problems with the thin end of the wedge
In a previous post, I looked at filtering since it is quite topical at the moment. I guess one of the concerns that many people would have is who decides what is appropriate content for citizens to be exposed to, the values and contexts under which that is assessed and how it is to be implemented. It's interesting to look at the recent experience of one of the team from the GLOBE initiative who gave a recent presentation in Dubai covering technology enhanced learning, content, search, collaboration and who tried to find some appropriate images from the region while there and observed:
The conference in Dubai was a really nice experience: there is obviously a lot happening in the region, and the dramatically fast transformation that this society seems to be going through is really fascinating. There is a lot of energy and eagerness to change things for the better - the abundance of resources is also helpful, I guess… It is also clear that there are some issues to be worked out: when I tried to find some pictures on flickr to illustrate my talk, I found out that the site was blocked. Finding pictures with a creative commons license without flickr is far from easy. When I mentioned this at the conference, the typical reaction was that everybody gateways his internet traffic through other sites, in order to bypass the blocking services. Makes you wonder…It certainly does make you wonder...
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