Erika Smith

"Telling stories has this amazing power..."
"Telling stories has this amazing power..." 16 June 2010 Erika Smith

As part of APC WNSP´s MDG3 project “Take Back the Tech!

A different type of internet traffic - violence against women and the internet in Mexico
A different type of internet traffic - violence against women and the internet in Mexico 18 May 2010 Erika Smith

Tere said the first case was five years ago. A nine-year-old girl who via chat made friends with another girl, both of them crazy for Cowco stickers. One day they planned to meet after school to exchange stampitas. But her new cyber friend didn´t show up, rather she was met by the big brother. Doused with chloroform and kidnapped.

ACTA - anyone making a fuss in your country?
ACTA - anyone making a fuss in your country? 17 May 2010 Erika Smith

So, is anybody up in a huff about ACTA in your country? Nice that at least netcitizen protest (amongst other activism) encouraged it going public.

Does social networking make sense for government institutes?
Does social networking make sense for government institutes? 10 May 2010 Erika Smith

Doing a search for women´s institutes in Mexico yields few results – even though all women´s institutes are required by law to have websites. Mexico´s 2002 transparency law was heralded as key to ending corruption, a vindication of citizens’ right to know.

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