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As I have previously mentioned (see Dec. 7th – “Seigenthaler and Wikipedia”): Wikipedia is no less reliable than other resources, and so says the journal Nature following a peer review of content in Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Brittanica.

There’s been an interesting discussion about Wikipedia since last weekend. The discussion was sparked by John Seigenthaler’s article in USA Today where he decries Wikipedia for allowing a false entry about himself to be posted on the site and go … Continue reading →

Having not been in Tunis, it’s hard to see the WSIS as a resounding success. I’m sure that for the people who were there the networking and social factors are very meaningful. But, let’s face it, the Internet governance matters … Continue reading →

Negroponte showed off his laptop, “the green machine”. Looks pretty snappy. What I’m really happy about is the choice of going open source (OS) and the reasoning behind that choice. The idea, as I understand it, is that using OS … Continue reading →

The WSIS has started and it’s everywhere. Most major news related web sites have stories about some aspect of the digital divide issue and ICTs for development. Imagine if it were always this way… Luckily, the Internet Governance issue was … Continue reading →

I’ve decided to post part of the draft introduction from my thesis because it illustrates my thinking about globalization and development. It provides a good context for my other postings.