I delivered a presentation at “Enhancing Information and Communication: Issues for Policymakers, Ambassadors, and Commanders” organised by National Defence University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC on 17 August 2011. I’ve not talked about SSTR and HADR issues for a while now, though the work I do with the ICT4Peace Foundation on the UN Crisis Information Management [...]
Archive | August, 2011
Blackberry, riots and terrorism: The UK’s got it very wrong
One thing must be clear to everyone: BlackBerry devices are not responsible for the attacks. Weapons don’t kill people. People kill people! With or without BlackBerry devices. They don’t care if they use a Russian AK47, a German G36, an American M16 or the butcher’s knife from the friend next door. Mumbai Terrorists were equipped [...]
Anonymity vs. transparency online
Via Mashable this morning, came across this interesting infographic which flags two chief concerns of identity online. The infographic is a simplification of hotly contested debates that for a number of years have explored the merits of anonymity as a hindrance or enabler of progressive communications.
Some articles I’ve posted on this topic are,
- Online identity: Real or fake for a reason?
- The ‘abduction’ of a gay activist in Syria: A cautionary tale for media
- Being nasty online
And a great piece in the New Times Times on it,
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Civic media, citizen journalism and role of information in democracy
A brief interview with the Ashoka Foundation, conducted during the 2011 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference in Boston.
