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Notes from the Sida conference on Internet Activism
The recent conference on internet activism, put on by the Swedish International Development Agency, was particularly enlightening.
France to disconnect citizens for file-sharing
France has started to disconnect its first users under its new three strikes system.
That is, if you are caught file-sharing, you are sent an angry letter telling you to stop. If you persist, you get an angrier letter. Three strikes, and you lose your internet connection for six months.
The Dutch have done it again
From the people who brought you legal marijuana, freaky sex clubs and pickled herring comes the craziest thing yet.
Of course, I’m talking about the net neutrality law that just passed through Dutch parliament.
APC's Joy Liddicoat wins the HRC talent competition
APC’s own Joy Liddicoat, project leader of the Connect your rights: Internet rights are human rights campaign, moved the judges in Geneva earlier today with her spoken word performance.
Joy clinched the top spot in the competition with a stunning rendition of the classic poem by Robert Frost: “APC’s Oral Statement to the Human Ri
Korean Progressive Network issues statement to the Human Rights Council
The Korean Progressive Network JINBONET, which has received special consultative status for the seventeenth session of the UN Human Rights Council, has issued a call for the council to examine the issue of human rights and ICTs in South Korea.
Be part of the online media revolution!
The International Press Institute is now taking applications for the IPI Press Contest.
The goal of the contest is to encourage the expansion of online free media in Africa, the Middle East and Europe by working with mobile, digital and open-source technology.
Wikileaks has competition
Want the Wikileaks without the Julian Assange?
Well the Wall Street Journal has the answer. It recently introduced SafeHouse, an online drop box for whistleblowers to release documents anonymously.
And they are not alone.
Mozilla stands up to Homeland Security
Last month the Department of Homeland Security issued an affidavit for Mozilla, the most popular web browser among people who’ve never watched Matlock, to remove one of its add-ons.
Freedom on the Net 2011
As part of its 70th anniversary, Freedom House has published its 2011 report on Freedom on the Net.
The publication includes in-depth and detailed country reports on restrictions to internet rights, as well as a global overview of freedom on the internet.
ICT4D Masters Bursary from University of Manchester
The University of Manchester’s one-year MSc ICTs for Development degree
aims to create “ICT4D champions” who combine technical competencies in
information systems and project management with an understanding of
development context and practice:
http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/06237/?code=...
The 2011 Development Leaders Bursary – worth £6,150 – is a
