Futurelab – Research – Publications – opening education
Futurelab – Research – Publications – opening education: This series of publications aims to open up areas for debate – to provoke and stimulate new visions for education – as well as literally ‘opening up’ education, not only bringing together ideas from educational practice and research but also drawing on the fields of creative arts, […]
Read MoreIntroducing MediaCommons
Introducing MediaCommons: (cross-posted from if:book) I’ve got the somewhat daunting pleasure of introducing the readers of if:book to one of the Institute’s projects-in-progress, MediaCommons. (What follows is long, so I’ve tucked it beneath the fold.) Continued below the fold… ——- This is great stuff, it is sort of like what h-net, the matrix and my […]
Read MoreIST Results – Probing past memories in a digital future
IST Results – Probing past memories in a digital future: “It is sometimes hard to get a good idea of what it is you see when all you see is ruins,†says Tijl Vereenooghe, from the University of Leuven, one of the partners in the IST-funded EPOCH project. The project consists of a large network […]
Read MoreEconomic Pluralism for the 21st Century
far too many groups in the fields that i work with accept the singular account of economics…. so i’m distributing this. —- “Economic Pluralism for the 21st Century” June 1-3, 2007 University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) In the second half of the 20th century, neoclassical economics and its derivatives came to dominate […]
Read MoreOA book series from the U of Helsinki
OA book series from the U of Helsinki: The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (at the U of Helsinki) has launched COLLeGIUM, a multidisciplinary series of OA books in the humanities and social sciences. The first volume appeared this month, The Travelling Concept of Narrative. For more details, see the web site or today’s announcement. […]
Read MorePCs to developing world 'fuel malware' | The Register
PCs to developing world ‘fuel malware’ | The Register : Programs to send PCs to third world countries might inadvertently fuel the development of malware for hire scams, an anti-virus guru warns. Eugene Kaspersky, head of anti-virus research at Kaspersky Labs, cautions that developing nations have become leading centres for virus development. Sending cheap PCs […]
Read Morein sl, a public library is not really public
BANNED AND CENSORED!: We’re rapidly coming to a point where far from being a treasure trove of openness and accessibility, the private island system is only perpetuating the “walled garden” or “country club” aspect of life that we were supposed to be getting away from by coming on the Internet in the first place! The […]
Read MoreDAC 2007: Perth
DAC 2007: Perth: The call for papers for perthDAC 2007 is out. The theme of the 2007 Digital Arts and Culture Conference will be “The Future of Digital Media Culture” which, I presume, leaves plenty of room for electronic literature and other GTxA type interests. The conference will be held from 15 – 18th September […]
Read MoreInformation Policy: Evaluation Report on UNESCO's Community Multimedia Centre Initiative
Information Policy: Evaluation Report on UNESCO’s Community Multimedia Centre Initiative: UNESCO’s Community Multimedia Centre initiative is contributing “to improving quality of life through access to information†according to an independent evaluation report carried out by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). UNESCO’s CMC initiative promotes sustainable local development through community-based facilities that combine traditional […]
Read MoreJust published: “What UNESCO for the Futureâ€Â, UNESCO, 2006: UNESCO SHS
Just published: “What UNESCO for the Futureâ€Â, UNESCO, 2006: UNESCO SHS: ‘What UNESCO for the future?’ proceeds from a reflexion on current and future trends and potential gaps that must be filled, on future scenarios and on ‘What UNESCO?’ in terms of its role today as a participant that could influence the processes of global […]
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