Supporting Documents
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... the new nerves of this planet.
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Lobsang Wangyal
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Today we have extended our central nervous system itself in a global
embrace.
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Marshall McLuhan
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The Internet, designed to be inherently nonhierarchical,
suggest[s] ... grand possibilities, even a revolution in
politics and human consciousness.
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Edward Rothstein
documents
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As We May Think,
by Vannevar Bush, 1945
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/194507/bush
"Urges that men of science should then turn to the massive
task of making more accessible our bewildering store
of knowledge. For years inventions have extended man's
physical powers rather than the powers of his mind." "Like
Emerson's famous address of 1837 on "The American Scholar,"
this paper by Dr. Bush calls for a new relationship between
thinking man and the sum of our knowledge."
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Effective Teaching Strategies in Computer Science
documents/effective_teaching_strategies-trigoni-2001.html
"... understanding ideas without being able to apply them in practice has little value in CS."
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The Global Community and The Need for Universal Responsibility
www.fpmt.org/teachings/hhdl/universalresponsibility.asp
His Holiness views and policy
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Impact of Information Technology on Rural Areas of India
M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai, India.
Original rtf file:
www.unesco.org/webworld/public_domain/kothmale_docs/india.rtf
HTML version:
documents/it_on_rural_areas_india-swaminathan_rf-2007.html
Non-profit organization working to expand internet use
in emerging nations.
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Internet pre-History: Ancient Roads of Telecommunications & Computers,
Gregory Gromov : 2001
http://www.netvalley.com/internet_history-right1.htm
A very excellent introduction to the history of the internet
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Linux Spreads its Wings in India
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/sep2006/gb20060921_463452.htm
"2,600 [schools] in the state of Kerala making the shift [to
desktop linux]. That means each of the state's 1.5 million
high school students will grow accustomed to working not
in the Windows environment familiar to computer users
worldwide, but in Linux. And over the next two years,
computer science based on Linux software will be made
mandatory in all of the state's high schools."
Sept 2006
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The Wealth of Networks, Yochai Benkler : 2006
http://www.benkler.org/wealth_of_networks/
How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom. "In
this comprehensive social theory of the Internet and
the networked information economy, Benkler describes how
patterns of information, knowledge, and cultural production
are changing, and shows that the way information and
knowledge are made available can either limit or enlarge
the ways people can create and express themselves." In
html, pdf, and other formats, with wiki discussion,
concordance, and more.
books
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The Universe in a Single Atom
His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama
Dharma and physics.
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The World is Flat
A thought-provoking book by Robert Friedman —
already in its second edition — that's how
fast the world is changing!
The first stage of globalisation was nations using
the power of the internet.
The second stage was business using it, and
interconnecting the world.
The third stage is right now: the internet empowering individuals.
sites
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BBC World Click
http://www.bbcworld.com/click/
News and comment about IT in the world today
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Berkman Center for Internet and Society
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
"A research program founded to explore cyberspace, share
in its study, and help pioneer its development." "Teaching,
research, advising, advocacy"
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Center for Democracy and Technology
http://www.cdt.org/
"Working for democratic values and constitional liberties
in the digital age. With expertise in law, technology,
and policy, CDT seeks practical solutions to enhance
free expression and privacy in global communications
technologies. CDT is dedicated to building consensus among
all parties interested in the future of the Internet and
other new communications media."
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Citizen Lab
http://www.citizenlab.org/
"An interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk Centre
for International Studies at the University of Toronto,
Canada focusing on advanced research and development
at the intersection of digital media and world civic
politics."
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CiviBlog
http://www.civiblog.org/
"An international initiative with the aim of giving voice
to individuals and organizations involved in global civil
society. We provide platforms and resources for NGOs,
activists, dissidents and individuals at risk through the
medium of blogging."
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