Notes from the course Network Society: Social Changes, Organizations and Citizens, Barcelona, 15-17 October, 2008.
Some reflections about the Information SocietyJosu Jon Imaz, Petronor (and, before, PNV)
Growingly, we see that the network is the new paradigm of civilization, abandoning the traditional radial model. And inside networks, we find meshes that weave densest networks: the international trade, the academy, civic communities… The Internet just instrumented former existing networks.
After the French-Prussian and the two World Wars, Europe gets reconfigured, borders blur, and the territory reshapes into network-like structures. Just like this, higher level problems can be faced through innovative solutions, e.g. the creation of the European Union.
Of course, the concept of...
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Information Society,
meetings,
Participation, Engagement, Use, Activism,
e-Government, e-Administration,
Josu Jon Imaz,
Miquel Iceta,
sociedadred,
sociedadred2008
A couple of months ago we already announced the course Network Society: Social changes, organizations and citizens.
Finally, we have been able to set up the definitive programme for the course and all the details concerning its organization. The making of both the programme and the sponsorships has been quite an issue, but we believe that we, at last, succeeded in creating a valuable proposal for all those interested in the analysis of the changes that our society faces and the role of technology and culture in the whole set.
There are circa 200 people attending the course and we hope it will become an opportunity to create (and shift towards the Net) an open and critical conversation about the so-called “network society”. Registration closes on Monday October 6th.
The...
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knowledge management,
e-Readiness,
antoni gutierrez-rubi,
genis roca,
ismael peña-lópez,
Andrew Rasiej,
Carlos Domingo,
Carol Darr,
Enrique Dans,
Ethan Zuckerman,
Gumersindo Lafuente,
Juan Freire,
Marc López Plana,
Tom Steinberg,
Bestiario,
Irene Mia,
Santiago Ortiz,
meetings,
Participation, Engagement, Use, Activism,
Josu Jon Imaz,
Miquel Iceta,
sociedadred,
sociedadred2008
I’m pleased to announce an event of which I’m part of the organizing committee, the course Network Society: Social changes, organizations and citizens, to take place in Barcelona, Spain, from 15 to 17 October de 2008.
Some info about the course:
Website of the course, with more information about the speakers, fees, registration, etc.
Facebook Event
There will be translation to and from Spanish and English
PROGRAMME: NETWORK SOCIETY: SOCIAL CHANGES, ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS
Day 1 - Wednesday 15 October
Introduction
09h00 - 09h30 : Opening
09h30 - 10h30 : Juan Freire - Presentation of the course
10h30 - 11h00 : Café
Citizenship in the Network Society
Chairs: Marc López
11h00 - 12h30 : Carol Darr
12h30 - 14h00 : Tom Steinberg
14h00 - 16h00 : Lunch
Organizations in the...
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ICT4D,
development,
Cyberlaw, governance, rights,
David Weinberger,
Miguel Cereceda,
antoni gutierrez-rubi,
genis roca,
ismael peña-lópez,
Andrew Rasiej,
Carlos Domingo,
Carol Darr,
Enrique Dans,
Ethan Zuckerman,
Gumersindo Lafuente,
Juan Freire,
Marc López Plana,
Tom Steinberg,
meetings,
Participation, Engagement, Use, Activism,
e-Government, e-Administration,
Josu Jon Imaz,
Miquel Iceta,
sociedadred,
sociedadred2008