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The politicisation of social media

“Conflicts are inherent in social relationships. Where social relationships thrive, so will dissent. Where dissent is present, a cause will rise — either to strengthen dissent or attempt to crush it.” Social media has already been one of last year’s major buzz, with companies eager to make their … [Read more...]

My activist roots (a tribute to Dad on what would’ve been his 87th bday)

For someone who writes about a lot of things, I’ve never really written anything about my father. When he died in 2004, I wrote an entry in my journal, but nothing more, even though so many things remained to be expressed in words and shared to those who care. Perhaps it’s the fierce … [Read more...]

Epic fail (When ‘satires’ DON’T hit their mark)

[Note: This is a comment I tried to post on HK Magazine in reply to Chip Tsao's article on the Spratly Islands issue where the Philippine government has also laid its claim. My post was not published, and later my IP address was blocked. Supposedly, my post was suspected of being spam. How could it … [Read more...]

Democratising and socialising data to empower the public domain – part 3/3

Some inspirations Digital Public Square of the District of Columbia Vivek Kundra, America’s Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO), spearheaded this project when he was still the Chief Technology Officer of D.C. This portal allowed online access to different government data and services, making … [Read more...]

Democratising and socialising data to empower the public domain – part 2/3

Starting points for practicing E-democracy “A democracy requires accountability, and accountability requires transparency. As Justice Louis Brandeis wrote, "sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants."” (Memorandum of the Freedom of Information Act by Barack Obama) In a nutshell, good … [Read more...]

Democratising and socialising data to empower the public domain – part 1

This month’s article is brought to you by the letter ‘E’ and ‘D’ —‘E’ for ‘electronic’, ‘D’ for ‘democracy’. Taken apart, they each constitute a vast body of meanings. Google them and you’ll get 471,000,000 hits for ‘electronic’ and 67,800,000 for ‘democracy’. Taken together, these words take on a … [Read more...]

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