidence that the community planning process focusing on articulating demand can in fact lead to increases in supply.