The social upheaval that exploded in Tunisia and Egypt is spreading across the Arab World. At the time of this writing, dissent is snowballing in Libya, Bahrain and Iran. In the wake of these extraordinary events, a myriad of discussions on the role the Internet and the social web has emerged. … [Read more...]
‘Digital forgiveness’ in a world that does not forget
“The Web Means the End of Forgetting” by Jeffrey Rosen (published July 19, 2010 on the New York Times) is easily one of the most absorbing article on the Web that I’ve read in a long time! In a nutshell: Rosen brings together two phenomena that have emerged from the development of the Web and the … [Read more...]
Jonathan Zittrain: The Web as random acts of kindness
via ted.com The Web is a lot of things. Jonathan Zittrain @zittrain tells why he sees the Web also as acts of kindness -- a calling even from some -- and how our interaction can help ensure that it stays open and participative. Posted via web from Timi will share... … [Read more...]
TED Talks – Clay Shirky: How social media can make history
[ted id="575"] Clay Shirky talks about how social networks like Twitter, Facebook are changing the landscape of news production and reporting, and how this change in top-down control of news concurrently changes politcal dynamics. … [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...]