NEW: Information Society: Voices from the South -an online discussion forum at Digital Opportunity Channel-- If you're concerned about issues surrounding the emerging information society, and the process of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), then this is your chance to speak up! Visit the forum at: http://www.dgroups.org/groups/IS and have your say now. **************************************** News http://www.digitalopportunity.org/news/ **************************************** Chinese Web journalist sentenced five more years in jail http://www.rsf.fr/article.php3?id_article=6889 Huang Qi, founder-editor of a leading Chinese Website, has been sentenced to five more years in prison. Huang, who has already spent three years in jail, was arrested on the eve of the 11th anniversary of the 4 June 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, after some articles about the massacre written by exiled dissidents were posted on his Website. Information society must be open, pluralistic: Kofi Annan http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=7104&Cr=digital&Cr1=divide The information society that "we build must be open and pluralistic - one in which all people, in all countries, have access to information and knowledge", UN Secretary- General Kofi Annan has said in a message marking World Telecommunication Day. African experts stress on information exchange for better governance http://allafrica.com/stories/200305160636.html The Committee on Development Information (CODI) met at Addis Ababa recently to discuss the growth of Information Society in Africa. Besides other issues, experts highlighted the need for transparency and community participation for achieving the goals of the African Information Society Initiative. WOUGNET awarded for promoting ICT use by women http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=11899 The Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) has won this year's AISI Media Award for its innovative applications of ICTs to local content, defined as "the expression of the locally owned and adapted knowledge of a community in Africa". Set up in May 2000 by several women's organisations, this NGO works to promote and support the use of ICTs by women and their organisations in Uganda. New global project to deliver e-learning material to schools http://www.iyfnet.org/utility.cfm/212/general/212 The International Youth Foundation (IYF), Nokia, Pearson and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched Bridgeit - a new, innovative programme that uses mobile technology to bring interactive, multimedia learning materials to local classrooms around the world. It will be tested in the Philippines in an initial countrywide pilot beginning in June. Jailed Internet petition signer freed in China http://www.dfn.org/news/china/yangrelease.htm A Chinese man arrested after signing an online petition for the release of jailed activist Liu Di, was released last month, the New York-based China Labor Watch reports. Yuan Langsheng was detained, along with two more individuals, in March 2003 after expressing support for Liu, a woman student who is jailed since November 2002 for criticising China's Internet restrictions. African countries discuss ways to adopt ICT into governance http://allafrica.com/stories/200305150744.html The recently concluded meeting of the Committee on Development Information (CODI) in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa discussed the challenges of adopting ICTs into governance. Politically motivated hackers deface Website http://www.focusweb.org/index.php?option=news&task=viewarticle&sid=75 Politically motivated hackers have defaced a Web page carrying a call for the immediate withdrawal of US and UK troops from Iraq. Using United States and Israeli flags to obliterate the text and making an automatic link to the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the cyber censors made it impossible for supporters visiting the Website to sign the demands. Nigeria sets up portal, presidential network for e-governance http://allafrica.com/stories/200305141047.html The Nigerian government has started the construction of its Internet portal as part of a programme to deploy IT in its day-to-day functioning. A presidential network has already been set up in the first phase. The next phase will link the country's 36 states via an intranet. World's first undersea optic fibre system opens http://allafrica.com/stories/200305130980.html The world's first undersea optic fibre system was inaugurated recently in Dakar, capital of Senegal. The trail, which runs for 28,000 km, goes around parts of Africa, Europe and Asia. It is expected to allow faster data transfer, better communication facilities and an increased bandwidth between the three continents. ***************************************************** Analysis http://www.digitalopportunity.org/features/analysis/ ***************************************************** Can Internet technology still revolutionise activism? http://www.dfn.org/workshop/elect-act.htm One of the biggest promises of the Internet was the transformation of political activism. Web's early enthusiasts predicted that there would be a revolution in grassroots participation in the political process. But has the Internet really increased participation in the political process? Have mass e-mailings really had a significant impact on decision- makers? Will the Internet decrease the importance of affiliation with parties and organizations and increase the impact of the individual? ************************************************************ Success Stories http://www.digitalopportunity.org/features/success_stories/ ************************************************************ Case studies in e-government from India, Brazil http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/egov/servdel.htm Government service delivery, particularly to the most needy, is an essential part of any poverty alleviation strategy. These World Bank case studies highlight uses of e- government tools in projects focused on improving delivery of services to citizens in India and Brazil. ********************************************************** Campaigns http://www.digitalopportunity.org/get_involved/campaigns/ ********************************************************** Join our forum on 'Information Society: Voices from the South'! http://www.digitalopportunity.org/discussion/wsis/front.shtml If you are concerned about issues surrounding the emerging information society, and the process of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), then this is your chance to speak up! Digital Opportunity Channel has launched an online discussion forum, <b>Information Society: Voices from the South</b>, in partnership with Bytes for All. Join the forum and have your say now! Take this quiz to learn about women's access to Net http://www.dfn.org/focus/internet/internet-quiz.htm We talk these days about the digital divide between developed and underdeveloped countries. But, there is also a gap between sexes in many countries, with women's access to the Internet severely restricted. To see how much you know about women's access to the Internet throughout the world, take the Digital Freedom Network's online quiz. ****************************************** Events http://www.digitalopportunity.org/events/ ****************************************** RTPNet Conference: Bridging North Carolina's Digital/Human Divide http://www.rtpnet.org/rtpconf Fri 30 May 2003 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Some people are benefiting from new technology and some are not. This conference addresses the gap between those people in North Carolina who have access to technology and the development of information skills and those who do not. While the focus of the conference is on initiatives in North Carolina, the conference will benefit anyone interested in community technology centers and issues associated with bridging the digital divide. IADIS e-Society 2003 http://www.iadis.org/es2003/ Tue 3 June 2003 - Fri 6 June 2003 Lisbon, Portugal This conference, hosted by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, aims to address the main issues of concern within the Information Society. Broad areas of interest are E-Commerce, E-Learning and E-Government. FreeNetworks Conference on Community Wireless http://con.freenetworks.org/ Fri 6 June 2003 - Sun 8 June 2003 Las Vegas, USA The FreeNetworks Conference (FN-CON) is focused on giving the public an in-depth look into the the fast growing worldwide movement of Community Wireless Networking. FN- CON aims to gather the experts and implementors in community wireless networking groups from across the globe, innovators from the wired community and municipal networks, and the technologists designing the hardware for future phases of this amazing movement for a conference like no other. Empowering Women through Information and Knowledge: From Oral Traditions to ICT http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2003/1766-event.html Tue 10 June 2003 - Fri 13 June 2003 Pune, India The conference, sponsored by SNDT Women's University & Centre for Women's Development Studies, will focus on information and knowledge created by women for women or about women. It aims to cover content and processes involved in academic, social and creative situations. Seventh International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation http://egade.sistema.itesm.mx/monterrey2003/index.html Tue 10 June 2003 - Fri 13 June 2003 Monterrey, Mexico Topics at this conference include "Connecting Communities via Education and Technology," "Solving Problems across Borders via Technology" and "E-Economy, e- Government and their Implications for Social and Political Accountability." Berlecon Workshop on the Economics of Information Technology http://www.berlecon.de/output/events/bite5.html Fri 13 June 2003 - Sat 14 June 2003 Berlin, Germany The Berlecon Workshop on the Economics of Information Technology aims at improving the understanding of the economic aspects of information technology and its role in our economy. The workshop not only covers IT in the strict sense but also includes communication technologies, which increasingly converge with traditional IT. Virtual Communities Conference http://www.infonortics.com/vc/vc03/prog-03.html Mon 16 June 2003 - Tue 17 June 2003 London, UK A two-day conference on the Internet and virtual communities. ED-MEDIA 2003 http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm Mon 23 June 2003 - Sat 28 June 2003 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States ED-MEDIA serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications / distance education. CTCNet 2003 http://www2.ctcnet.org/conf/2003/ Thu 26 June 2003 - Sun 29 June 2003 Washington, DC, USA The 12th annual CTCNet conference is the premier event for the community technology field. No other US conference draws representatives from so many of the most outstanding community technology programs together with community leaders, non- profit practitioners, funders and policymakers. NECC 2003 http://www.neccsite.org/ Mon 30 June 2003 - Wed 2 July 2003 Seattle, Washington, United States NECC, the National Educational Computing Conference, is the largest education technology conference in the United States. Information Society and "Glocalization": What's Next? http://iamcr2003.org.tw/ Mon 14 July 2003 - Wed 16 July 2003 Taipai, Taiwan Why is the issue of "Glocalization" important? Interactions between the global and the local have led to new dynamics between communication development and social changes. Instead of discussing the popular idea of globalization, we intend to engage the concept of glocalization in dialogues and debates. This is not only because this concept represents the emergence of a new cross-cultural phenomenon that still has plenty of room for exploration, but also because it implies that a complex, dynamic global-local relationship is being formed. 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