Notes from the course Network Society: Social Changes, Organizations and Citizens, Barcelona, 15-17 October, 2008.
Citizenry in the Network SocietyTom Steinberg, MySociety.org
MySociety is an NGO (mainly run by volunteers) whose aim is to empower the society at large so they can engage, participate and contact the policy-makers.
Initiatives:
WriteToThem.com: send your thoughts and queries to elected charges
TheyWorkForYou.com: know who an elected charge is and how do they act and think (e.g. what did they vote concerning a specific subject)
The Public Whip: based on the elected charges’ actions on e.g. the Parliament, engage in a debate and evaluation about these actions.
FixMyStreet, to let public managers know about problems in your hometown: holes on the road, graffiti on your...
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Tom Steinberg,
MySociety
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.
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antoni gutierrez-rubi,
genis roca,
ismael peña-lópez,
Andrew Rasiej,
Carlos Domingo,
Carol Darr,
Enrique Dans,
Ethan Zuckerman,
Gumersindo Lafuente,
Josu Jon Imaz,
Juan Freire,
Marc López Plana,
Miquel Iceta,
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Santiago Ortiz,
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Tom Steinberg
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,
Josu Jon Imaz,
Juan Freire,
Marc López Plana,
Miquel Iceta,
meetings,
Participation, Engagement, Use, Activism,
e-Government, e-Administration,
sociedadred,
sociedadred2008,
Tom Steinberg