Author (s), Editor (s): Leslie Budd, Lisa Harris ISBN-10: 0203883888, 9780203883884 Link/ Website: Click here Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this book explores e-Governance in theory and practice with an analytical narrative from heterodox perspectives. Covering such essential issues as global governance of the Internet, the European Knowledge Economy, the transformative promise of mobile telephony, the…
As activism has become increasingly reliant on social networking, repressive regimes have responded by cutting off internet access. When Hosni Mubarak, a former Egyptian President, leader and military commander, for instance, discovered that protesters were using Facebook to help foment dissent, he ordered the state-controlled ISPs to shut down Egypt’s internet for days. In China,…
Author (s), Editor (s): Eric Brousseau, Meryem Marzouki, C. Cile M. Adel ISBN-10: 1107013429, 9781107013421 Link/ Website: Click here Digital technologies have prompted the emergence of new modes of regulation and governance, since they allow for more decentralized processes of elaboration and implementation of norms. This book brings together an international team of scholars to…
Digital connectivity is the most powerful driver of social and economic change the world has seen. And, free flow of Information is a core element of the Internet that has underpinned this growth in connectivity, innovation and productivity. Entrepreneurs in developing countries benefit from free flow as they sell their products globally over the Internet,…
“On the one hand, the government is obliged to produce all its information on websites for public viewing under the Right to Information Act (RTI), the implementers of the government schemes cheat people on the ground and show satisfactory implementation on the websites.” – by Osama Manzar [Source: livemint.com, OCT 21 2013]
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“Gore said he favoured surveillance to ensure security, he described the efforts made public by the former Central Intelligence Agency employee as “outrageous” and “completely unacceptable.” [Source: The Canadian Press, November 7, 2013]
“The paper claims that a secret base on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, acts as hub for British and United States surveillance on the Middle East and surrounding regions, intercepting huge numbers of emails, phone calls and web traffic.” [Source: Grahamcluley.com, November 5, 2013]
Information has the power to change our lives. It can increase the quality of human experience, create new environments to realize our dreams and help us to get beyond problems that trouble our world. Considering today’s India, this is right time to discuss, advocate and strengthen that the right to access information is a basic…
“The dark side of social media is that, within seconds, anything can be blown out of proportion and taken out of context. And it’s very difficult not to get swept up in it all”, said Nicola Formichetti- Italian/Japanese editor. Malicious content, such as fake YouTube videos and morphed photographs, are usually spread rapidly to trigger…
“Enemies of the Internet – 2014” On March 12th, known as the World Day Against Surveillance and Censorship, Reporters Without Borders spotlighted in this year’s Enemies of the Internet report.… Natalia Radzina of Charter97, a Belarusian news website whose criticism of the government is often censored, was attending an OSCE-organized conference in Vienna on the…