Dense, chaotic thickets of electricity and phone cabling slung perilously over rusted scaffolding, window frames and round fragile bamboo poles. An overhead canopy woven throughout the urban fringe of Phnom Penh, Ho Chin Minh City, Hanoi, Manila, Jakarta, Beijing, Nanjing and Guangzhou. In the dark, amid the unruly mess a ragged and shadowy … Continue Reading ››
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Sth Korean ICT rights threatened
I was alarmed by the significant threats to ICT rights in South Korea as explained to me by Jinbonet's President, Jong Hoi Lee. Jong participated in the recent APC Council Meeting during which time we worked together on a briefing paper outlining three key issues. They include the Internet Real Name Law, a new defamation … Continue Reading ››
Me, myself and i… the Summit
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Interview: Australia, where technology plays the role of spoilsport
“…despite a long-standing commitment to community broadcasting, the Australian government has yet to allocate a channel for the sector within the digital spectrum. In not doing so it turns its back on the long-standing support community broadcasters have enjoyed in Australia.” Andrew Garton - Program Director of the screen resource centre, OPEN CHANNEL.
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Punk Commons
The iSummit has attracted former filmmakers, television producers, lawyers, IT specialists, remix artists and amongst the many more vocations declared here, we even had a “I was once a punk rocker” in our midst. They showed us photos of themselves in dreadlocks just to prove it. A few hours later they declared, “as … Continue Reading ››