(Matching tags: Internet,Gender Gap,Mobile world congress,women and web)
In a very interesting article written by Julia Wetherell on TechPresident's WeGov section 10 days ago, there are 200 million more men on the Internet than women, according to new figures from the International ...
(Matching tags: mobile internet,mobile,global impact study,libraries)
Mobile phone use is soaring, especially in developing and transitioning countries. What does the dramatic increase in mobile use — and particularly mobile Internet use — mean for public access venues? Do ...
Say what? A MOOC?
A MOOC (massive open online course) is a type of online course aimed at large-scale participation and open access via the web. MOOCs are a recent development in the area of ...
Making the SPOCS results available for future use is one of the key factors for sustainability. Gov2u developed the Starter Kit website as a guide and a means to hand over SPOCS assets for future use. ...
If you’ve already got New Year’s resolutions, these six steps to protecting your identity online will be the easiest one of the bunch, and will only take a few hours. The year 2012 may well be remembered ...
The 1st Botswana Speaks Parliamentary Initiative Newsletter Issue is released including a lot of project news, relevant news to the project as well as various, interesting upcoming events.
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STORK 2.0 Events Calendar is updated and you can find a lot of interesting events related to eGovernment, eID, eHealth, eLearning, eBanking, etc. for 2012 and 2013.
Visit STORK 2.0 website and view ...
(Matching tags: freeandopen,free internet,Google Take action,free web)
"A free and open world depends on a free and open Internet. Governments alone, working behind closed doors, should not direct its future. The billions of people around the globe who use the Internet should ...
In the framework of the Single Market Week (15-19/10/2012) for the 20th anniversary of the EU Single Market, the Greek authorities in collaboration with the Delegation of the EU in Greece will organize ...
With this map, Gregor Aisch tried to visualize the global digital divide. It shows more than 80,000 populated places in blue and about 350,000 locations of IP addresses in ...
Today, GOV2U joins Wikipedia, the Reddit community and a myriad of other websites and companies to defend the free internet from the bill which enables the government and corporations ...
Gov 2.0 is not (just) Government as a Platform
Gov 2.0 is the next generation of government. It is a public service renewal where government becomes more efficient, responsive, and open to ...
Hmmm.
Google has admitted complying with requests from US intelligence agencies for data stored in its European data centers, most likely in violation of European Union data protection laws. ...
Due to its decentralized nature, the Internet is not "controlled" by a single agency, state or company. Contrary to popular belief, the network is not an entirely free "jungle" : ...
Deliberative Versus Collaborative
Public participation in government has traditionally been limited to deliberation, but Web 2.0 technology has created significant opportunities for collaboration ...
Representative Democracy in Crisis.
Some of us have been really working hard to see a day when we’ll really see governments open up. The idea we support is simple; ICTs generate opportunities ...
(Matching tags: Video,deliberation,Gov 2.0,democracy,freedom of information,Technology,Internet,empowerment)
Technology, Democracy & Empowerment.
The popular uprisings that have swept North Africa and the Middle East throughout the spring (I would be cautious not to associate it as bluntly with what ...