Challenging the Syrian state: using information systems to document human-rights violations
Syrian human rights defenders have mobilised information systems in order to document human rights violations and to challenge the legitimacy of the Syrian state. They use a mixture of advanced and low-tech #Information_Communication_Technology (ICT), both empowering and exposing them to harm. Within this schema new ICT tools and changing local and regional contexts have come to influence the methods of challenging the Syrian state.
▻https://www.opendemocracy.net/opensecurity/ali-ali/challenging-syrian-state-using-information-systems-to-document-human-
#violation_des_droits_humains #droits_humains #systèmes_d'information #ICT
4 Reasons Why Global Satellite Internet Is A Fantasy | ICT Works
▻http://www.ictworks.org/2015/04/03/is-global-satellite-internet-coverage-a-reality-in-the-near-future
While the focus of high-profile entrepreneurs on this vitally important effort will bring increased interest and attention to connecting the world, their approach solves very few of the actual barriers to providing access. So, what are the real challenges?
]]>Che ci fa un insegnante con la scatolina dei pirati? Una risposta ce la danno Andreas Formiconi e una trentina di ardimentose/i insegnanti che stanno preparando con cura il primo sbarco della PirateBox nella nostra scuola. Sul blog di #Loptis potete seguire questa appassionante avventura: ▻http://iamarf.org/category/piratebox
Un «piccolo» esempio di #innovazione dal basso.
#scuola #insegnanti #PirateBox #apprendimento #condivisione #ICT #opensource
Sugata Mitra Advent of Google means we must rethink our approach to education
We have a romantic attachment to skills from the past which are no longer relevant on a curriculum for today’s children
▻http://m.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/jun/15/schools-teaching-curriculum-education-google#story
#education #SugataMitra #ICT