<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Roberto Roggiero</b> <br>Date: 2011/2/3<br>Subject: ICT4D: Discusión general: The Middle East, The Revolution, and the Internet<br>
To: diego saravia <<a href="mailto:diego.saravia@gmail.com">diego.saravia@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br><div style="padding:0.5em 0;border-bottom:1px solid #999"><strong>The Middle East, The Revolution, and the Internet por Roberto Roggiero</strong><br>
Wednesday, 02 February 2011, 8:57 PM</div>
<div style="margin:1em 0"><p>Por la actualidad de la coyuntura, esto puede ser de interés:</p>
<p><strong>The Middle East, the Revolution, and the Internet live streamed at</strong><br> <a href="https://www.acessnow.org/live" target="_blank">https://www.acessnow.org/live</a>.<br> <br> Online symposium participants include:<br>
<br> Frank La Rue: United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and<br> protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression<br> <br> Marietje Schaake: Dutch Member of the European Parliament<br> <br> Jillian York: Harvard University Berkman Center<br>
<br> Tarek Amr: Egyptian Digital Activist on Global Voices<br> <br> Walid Al-Saqaf: Yemeni software developer and journalist<br> <br> Al Jazeera Transparency Unit (invited)<br> <br> Brett Solomon: Access (Moderator)<br> <br>
It will take place this Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 at 12:00 PM EST<br> (GMT-5) During the event, you can tweet questions using the #Q4Access<br> hashtag or e-mail us at <a href="mailto:info@accessnow.org" target="_blank">info@accessnow.org</a>.<br>
<br> <strong>Background</strong><br> <br> Tech-utopians and tech-doomsayers continue their debate over the impact of<br> the internet on politics and democracy. Meanwhile mass demonstrations have<br> spread across the Middle East, causing the downfall of one government and<br>
putting others on high alert. In each case we know technology has played a<br> vital role in mobilizing protestors and transmitting information in real<br> time around the globe. The existential threat it plays to a regime has been<br>
demonstrated by Egypt's internet shutdown. The Middle East, the Revolution<br> and the Internet brings together experts in the field to discuss and debate<br> the issues in real time.<br> <br> Access's live web symposium will examine the impact of new (social) media<br>
and the internet on political freedom. On the one hand, we can expect<br> grassroots activists to make use of technology to facilitate their<br> activities. On the other hand, the new era provides opportunities for<br> dictators and regimes to survey and monitor like never before. With voices<br>
from academia to the front line, Access will explore how activists use the<br> net, the challenges for state actors, and the likely winners and losers in<br> the digital cat and mouse game.<br> <br> Please join us for this in-depth and dynamic discussion.<br>
<br> <a href="https://www.accessnow.org/live" target="_blank">https://www.accessnow.org/live</a><br> <br> --<br> Jochai Ben-Avie<br> Access Policy Analyst</p></div></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Diego Saravia<br><a href="mailto:Diego.Saravia@gmail.com">Diego.Saravia@gmail.com</a><br>
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