What is CHIPS?

A KORRNet project

• Knoxville/Oak Ridge Community Information Network
• Grew from efforts by social service agencies to communicate
• Developed with university resources and close cooperation with local ISPs
• Free text-based Internet access; Web site hosting for non-profits
• Nearly 1,000 Web sites; SIS has contributed 20-25%

A federally-funded demonstration project

• $500K, Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program
• Now the Technology Opportunities Program
• For the homebound - disabled, ill, or caregivers
• Provides computers, Internet access, assistive technologies
• Provides mentor to help to learn



• Laboratory at County Walk - 12 machines
• Public access and training, targeted at seniors
• Also for CHIPS mentors

4. Make assessments: implementation (Summer)

• Interviews: the people tell their stories
• Interviews: the staff tell their stories
• The calendar of activities
• Julia comments on problems here

5. Evaluate the data (Fall)

• Answer the questions posed by the grantor
• Address the goals set forth in the proposal
• Provide a framework for replication
• Develop recommendations for KORRNet itself