>From: "atanu garai" <atanugarai.lists@gmail.com>
>To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
>Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary]
>Launch of Information Society Watch
>Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:28:51 +0530
>
>This is very well-researched and presented
>chronicle. I am sure researchers will hugely
>benefit from this online history. Relevant links
>and bibliographic data would certainly add value to it.
>
>Warm regards
>Atanu
>
>On 10/04/07, Vivek <vivek@itforchange.net> wrote:
>
>Dear All,
>
>
>Apologies for cross posting.
>
>IT for Change (www.ITforChange.net ) has
>launched a beta version of 'Information Society
>Watch' (www.IS-Watch.net ), a resource portal
>providing a Southern perspective on information
>society (IS) issues. IS Watch attempts to
>address the imperative of catalysing new
>perspectives, frameworks and concepts rooted in
>the development experience of the global South.
>It is a response to the need for building a
>Southern discourse on the information society
>phenomenon, which so far has mostly been interpreted by
>Northern actors.
>
>IS Watch is directed at scholars, activists,
>NGOs and government officials. It offers
>resources and analytical tools for unpacking the
>structural and political dimensions of the
>information society, to enable social change
>actors to reinterpret their work in relation to
>the new realities. Organised along a simple
>scheme that serves those who may be looking for
>practical and theoretical aspects on the
>information society, IS Watch has three key focus areas:
>
>· Information Society Policies
>· ICT for Development, and
>· Society & Culture
>
>IS Watch approaches the information society
>discourse with a key premise that for anyone
>interested in development and change, the stakes
>in the politics of information society are high.
>
>IS Watch is part of IT for Change's "Information
>Society for the South Project". Visitors to the
>site are encouraged to send feedback and suggestions.
>
>Regards
>Vivek.V.
>IT for Change
>Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities
>www.ITforChange.net
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