WSIS Stocktaking Report 2012

Posted by Celia Walter | 23 May, 2012

World Summit on the Information Society Stocktaking 2012: report.

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was organized to establish a clear vision for building an inclusive global information society in our increasingly technology-driven, interconnected world

The first phase of WSIS took place in Geneva in 2003, and the second phase in Tunis in 2005. Since the first edition of the WSIS Stocktaking Report was issued back in 2005, biannual reporting has been a key tool for monitoring the progress of ICT initiatives and projects worldwide. The 2012 report will reflect more than 1,000 recent WSIS-related activities, undertaken between May 2010 and the present day, each emphasizing the efforts deployed by stakeholders involved in the WSIS process.  [From the foreword] via Docubase post by Peggy Garvin

+ Link to full report (PDF; 7.92 MB) Source: International Telecommunications Union

see also:  www.wsis.org/stocktaking

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The Broadband Bridge: Linking ICT with Climate Action. Broadband Commission for Digital Development.

Posted by Celia Walter | 5 Apr, 2012
Broadband can help transition the world towards a low carbon-economy and address the causes and effects of climate change, according to a new report just released by the Broadband Commission for Digital Development.

The Broadband Bridge: Linking ICT with Climate Action is the result of work conducted by the Broadband Commission Working Group on Climate Change, chaired by Hans Vestberg, President and CEO of Ericsson and comprising several members of the Commission, representing industry, international organizations, and NGOs.

The report aims to raise awareness of the pivotal role information and communication technology (ICT), and particularly broadband networks, can play in helping creating a low carbon economy of the future, and highlights the importance of public private partnerships in accelerating change. It is based on interviews, case studies and supporting material from more than 20 leaders and experts in the field. From Polity.org.za

Link to full-text report

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Code Academy

Posted by Celia Walter | 19 Feb, 2012

Code Academy – This website presents an opportunity to teach everyone how to code through taking and developing courses. Badges and other rewards are offered.

Celia: It doesn't support Internet Explorer. It supports Google's Chrome, Opera and Mozilla Firefox

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ICT Facts and Figures, 2011. ITU

Posted by Celia Walter | 10 Nov, 2011

The World in 2011: ICT Facts and Figures

 

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The Information Economy Report 2011... UNCTAD

Posted by Celia Walter | 23 Oct, 2011
ICTs as an Enabler for Private Sector Development (PSD)  is the sixth in the flagship series published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

The Report shows that the potential of leveraging information and communication technologies (ICTs) to develop the private sector is far from fully exploited.It finds that many national and donor strategies related to PSD currently fail to take adequate account of the ICT potential, which has greatly expanded thanks to changes in the global ICT landscape. The Report then makes policy recommendations on how to remedy this situation.

The Information Economy Report 2011 identifies four facets of the ICT-PSD interface and argues that policy interventions should take into account this holistic approach.

  1. ICT infrastructure as a factor in the investment climate.
  2. ICT use as a factor to improve the performance of the private sector.
  3. The ICT producing sector as a strategic component of the private sector.
  4. ICT use as a component of interventions aimed at facilitating PSD.

Executive Summary:
  English.

 From UN Pulse: Permanent Link: Information Economy Report 2011

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Global Information Technology Report 2008-2009. World Economic Forum

Posted by Celia Walter | 11 Jun, 2009

 

The Report stresses the importance of ICT as a catalyst for growth in the current global turmoil

Denmark and Sweden once again lead the rankings of The Global Information Technology Report 2008-2009, released for the eighth consecutive year by the World Economic Forum. The United States follows suit, up one position from last year, thus confirming its pre-eminence in networked readiness in the current times of economic slowdown. Singapore (4), Switzerland (5) and the other Nordic countries together with the Netherlands and Canada complete the top 10.

The Report underlines that good education fundamentals and high levels of technological readiness and innovation are essential engines of growth needed to overcome the current economic crisis. Under the theme “Mobility in a Networked World”, this year’s Report places a particular focus on the relationship and interrelations between mobility and ICT.

With record coverage of 134 economies worldwide, the Report remains the world’s most comprehensive and authoritative international assessment of the impact of ICT on the development process and the competitiveness of nations.

The Report is produced by the World Economic Forum in cooperation with INSEAD, the leading international business school, and is sponsored by Cisco Systems. [Published March 2009]

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Computer Hardware in Plain English

Posted by Celia Walter | 26 Feb, 2009

The folks at the Common Craft Show have created a new “in plain English” video detailing the basics about such computer hardware as hard drives, RAM, and processors.

From iLibrarian blog

 

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Most Popular EDUCAUSE Review Articles of 2008

Posted by Celia Walter | 30 Jan, 2009

The ten most widely read articles from last year’s online edition of EDUCAUSE Review focused on open education, Web 2.0, virtual worlds, e-books, digital libraries, analytics, and the top issues facing higher education IT:

  1. Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0
    John Seely Brown and Richard P. Adler
  2. Top-Ten IT Issues, 2008
    Debra H. Allison, Peter B. DeBlois, and the 2008 EDUCAUSE Current Issues Committee
  3. Web 2.0 Storytelling: Emergence of a New Genre
    Bryan Alexander and Alan Levine
  4. Virtual Worlds? "Outlook Good"
    AJ Kelton ("AJ Brooks")
  5. E-Books in Higher Education: Nearing the End of the Era of Hype?
    Mark R. Nelson
  6. Architectures for Collaboration: Roles and Expectations for Digital Libraries
    Peter Brantley
  7. A Seismic Shift in Epistemology
    Chris Dede
  8. Action Analytics: Measuring and Improving Performance That Matters in Higher Education Donald Norris, Linda Baer, Joan Leonard, Louis Pugliese, and Paul Lefrere
  9. Facebook 2.0
    Tracy Mitrano
  10. Higher Education as Virtual Conversation
    Sarah Robbins-Bell ("Intellagirl Tully")
Educause permalink

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Student use of ICTs: "How does economic and political surveillance frame social networking site usage?

Posted by Celia Walter | 30 Jan, 2009
Social Networking Sites and the Surveillance Society
Social Networking Sites and the Surveillance Society is an ICT&S Center Research Report by Christian Fuchs who is Associate Professor at the ICT&S Centre at the University of Salzburg. In this report Professor Fuchs focuses on student use of ICTs and addresses the questions: "How does economic and political surveillance frame social networking site usage?"; "How critical are students about the potential surveillance by state and corporation?"; and "How does it influence students’ attitudes towards new media such as social networking platforms?". The report recommends that scholars, educators and concerned activists should demonstrate "how citizens are immediately affected by surveillance by engaging in activities such as using the Internet, using social networking sites, using mobile phones, leaving data traces in everyday life, etc" and document instances where privacy has been compromised. The report is in pdf format which requires Adobe Acrobat software to access. From Intute.ac.uk
http://fuchs.icts.sbg.ac.at/SNS_Surveillance_Fuchs.pdf

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HumanIT: Journal for Information Technology Studies as a Human Science

Posted by Celia Walter | 9 Jan, 2009
 'HumanIT: Journal for Information Technology Studies as a Human Science' is a free academic ejournal. The journal is presented online in both Swedish and English. At January 2009, 33 issues are freely available, with abstracts leading to full-text PDF articles. There is much here to interest those in the humanities, including articles with titles such as: 'Immersive Historicity in World War II Digital Games'; 'Exploring Games and Gameplay as a Means of Accessing and Using Geographical Information'; 'Dynamic Maps in Humanities Computing'; 'Playing the Story: Computer Games as a Narrative Genre'; and a special themed issue on 'Computerization and Narrative Fiction' (2-3/2001), among others. The journal is published by the University College of Boras and with the aid of the "Nordic board for periodicals in the humanities and social sciences". The website also contains information about the journal editors, the submissions process, and an e-mail list for notification of new issues. From: Intute.ac.uk
http://etjanst.hb.se/bhs/ith/humanit-eng.htm

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Digital Youth Research

Posted by Celia Walter | 4 Dec, 2008

Website for a project that "explores how kids use digital media in their everyday lives" outside of school. In addition to a report and the book "Hanging Out, Messing Around, Geeking Out: Living and Learning with New Media," the site features project background, field stories, and a bibliography covering digital media and education, gaming, mobile phone culture, and related topics. Administered by the Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of California, Berkeley.
URL: http://digitalyouth.ischool.berkeley.edu/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27247

Annotation copyright LII.ORG

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Global Network Initiative

Posted by Celia Walter | 4 Nov, 2008
Global Network Initiative
Website of the Global Network Initiative, a coalition of ICT companies, human rights organisations, academics, investors and technology leaders whose purpose is to protect and advance freedom of expression and privacy in the ICT sector. The site has documents describing the Initiative’s principles (based on existing international laws) and providing guidance for ICT companies on putting these principles into practice. A selection of FAQs provides further information on the Initiative and its work. The site also has links to organisations and companies involved with the Initiative and to key human rights documents. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.globalnetworkinitiative.org/

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