Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:40:46 +0530 From: Piyoo Kochar <piyoo@ITforChange.net> Subject: [communication 1765] Launch of Information Society Watch To: communication@wsisasia.org Message-Id: <1175677846.5189.100.camel@piyoo-desktop> X-Mail-Count: 01765Apologies for Cross Posting-----------------------------------------Dear FriendsIT for Change (www.ITforChange.net) has launched a beta version of$Bc`O*(Bnformation Society Watch$Bc`(B™ (www.IS-Watch.net), a resource =portalproviding a Southern perspective on information society (IS) issues. ISWatch attempts to address the imperative of catalysing new perspectives,frameworks and concepts rooted in the development experience of theglobal South. It is a response to the need for building a Southerndiscourse on the information society phenomenon, which so far has mostlybeen interpreted by Northern actors. IS Watch is directed at scholars, activists, NGOs and governmentofficials. It offers resources and analytical tools for unpacking thestructural and political dimensions of the information society, toenable social change actors to reinterpret their work in relation to thenew realities. Organised along a simple scheme that serves those who maybe looking for practical and theoretical aspects on the informationsociety, IS Watch has three key focus areas: $BB7(B Information Society Policies$BB7(B ICT for Development, and $BB7(B Society & Culture IS Watch approaches the information society discourse with a key premisethat for anyone interested in development and change, the stakes in thepolitics of information society are high. IS Watch is part of IT for Change$Bc`QT(B $Bc`W*(Bnformation Society fo=r the SouthProjectăŕť. Visitors to the site are encouraged to send feedback andsuggestions. RegardsPiyoo-- Piyoo Kochar | Manager Programs | Piyoo@ITforChange.netBridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities393, 17th Main Jayanagar 4 T Block, Bangalore 560041 Karnataka, India+91.80.26654134 26536890 | +91.80.41461055 (fax) | http://ITforChange.net1765_2.html (attatchment)(tag is disabled)