UNESCO’s Basic Texts on the Information Society
UNESCO’s Basic Texts on the Information Society: Article 1 of UNESCO’s Constitution states that it will “collaborate in the work of advancing the mutual knowledge and understanding of peoples, through all means of mass communication and to that end recommend such international agreements as may be necessary to promote the free flow of ideas by […]
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nightmare science: In short, the elite that has been created by practice of the scientific method uses the concomitant power not just to express the results of particular research initiatives, but to create, support, and implement policy responses affecting many non-scientific communities and intellectual domains in myriad ways. In doing so, they are not exercising […]
Read MoreThe ARTICLE 19 Freedom of Expression Virtual Handbook
The ARTICLE 19 Freedom of Expression Virtual Handbook: The ARTICLE 19 Freedom of Expression Virtual HandbookThe ARTICLE 19 Freedom of Expression Virtual Handbook is a resource providing access to international and best comparative standards on the right to freedom of expression. It is designed to be accessible to journalists, NGOs and others, while also providing […]
Read MoreThe Australian: Muzzling of science [ 08mar06 ]
The Australian: Muzzling of science [ 08mar06 ]: The censorship against which more and more leading Australian scientists are speaking out is both overt and covert. It exists in managerial directives not to communicate, to comment or otherwise share information and scientific conclusions with the public. It exists in the reprimand, the bullying, the sidelining, […]
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bridges.org: ComparisonStudy of Free/Open Source and Proprietary Software in an AfricanContext: Implementation and Policy-making to Optimise Community Accessto ICT The SoftwareComparison research project providesthe needed background information and advice topeople who want to makesound software choices for public computer labs in Africa.Thefinal report represents the first comprehensive analysis of softwarechoicesin the African public-access context. The […]
Read MoreNew Open Access Journal for human-centered ICT research
New Open Access Journal for human-centered ICT research: New Open Access journal for human-centered ICT research now available Human Technology: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Humans in ICT Environments is an international, scholarly online journal that presents articles exploring the many issues and challenges surrounding human-technology interaction. For more information go to the journal web site: […]
Read MoreWomen and ICT Policy
Women and ICT Policy: Focusing efforts into increasing women’s participation in policy, regulatory and advocacy issues is an effective and powerful way to achieve competitive and fair levels in the ICT sector. This has the potential to increase the role of women in community decision making, where they can influence policy issues at any government […]
Read MoreOutstanding Article on Politicization of Science
Outstanding Article on Politicization of Science: Philipp Steger, editor of bridges — a publication of Office of Science & Technology at the Embassy of Austria in Washington, D.C. that I have only just recently learned of – has published by far the best analysis I’ve seen… yes pandora’s box is pretty good, but for those […]
Read MoreStengers on the seventh framework.
Having poured over the umpteenth attempt to give some meaning to the now-official ‘crisis’ of the EU, this one looked all the more refreshing, as the reiteration of Stenger’s call for a democratization of the production of scientific authority reminded me of the many terrains ‘beyond politics’ where Europe takes (its) shape, sz Europe’s foremost […]
Read MoreChina "suspected of spying at Swedish universities"
http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=1397&date=20050509 China “suspected of spying at Swedish universities” (AFP/The Local) China is suspected of hiring scientists to spy and steal unpatented research from Swedish universities, Swedish public radio reported on Monday. Quoting an unnamed detective within Sweden’s security service, Säpo, radio news program Ekot reported that guest scientists from China were suspected of stealing unpublished […]
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