@article{RenyiHegeduesSchmitteretal.2022, author = {Madeleine Renyi and Anna Heged{\"u}s and Paul Schmitter and Fabian Berger and Thomas M. Ballmer and Edith Maier and Christophe Kunze}, title = {Lessons Learned: The Multifaceted Field of (Digital) Neighborhood Development}, series = {The Journal of Community Informatics}, volume = {18.2022}, number = {1}, issn = {1712-4441}, doi = {10.15353/joci.v18i1.4427}, url = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:fn1-opus4-80028}, year = {2022}, abstract = {In a cross-national project, 14 neighborhoods from Germany, Austria and Switzerland were accompanied on their way to digitally supported neighborhood work. This paper discusses general requirements, choosing a suitable digital tool, the implementation process as well as the challenges faced by the various stakeholders. The following factors have been found to play a major role in sustainable neighborhood work: good fit with overall development strategy, interplay between online neighborhood work and physical interactions, strong existing neighborhood management structures, strategic planning of digitalization activities, start-up funding for innovation activities, and above all, the presence of a committed person or team as well as interesting content to attract users. Depending on the neighborhood, self-managed and individualistic solutions are preferred to generic and/or commercial solutions. There is no ‘fit-for-all’ path to sustainable digitally supported neighborhoods.}, language = {en} }