[WSIS CS-Plenary] Launch of Information Society Watch

[atanu garai]

This is very well-researched and presented chronicle. I am sure researchers
will hugely benefit from this online history. Relevant links and
bibliographic data would certainly add value to it.

Warm regards
Atanu

On 10/04/07, Vivek <vivek at itforchange.net> wrote:
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> Apologies for cross posting.
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> IT for Change (www.ITforChange.net <http://www.itforchange.net/>) has
> launched a beta version of 'Information Society Watch' (www.IS-Watch.net<http://www.is-watch.net/>),
> a resource portal providing a Southern perspective on information society
> (IS) issues. IS Watch attempts to address the imperative of catalysing new
> perspectives, frameworks and concepts rooted in the development experience
> of the global South. It is a response to the need for building a Southern
> discourse on the information society phenomenon, which so far has mostly
> been interpreted by Northern actors.
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> IS Watch is directed at scholars, activists, NGOs and government
> officials. It offers resources and analytical tools for unpacking the
> structural and political dimensions of the information society, to enable
> social change actors to reinterpret their work in relation to the new
> realities. Organised along a simple scheme that serves those who may be
> looking for practical and theoretical aspects on the information society, IS
> Watch has three key focus areas:
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> ·          Information Society Policies
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> ·          ICT for Development, and
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> ·          Society & Culture
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> IS Watch approaches the information society discourse with a key premise
> that for anyone interested in development and change, the stakes in the
> politics of information society are high.
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> IS Watch is part of IT for Change's "Information Society for the South
> Project <http://itforchange.net/mambo/content/view/100/55/>". Visitors to
> the site are encouraged to send feedback and suggestions.
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> Regards
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> Vivek
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> Vivek.V.
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> IT for Change
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> Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities
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> Tel: (00-91-80) 2665 4134, 2653 6890
> Fax: (00-91-80) 4146 1055
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> www.ITforChange.net
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