online social economy enterprises mapping social economy organisations in ontario sherida ryan
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Online Social Economy Enterprises
Mapping Social Economy Organisations in Ontario
Sherida Ryan
Online Social Economy Enterprises: What are they?
• Meet broad criteria applied to on-ground social economy enterprises
• Rely on internet-based technology to achieve their organizational objectives
• Online cooperatives, social enterprises, community development initiatives, mutual interest associations, including civil society organizations
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Challenges
• Traditional definition may not transfer to online milieu
• Limited to Ontario• How to find them:
•Search engines•Key informants•Advertise •Snowball method
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Timeline
• January – ongoing– Identify organizations
• April – May– Develop questionnaire
• May – July– Interviews – Revise questionnaire
• July – August– Develop report