net critique blog by Geert Lovink
By sabine, June 17, 2005
Maja van der Velden (University of Bergen, Norway) This was, for me, one of the most ‘reflective’ and insightful talks in the batch. Maja posits that technology is NOT neutral. Contrary to the popular relativist view on technology, Maja recognized its internal biases. Her framework, Cognitive Justice, was beautifully described as struggles for knowledges. Technology [...]
Toni Eliasz (Ungana-Afrika, South Africa) Toni discusses the role of civil society in ICT Policy Processes. He raises the two questions “why should or why shouldn’t C.S. sit around the table with governments or private sector. He sketches a simplified view of how policy processes work .There are three main group actors. The first are [...]
Michael Gurstein (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA) “xxxxx is to Walmart as Open Source is to Microsoft: Discuss?” This was Michael’s key question that immediately whetted our curiosity. What has the famous American shopping chain to do with ICT4D? A lot, it turns out, if you mull over the transformational capacity of information systems. [...]
Maartje OpdeCoul (One World, NL) Maartje is talking about the importance of civil society organizations evaluating their own role. She has been active of One World’s pilot projects, for instance tele-centers in development countries. These activities were partly set up to be monitored and researched, so lesson could be take out from them. If a [...]
blogged by Timi: Loe Schot (HIVOS, NL) World citizenship and global civil society were two key concepts in Loe’s presentation that generated a lot of reaction. Not exactly a surprise since these terms are pregnant with meanings, and therefore charged terrains of discussions. Some participants questioned the notion of world citizens, considering it a romantic [...]
By sabine, June 16, 2005
Multistakeholderism needs evaluation, often this happens in focus groups. The session is build up as a focus group, a discussion on the issue of Multistakeholderism. Below some statements that were being made during the session…
(APC, South Africa) Final Statement
(One World, Kenya): Mobile technology – A tool for Development?
(University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Internet in the Slums. Discussion with Geert and Tracey.
