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Network Society course (VII). Josu Jon Imaz & Miquel Iceta: Communication in the Network Society (I) via ICTlogy October 16th, 2008 at 11:42

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...

Course: Network Society: Social changes, organizations and citizens - Definitive programme via ICTlogy October 1st, 2008 at 11:52

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...

Announcement. Course: Network Society: Social changes, organizations and citizens via ICTlogy June 5th, 2008 at 12:08

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...