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...]
And the winner is…Digital Obama
The remarkable increase in voter engagement in the last presidential elections in the U.S. was a social movement attributed to factors other than innovative campaigns, but I guess no one can deny the leading role played by the Internet. Interactive media offered alternatives to politicians’ … [Read more...]
Thank you, Burmese citizen journalists
“They came and put the flag, gave us 10 candles but no food.” “They don’t help, but force us to leave. Where should we go, my young man?” “Nobody comes (to help)! But they have taken away all the donations from us.” -- survivors expressing their anger at the Burmese government We are in trouble, … [Read more...]
Hi, I’m Timi and delunna and QB and Sangga
I’ve organised a workshop for my company, Media Catalyst, which will address the theme of avatar societies. From 50 year olds to 10-year olds, it’s quite common these days to have one or even several digital identities. It varies by complexity depending on how active you are in the virtual worlds, … [Read more...]
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