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Sobering, clear-eyed assessment by Rebecca MacKinnon of the values and world view of the global information and communications system, and why those things may not favour users.
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Guyana’s Kaieteur News runs an extract from Nikipedia’s 2006 Arts Journal article.
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Thoughtful post by Francis Wade on the value of living in a small island where interconnectedness, in all its varied forms, is a given.
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Ultra-inspiring story about key role played by a blogger from Malagasy Rising Voices project FOKO in getting a baby a life-saving operation.
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Alternative blog begun by a group of Global Voices editors and authors. Will be interesting to see what develops here.
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IN the republic of innovation, life is unfair. A relatively small number of places — all in wealthy countries or in China and India — create nearly every important technological advance. Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This Image Google has mapped Nai
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“By some estimates, these commentary teams now comprise as many as 280,000 members nationwide, and they show just how serious China’s leaders are about the political challenges posed by the Web…” (via Isaac Mao)
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“Caribbean people could take this to mean that one of their ethical obligations to a global community is a commitment to supporting the quests for full human citizenship from all marginalized groups…” (Via Nikipedia)
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“The question for hackers around the world is: Is there anything we can do to help get our Cuban friends online before [2010]?”
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From Solana, yet another thoughtful set of reflections on the Global Voices Summit ‘08.
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El Oso reports on the Global Voices Summit: “Imagine your own blogging community for just a second. Go ahead and put yourself at the center of your personal blogosphere - those you read and those who read you on a regular basis. What does it look like?”
In Venice
Members of the Club Ponte dei Sartori practice their rowing skills yesterday on Venice’s Grand Canal
I’ve been in Venice, Italy, since July 2, recovering from Global Voices Summit-planning and generally trying to have a real vacation. So this is probably about as much blogging as is going to happen for the next week or so.
We’ve had some really excellent coverage of the Summit in the press and elsewhere, however – read all about it at the Global Voices Media Archive.
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“The Global Voices Summit ended two days ago, and I still have such a palpable sense of this great emerging, truly global community that is discovering for itself just what a special role it plays in the world…”