Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship Program We did it. The first batch of LSE-Netherlands participants graduated last April 6, 2014, and has taken the first step in a longer journey. Business for social good makes good business sense. The Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship Program is led … [Read more...]
Web Index Report: threats to online freedom and democracy grow ever more
Back in my university days, I learned of a useful framework for analysing the ills of the educational system called "ABCs". It stands for: Access and participation, Bureaucracy and control, and (Counter-)Consciousness formation. The ABCs describe the fundamental problems faced by the educational … [Read more...]
Crowdsourcing: more than just an online solution
Interesting development in the Philippines: The Crowdsourcing Act of 2012 introduced by Senator TG Guingona, the lone dissenter in the passing of the Cybercrime Law. The Senator is asking for comments, acknowledging that as a first draft, this bill is far from perfect. So here are my three thoughts … [Read more...]
Internet libel: a new criminal offense in the Philippines
A Cybercrime Law has recently been enacted in the Philippines that contains a last-minute and poorly thought out internet libel clause, specifically targeting social media use. Senator Sotto inserted this libel clause with the intention to make people accountable for the content they produce and … [Read more...]
Politics, social media and magic realism
I wrote about the case of Senator Vicente Sotto of the Philippines and the criticism he got (and is receiving) from Filipino netizens. I said that though the issue snowballed in social media networks, the real "issue is not just about blogging, or copyright or giving proper attribution. This goes … [Read more...]
Naming a bully, catching a plagiarist
There were two incidents in Manila last week that caught the attention of Filipino netizens, sparked some online sleuthing, and gave a good demonstration of social density. One involved a traffic aide who got slapped around by a motorist. The other, a Senator who plagiarised an American blogger. … [Read more...]