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In December 2006, the Information and Information Technology Strategy Group in the Ontario Ministry of Government Services issued a “Call for Working Papers” to provide a state-of-the-art look at supporting the utilization of broadband for social and economic development in the Ontario context.  The papers are to be an integral part of a process of “open dialogue where interested community, academic, government and private sector partners can share perspectives, raise questions, discuss strategies for growth, and consider the challenges for public policy, government service delivery and economic and community development.”

The resulting papers are now online under the title "Toward a Broadband Research Agenda for Ontario". They include:

Cultivating Innovation in Farm Families and Rural Communities: Capacity Development for Broadband Use in Southern Ontario [abstract] [paper]

• Helen Hambly, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph
• Laxmi Pant, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph
• Peter Sykanda, M.Sc.
• John Fitzsimons, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph  

Broadband as a Commons [abstract] [paper]

• Ricardo Ramirez, Ph.D., Communication Consultant and Adjunct Professor, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph
• Garth Graham, Independent Consultant, Telecommunities Canada, Victoria, BC
• Fred G. Bigham, Independent Consultant; Former CRTC staff member, Ottawa
• Dan Pellerin, Principal Consultant, Innovative Community Technologies. Sioux Lookout, ON

The K-Net Deployment Model: How a Community-Based Network Integrates Public, Private and Not-for-Profit Sectors to Support Remote and Under-Served Communities in Ontario [abstract] [paper]

• Adam Fiser, Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto
• Andrew Clement, Ph.D., Professor, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto  

Broadband Technology and Urban Sustainability: An Interpretive Review [abstract] [paper]

• Ron N. Buliung, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Toronto at Mississauga  

Learning from the Leaders: Understanding the Benefits of Broadband [abstract] [paper]

• Catherine A. Middleton, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Information Technology Management, Faculty of Business, Ryerson University  

Social Network Transactional Geomatics Services for Participatory Democracy and Sustainable Development: Opportunities, Issues and Design Implications [abstract] [paper]

• Tom Brenner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Renison College, University of Waterloo
• Donald D. Cowan, Ph.D., Director, The Computer Systems Group, School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo
• Brian Harvey, Ph.D., Chair, School of Business, Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
• Fred McGarry, CEO, The Centre for Community Mapping, Cambridge, Ontario
• Dan D. P. McCarthy Ph.D., Environment and Resource Studies, University of Waterloo
• Stephen D. Murphy, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Environment and Resource Studies, University of Waterloo  

Broadband Infrastructure: Identity Management Strategies for Appropriate Access [abstract]

• Todd W. Sands, B.Sc., Ph.D., Executive Director & Technology Strategist, Centre for Smart Community Innovation, University of Windsor
• Jorgen S. Moller, B.Sc. (Electronics & Telecommunications), President, Advanced Network Technology Corporation
• Darren W. Durocher, BCS, Network & Systems Specialist, Centre for Smart Community Innovation, University of Windsor  

'Network Neutrality' vs 'Network Diversity': Survey of the Debate and Implications for Broadband as an Essential Service for Ontarians [abstract] [paper]

• Graham Longford, Ph.D., Canadian Research Alliance for Community Innovation and Networking (CRACIN), Community Wireless Infrastructure Research Project (CWIRP), Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto  

Broadband for the Growth Research Agenda [abstract] [paper]

• Charles H. Davis, Ph.D., E.S., Rogers Sr. Research Chair, Faculty of Communication and Rogers Communications Centre, Ryerson University
• Florin Vladica, MBA, Doctoral Student, Joint Program, Rogers Communications Centre, Ryerson University