Category Archives: Information Society

New Global Information Technology Report

Posted on March 28, 2006 by Tryggvi Thayer

This years report has been published: World Economic Forum – Global Information Technology Report There’s an incredible amount of movement over the years in the Network Readiness Index. It’s not entirely clear to me what of these changes are due … Continue reading →

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Report on information access

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Tryggvi Thayer

World Information Access Project – 2006 Briefing Booklet – See also the main web site here. This report is based on existing data from a variety of sources, so don’t expect anything too earth shattering. I think some of the … Continue reading →

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ICTs, the Millennium Declaration and the knowledge-based economy

Posted on March 26, 2006 by Tryggvi Thayer

It’s Sunday – time for a big post! A few days ago I posted a couple of things about Negroponte’s $100 laptop. One of the things that I mentioned was the common criticism, which extends to ICTs for development in … Continue reading →

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Encyclopaedia Brittanica rejects Nature’s evaluation of Wikipedia and Brittanica

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Tryggvi Thayer

I posted on the original study, so I figure I have to post on the follow-up: BBC NEWS | Technology | Wikipedia study ‘fatally flawed’. Encyclopaedia Brittanica has posted a rejection of Nature’s evaluation of Brittanica and Wikipedia, calling for … Continue reading →

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Information and knowledge dependency

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Tryggvi Thayer

A couple of interesting readings I’ve been going over that illustrate the “information age” version of dependency theory: Globalisation, ICTs, and the New Imperialism: Perspectives on Africa in the Global Electronic Village. Yunusa Z. Ya’u. A continental Association of African … Continue reading →

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Gates hits a low point in criticism of $100 laptop

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Tryggvi Thayer

Bill Gates recently made fun of MIT’s $100 laptop program at a forum with government leaders of the Americas: Bill Gates mocks MIT’s $100 laptop project. Gates has been accused, and indeed found guilty, of some pretty dubious dealings, but … Continue reading →