net critique blog by Geert Lovink
By sabine, January 16, 2006
Urban Screens 2005: discovering the potential of outdoor screens for urban society International Conference – 23/24 September – Amsterdam Report by Cecile Landman Geert Lovink and Mirjam Struppek met in 2004, by way of Struppek’s thesis on the subject. They thought of organizing an expert meeting of one day in the Rietveld academy, but were [...]
By sabine, January 10, 2006
De multimedia huiskamer: professionals over mediaconvergentie, laidback interaction en de rol van de gebruiker. IPTV, P2P TV, VoD, Time-Shifting, EPG, Delay TV, PVR, Streaming, Pod/Vodcasting, Media Centers, TV to go, allemaal nieuwe (voor velen nog onbekende) ontwikkelingen op mediagebied. Hoe gaan al deze ontwikkelingen ons leven in de huiskamer veranderen? Met ondermeer Paul Naber (Director [...]
By sabine, December 22, 2005
In een interview met ScienceGuide noemt premier Jan Peter Balkenende de lectoraten ‘het eerste echte succespunt’ van het nieuwe Nederlandse kennis- en innovatiebeleid: ‘Wat daar zo goed aan is, is het feit dat het hbo vaak de know-how, de contacten en de mentaliteit in huis heeft om de kleinere bedrijven, MKB in de regio, heel [...]
By sabine, December 19, 2005
Afgelopen voorjaar schreef Annemarie Henderson haar afstudeerscriptie over de receptie van mediakunst door kritische jongvolwassenen in Nederland. Zij voltooide hiermee haar studie Algemene Cultuurwetenschappen aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Een pdf van deze scriptie kunt u hier downloaden. Hieronder is een persoonlijke toelichting opgenomen. U kunt contact opnemen met de auteur via het Institute of [...]
By sabine, November 12, 2005
WSIS WIRE is an independent news service offering an updated survey of news and blog posts concerning the World Summit on the Information Society. Whether you want to be updated on the latest WSIS news or need some earlier articles for research – WSIS WIRE is a convenient service to find the desired information. http://www.wsis-wire.net/
By sabine, November 11, 2005
Digitaal Erfgoed Nederland organiseerde op 9 en 10 november in samenwerking met Virtueel Platform de conferentie over innovatie en cultureel erfgoed. Het Institute of Network Cultures was aanwezig; een verslag van de conferentie is te vinden op de blog van trendwatcher Frank Janssen.
By sabine, November 9, 2005
The Incommunicado post-conference production is now available as a download (PDF, 17,5 mB). A mirror location is available here. A hard copy of the book (192 pages) and a CD-ROM with 10 hours of interview material are available upon request. Incommunicado Reader Information technology for everybody else Edited by Geert Lovink and Soenke Zehle Publisher: [...]
By sabine, November 8, 2005
The UNESCO report ‘Towards Knowledge Societies’, published this month, urges governments to expand quality education for all, increase community access to information and communication technology, and improve cross-border scientific knowledge-sharing, in an effort to narrow the digital and ‘knowledge’ divides between the North and South and move towards a ‘smart’ form of sustainable human development. [...]
By sabine, November 6, 2005
The main objective of the WSIS is to ensure that poor countries get the full benefits that ICT can bring to economic and social development. But as the meeting draws nearer, there is a growing chorus of misinformation about it, UN secretary general Kofi Annan writes in the Washington Post of November 5. Internet governance [...]
By sabine, November 1, 2005
Interview with Lisa Parks By Geert Lovink In her book Cultures in Orbit (2005), media theorist Lisa Parks describes satellite technology as a ‘structuring absence’. Satellites play a key role in today’s global news industry and its “spotlighting of the apparatus” (Elsaesser). However, the key ingredient of the global live connection remains invisible. This is [...]
