[WSIS CS-Plenary] ITID's The World Summit in Reflection

[karen banks]

dear all,

apologies if this is a cross post - i don't think i've seen it here yet..

a pretty impressive collection of papers from a diversity of WSIS 
participants..

karen

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 5:17 PM
Subject: REQUIRED READING -- ITID's The World Summit in Reflection


 > Dear Colleague,
 >
 > We are pleased to call your attention to a special double issue of
 > Information Technologies and International Development - required
 > reading for anyone interested in the World Summit on the Information
 > Society. In the printed issue we have collected 37 essays creating a
 > unique resource for scholars, activists, and practitioners trying to
 > understand the substance and the politics of the Summit. In addition, we
 > are offering an online resource containing an additional 82 papers along
 > with interactive spaces for you to add your own reactions and critiques.
 >
 > Contributors to the volume and webspace represent the widest possible
 > range of perspectives, regions and professions, from the global South
 > and the North, from sharp critics to ardent supporters, from observers
 > based in government, the private sector, civil society, universities and
 > international organizations. The essays are grouped by broad category â?"
 > including Context and Setting; Critical Themes; Normative Frameworks;
 > Voices and Participation; Globalization and Development; and Outcomes
 > and Paths to Tunis. Contributors include Nancy J. Hafkin, Nicholas
 > Negroponte, Hamadoun Touré, Hans Klein, Claudia Padovani, Derrick L.
 > Cogburn, Anriette Esterhuysen, and many others....
 >
 > *  Order the printed volume (at a 20% discount) at
 >    http://mitpress.mit.edu/itid/specialoffer/wsis
 >
 > *  Participate in the online fora and read the online papers at:
 >    http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/wsis
 >
 > *  Contact the editorial team at: itid-ed at mit.edu
 >
 > *  Join us in Tunis: We will be hosting a one-day seminar designed to
 >    further reflect on the WSIS process and chart the steps beyond
 >    Tunis. We will be following-up with details as the date approaches.
 >
 > Kind regards,
 > Michael L. Best
 > Ernest J. Wilson, III
 > Colin Maclay
 > and the rest of the Worlds Summit in Reflection team
 >
 > The World Summit in Reflection is a project of Information Technologies
 > and International Development, published by the MIT Press and edited at
 > the University of Maryland and Georgia Tech and the Berkman Center for
 > Internet and Society, Harvard Law School.
 >
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 > believe are interested in WSIS. If you would like to not receive any
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