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Information Society Watch (ISW) Launched

IT for Change recently launched ‘Information Society Watch’ (www.IS-Watch.net), a resource portal providing a Southern perspective on information society (IS) issues. IS Watch attempts to address the imperative of catalysing new perspectives, frameworks and concepts rooted in the development experience of the global South. It is a response to the need for building a Southern discourse on the information society phenomenon, which so far has mostly been interpreted by Northern actors.

IS Watch is directed at those involved in social change efforts – scholars, activists, NGOs, government officials – offering them resources and analytical tools to unpack the structural and political dimensions of the information society and to reinterpret their work in relation to the new realities. Organised along a simple scheme that serves multiple audiences interested in practical and theoretical aspects of the information society, IS Watch has three key focus areas:

Information Society Policies
ICT for Development, and
Society & Culture

IS Watch approaches the information society discourse with a key premise that for anyone interested in development and change, the stakes in the politics of information society are high. IS Watch is part of IT for Change’s “Information Society for the South Project”. Visitors to the site are encouraged to send feedback and suggestions.

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Publications

Political Economy of the Information Society: A Southern View

Working actively for new global political systems that are adequate to the needs of an emerging information society is an important and urgent task. It is important therefore that powerful South-South alliances are built for evolving a new paradigm of a development - oriented information society for the South.

Gender in the Information Society : Emerging issues

This publication showcases perspectives that critique the engagement with new technologies in various development sectors such as the media, work and economy and governance.

An Empowerment Approach to Gender Equality in the Information Society (Forthcoming)

This book brings together the findings of an Asia Pacific regional research project on gender in the information society through an analytical framework that maps issues of identity, control and ownership over technology, collective action and institutional transformation.

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