The doctrinal commitment to new cyber and social technologies as a means of solving political problems needs to learn from the past and take a more realistic view, says Armine Ishkanian.
Participatory methodologies and participatory technologies: resonances, opportunities and misunderstandings
Many members of the development and technical communities seem to share a common vocabulary when it comes to the values and priorities that information and communication technologies (ICTs) need to serve. Many of us talk about participation, supporting communities and relief organizations in responding effectively to crises, improving lives of the poor and marginalized with […]
ACMA: Community research on informed consent: Qualitative research report (March 2011)
This report presents the findings of qualitative research into community attitudes, perceptions and understandings of rights and responsibilities in relation to informed consent across a range of communication platforms.
WISE 2010 Session Highlights
World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) 2010. Session Highlights topics include: Exploring Innovate Trends, Learning Through Mobile, Appraising the Impact of ITC, and more
Learning from YouTube
AJ: “This texteo introduces the video-book. I made it in 2010 while I was struggling to work out the opening interface for the project. In the end, I decided that the entire video-book should have one consistent, transparent architectural and navigational logic in direct defiance of and dialogue with YouTube.——Learning from YouTube is a unique […]
Social Media White Paper (ictQatar)
In the mid 2000s, social media websites emerged as a swiftly grow-ing and powerful form of communication. ictQATAR, as an advocatefor new technologies that promise to enrich the lives of Qatar’scitizens and drive economic development, was eager to learn moreabout social media on the internet, take advantage of it to reach itsstakeholders, and promote its […]
The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
While watching children’s television programs and videos with her young daughter, Academy Award winner Geena Davis noticed a remarkable imbalance in the ratio of male to female characters. From that small starting point, Davis went on to raise funds for the largest research project ever undertaken on gender in children’s entertainment (resulting in 4 discrete […]
Gender Oppression in Cinematic Content?
Females represent just over half of the United States population. Yet their role in cinematic content does not reflect this reality. Looking at characters in films from 1946 to 1990, one study shows that females only occupy 25-28% of all parts.2 Another study found that 32% of all primary and secondary roles are filled with […]
European Association for Viewers Interests
EAVI – the European Association for Viewers Interests – is an independent, non-profit international association registered in Brussels under the Statute of AISBL – Association International Sans But Lucratif. Its primary objective is to promote and enhance viewers’ interests and, more generally, citizens’ and media users’ interests at European level. Particular attention is paid to […]
The Supreme Council of Information & Communications Technology (ictQATAR)
The Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology – ictQATAR – helps the improvement of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the daily life and work of the people of Qatar. It connects people to the technologies that enrich their lives, drive economic development and inspire confidence in the future. ictQATAR is leading the strategic […]
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