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Attend the Women Who Tech Telesummit for Women in Technology:

PostDateIconTuesday, 17 August 2010 14:05 | PDF Print E-mail

women who tech summit logoOn September 15, the  Women Who Tech Summit will bring together talented women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy to transform the world and inspire change. Hundreds of women from across the US and abroad in the non-profit, political and business world will be participating and Panelists include women on the forefront of social change and technology. To regiser go to Women Who Tech Telesummit.

Panelists

Panelists include a “who’s who” of the forefront of social change and technological progress, among them: Mary Hodder, Technologist and Founder of of Dabble.com, Beth Kanter of Zoetica Media, author Clay Shirky, Elisa Camahort Page, Co-Founder of BlogHer, Rashmi Sinha, Co-Founder of SlideShare, Connie Reece, Co-Founder of Social Media Club, Amy Sample Ward of NetSquared, Kaliya Hamlin of Shes Geeky, Genevieve Bell of Intel, Heather Harde, CEO of TechCrunch, Irene Au of Google, Lynne D. Johnson of the Advertising Research Foundation and Tara Hunt, author of the Whuffie Factor.

 

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Last Updated (Monday, 30 August 2010 08:02)

 

ITU report for WSIS 2010

PostDateIconMonday, 26 July 2010 12:18 | PDF Print E-mail

The ITU report released a report at WSIS 2010 entitled National e-Strategies Development: Global Status and Perspectives 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland. The report deals with several countries in the world from the 'lower income group' countries to the higher income group countries.

The purpose of this report is to address the following questions:

• What is the status of national e-strategies worldwide in 2010?
• What strategic approaches or trends can be identified in current Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) strategies? How can they be explained?
• What is the status of sectoral e-strategies in particular? Which common trends can be
observed?
• Have national e-strategies been integrated into poverty reduction strategies?
• How have ICT strategies evolved over time?

In terms of the Arab World, the report cites Egypt and Jordan as countries that have long term national ICT strategies whereas Iraq, Libya, Somalia and Yemen as still lacking clear e-strategies.

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Last Updated (Monday, 26 July 2010 12:23)

 

UNESCO postpones awarding of controversial prize

PostDateIconTuesday, 15 June 2010 23:26 | PDF Print E-mail

Source: UNESCO: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced today that it is delaying the awarding of a controversial new prize while discussions on the issue continue between the agency’s members.

The UNESCO-Obiang Nguema Mbasogo International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences, named after the President of Equatorial Guinea, was established in 2008 and aims to reward the projects and activities of individuals, institutions or other entities for research that improves the quality of human life.

The prize is designed to be an annual accolade, with up to three laureates chosen each year and granted $300,000 between them, as well as individual medals and diplomas.

Representatives of some countries have accused the Government of Mr. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been in power in Equatorial Guinea since 1979, of widespread human rights abuses and said UNESCO should not agree to award such a prize.

The agency’s Executive Board, meeting today in Paris, endorsed a proposal from Director-General Irina Bokova to defer awarding the prize while consultations continue with all concerned parties.

Source: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35035&Cr=unesco&Cr1=

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Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age

PostDateIconTuesday, 20 July 2010 17:19 | PDF Print E-mail

The Knight Commission has just issued an important report entitled Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age. The report is US-focused and is concerned with "improving the information opportunities available to the American people" especially in the digital age.

To achieve this goal, the Commission urged that the nation and its local communities pursue three ambitious objectives:

  • Maximize the availability of relevant and credible information to all Americans and their communities;
  • Strengthen the capacity of individuals to engage with information; and
  • Promote individual engagement with information and the public life of the community.

The report may be accessed on their page at this site


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Last Updated (Tuesday, 20 July 2010 17:27)

 

Massive Demonstrations in Egypt for the murder of Khaled Saeed

PostDateIconSunday, 13 June 2010 16:23 | PDF Print E-mail

Khaled SaeedToday, June 13th 2010 there are massive demonstrations in Cairo and Alexandria in protest for the murder of Khaled Saeed, 28yr, for protesting inspection by undercover security men as he sat at an internet cafe. Over 60 people have been arrested. It has been reported that security forces beat the protesters and dragged them into waiting buses.

for more info on the story, please see http://www.mengos.net

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