Category Archives: Information Society

UNESCO Consultation on the Geneva Plan of Action

UNESCO is collecting opinions on their action plan for moving towards knowledge societies: WSIS Consultation. This is your opportunity to be heard. Go for it. I already submitted my comments under Action Line C3: Access to info and knowledge and … Continue reading

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Is it possible to leapfrog backwards?

Outrageous, if you ask me: CNN.com – Tolls could dot the Internet highway – Feb 27, 2006

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Leapfrogging with wireless networking

These are the types of things I like. An “open source-like” book titled Wireless Networking in the Developing World. The book is authored by known and respected professionals. It is released under a ShareAlike Creative Commons license. The book is … Continue reading

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Leapfrogging into the information society

Sometimes I feel that I need to refocus and put the things I’ve posted about into context. This blog is supposed to be about leapfrogging, but it might not always be clear where I’m going with these ponderings of mine. … Continue reading

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The information society in China

It’s funny how things happen to fall into your lap at just the right moment. Here I am pondering the nature of the information society, wondering what are the characteristics of an information society and when can we say that … Continue reading

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More on the “information society”

I’ve been thinking some more about the “information society”, something I’ve thought about in the past. I thank Ajit K. Pyati’s paper for re-piquing my interest because I think this is an important issue, since it is something that we … Continue reading

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