Mentally preparing my participation in the Open Education 2006 Conference I tell my colleagues that open access content and free software are to be the vectors of the oncoming development globally, at all socioeconomic levels. Adding to this that I’m a scholar — being diffusion of knowledge one of my jobs — and that my research interests are the impact of Information and Communication Technologies on Development, the interaction among the digital paradigm, intellectual property rights management and knowledge diffusion is a must for me.
Actually, my reflection goes this way: the two biggest revolutions ever have been caused by the decline of a production system along with a rising but oppressed class:
The revolution of the bourgeoisie during last XVIII century and first part...
In an effort to counter the once borderless Internet, states are seeking to create informational boundaries in cyberspace. This is accomplished through a combination of technical and regulatory means — including laws, licensing regimes, industry self-regulation, national filtering, and content removal — thereby creating a matrix of controls.
The OpenNet Initiative: Internet Filtering Map is a quickview way to show this matrix of controls
In other words, it reflects ONI’s work, that is:
The ONI mission is to investigate and challenge state filtration and surveillance practices. Our approach applies methodological rigor to the study of filtration and surveillance blending empirical case studies with sophisticated means for technical verification. Our aim is to generate a...
At the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (i.e. my Faculty) we are organising the II Congress on Internet, Law and Political Science that will be held in Barcelona (Spain) on May, 8th and 9th, 2006.
Among other issues:
eGovernment
Internet Governance
eJustice
eBusiness, security and digital crime
Data security and digital communications privacy
eAdministration and Public information
Websites and political parties
Democracy in ICTs
Our guest star is, no doubt, Benjamin Barber.
During the congress, the second issue of IDP, review of Internet, Law and Political Science will be presented. BTW, the call for communications is open and the best one will be published in the......
At the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (i.e. my Faculty) we are organising the II Congress on Internet, Law and Political Science that will be held in Barcelona (Spain) on May, 8th and 9th, 2006.
Among other issues:
eGovernment
Internet Governance
eJustice
eBusiness, security and digital crime
Data security and digital communications privacy
eAdministration and Public information
Websites and political parties
Democracy in ICTs
Our guest star is, no doubt, Benjamin Barber.
During the congress, the second issue of IDP, review of Internet, Law and Political Science will be presented. BTW, the call for communications is open and the best one will be published in the......