Dr Donald Cowan’s current research interests focus on the design and deployment of Web-based information systems for communities of practice and associated software technologies.

(See my biography page for more information).


Publications:
Lowering Technological Barriers to Developing, Deploying and Maintaining Web-based Interactive Information Systems

Social processes and technologies used to overcome community-based organizations' reluctance to develop and deploy advanced Web-based software systems are discussed.

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Sustainability Models for Web-Based Information Systems Supporting Communities of Practice

Social processes and technologies used to sustain the operation of community-based Web sites once they are developed and deployed are discussed.

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Fostering Adaptive Capacity and Resilience to Environmental Change in Sub-Arctic First Nations: The Use of Collaborative Geomatics, an Interactive, Web-based Informatics Tool

The potential use of an interactive web-based informatics tool in remote First Nations communities in sub-arctic Canada to map traditional environmental knowledge and environmental change information is presented.

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Developing a Collaborative Health Informatics System to Foster Inter-agency Collaboration and Communication during Public Health Emergencies: Remote and Isolated First Nation Communities of Sub-arctic Ontario, Canada

To develop a collaborative health informatics system capable of capturing, displaying, and sharing health information to improve the delivery of health care services in remote and isolated First Nation communities.

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