FYI Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to call your attention to a special double issue of Information Technologies and International Development - required reading for anyone interested in the World Summit on the Information Society. In the printed issue we have collected 37 essays creating a unique resource for scholars, activists, and practitioners trying to understand the substance and the politics of the Summit. In addition, we are offering an online resource containing an additional 82 papers along with interactive spaces for you to add your own reactions and critiques.
Contributors to the volume and webspace represent the widest possible range of perspectives, regions and professions, from the global South and the North, from sharp critics to ardent supporters, from observers based in government, the private sector, civil society, universities and international organizations. The essays are grouped by broad category â including Context and Setting; Critical Themes; Normative Frameworks; Voices and Participation; Globalization and Development; and Outcomes and Paths to Tunis. Contributors include Nancy J. Hafkin, Nicholas Negroponte, Hamadoun Touré, Hans Klein, Claudia Padovani, Derrick L. Cogburn, Anriette Esterhuysen, and many others....
* Order the printed volume (at a 20% discount) at http://mitpress.mit.edu/itid/specialoffer/wsis
* Participate in the online fora and read the online papers at: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/wsis
* Contact the editorial team at: itid-ed@mit.edu
* Join us in Tunis: We will be hosting a one-day seminar designed to further reflect on the WSIS process and chart the steps beyond Tunis. We will be following-up with details as the date approaches.
Kind regards, Michael L. Best Ernest J. Wilson, III Colin Maclay and the rest of the Worlds Summit in Reflection team
The World Summit in Reflection is a project of Information Technologies and International Development, published by the MIT Press and edited at the University of Maryland and Georgia Tech and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School.
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