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E-lectoral Engagement: Maintaining and Enhancing Democratic Participation through Social Media

The aim of this research was to examine approaches taken to social media by other government agencies and electoral management bodies in order to inform AEC participation in social media Continue reading

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Development smart

Money may be tight, but ‘smart aid’ to developing countries can really work

Far from creating dependency, strategic assistance from the west can help developing countries to help themselves Continue reading

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Ghana: 30,000 Youth to Benefit From Fourh Phase of ICT Module

A total of 30,000 youth nationwide are expected to benefit from the 4th phase of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) module under the erstwhile National Youth Employment Programme Continue reading

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Building an IT Economy: South Korean Science and Technology Policy

South Korea has created a robust IT economy and in this paper, Joel Campbell explores how the country’s recent post-war history has encouraged this technology and science development. Continue reading

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Twitter Revolutions and Cyber Crackdowns: UGC and Social Networking in the Arab Spring and Beyond

User-generated content played an important role in the recent protests and uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, collectively referred to as the ‘Arab spring’ Continue reading

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Internet Matters: the Net’s Sweeping Impact on Growth, Jobs & Prosperity

Research offers the 1st quantitative assessment of the impact of Web on GDP and growth, with the most relevant tools governments and businesses can use to get the most benefit from the digital transformation Continue reading

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Opengovernment

Open government requires accessibility and not just data…

Open government in the Internet Age shouldn’t be about simply throwing information online but about making it easily accessible and searchable too… Continue reading

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Chinaonlinerestriction

China sets up office for Internet information management

The Chinese government announced Wednesday the setting up of an office to manage Internet information in a statement of the State Council General Office Continue reading

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Regardless of Frontiers: The International Right to Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age

This report explores how the internationally recognized right to freedom of expression should apply to the Internet Continue reading

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Vivek Kundra Keynote at the Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop

Kundra calls industry and government to work together to accelerate cloud adoption by focusing on standards and helping agencies leverage the certification work done by other agencies Continue reading

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