Incommunicado 05

The role new media plays in contemporary culture and globally....

Plenary Lecture 1 : Introduction and Overview : Monica Nerula , The Delhi decleration, a new context for new media

By sabine, June 19, 2005

The role new media plays in contemporary culture and globally. ICT contemporary culture as its being built currently. documented by Andreea

Nuts and Bolts of Internet Governance

By sabine, June 19, 2005

Nuts and Bolts of Internet Governance Chair: Reinder Rustema (Internet Society, NL) With contributions by: Enrique Chapparo (Fundacion Via Libre, Argentina); Danny Butt (Independent Consultant, Researcher, New Zealand) – Cultures of Internet Governance : From global coordination to trans-cultural dialogue.
A very straightforward talk by Roberto Verzola dealing with the...

Plenary Lecture 1 : Introduction and Overview : The Emerging Information Economy

By sabine, June 19, 2005

A very straightforward talk by Roberto Verzola dealing with the emergign economy of information, explaining various terms, and tracing the paths each takes within a local and global context as well as offering new areas that need further thought and research. documented by Andreea
Chair: Paul Keller With contributions by: Dorkas Muthoni (Linux Chicks...

FLOSS in ICT4D

By sabine, June 19, 2005

Chair: Paul Keller With contributions by: Dorkas Muthoni (Linux Chicks Africa, Kenya) – Chix Presence: A strategic partner in increasing the efficiency of FOSS for the benefit of society; Felipe Fonseca (MetaReciclagem, Brazil) – Metareciclagem: technology re-appropriation and collective innovations; Ednah Karamagi (Brosdi, Uganda); Bill Kagai (FOSSFA, Kenya); Nnenna Nwakanma (Africa Civil Society for the [...]
Human Rights have been at the heart of many agendas...

Workshop D1: New Info-Politics of Rights

By sabine, June 18, 2005

Human Rights have been at the heart of many agendas for social change and transformation. Today we’re seeing the rights frame expanding into the field of cultural rights on one hand, and Info-rights on the other. Because of issues regarding access, accountability and control, ICT is now treated as a political entity by civil society. [...]

After Aid: Info – Development after 9/11.

By sabine, June 17, 2005

Chair: Ravi Sundaram (Sarai, India) With contributions by: Enrique Chaparro (Fundacion Via Libre, Argentina); Glenn Tarman (Trade Justice Campaign, UK) – Join the band: ICTs, popular mobilization and the global call to make poverty history; Steve Cisler (librarian, USA) – PPPP: problems of public private partnerships; Shudda Sengupta (Sarai, India) – Knowing in your bones: [...]

Open Sessions – Sally Burch

By sabine, June 17, 2005

Sally Burch (ALAI, Ecuador) Social movements, communications and ICTs.