http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/archive/1133 en_GB_DOC http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/100619/1/1133 By Anita Gurumurthy 30 December 2004 As gender activists call for an inclusive knowledge society that respects diversity, recognizes the integrity of local knowledge and cultures, and allows the assertion of women’s rights to information and communication, paradoxically, the articulation of such ethical foundations is circumscribed by economic frameworks that do not recognize the language of ethics. Multi-stakeholder platforms have not really meant much in terms of gains for civil society, http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/94659/1/1133 Powerful corporations are busy patenting software as a way of entrenching their dominance in the global information economy, says David Heath; unless we stop new laws being pushed through in Europe. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/92806/1/1133 27 August 2004 Alberto Nardelli For thousands of years, the oceans and mountain ranges formed almost insurmountable geographic barriers – keeping cultures and people apart, issues isolated and the pace of change slow. However, over the last fifty years, and especially the last ten, developments in ICTs have wired the world, bringing at least those of us lucky or wealthy enough to be connected into a global village. Satellite news and entertainment networks broadcast events and ( http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/90698/1/1133 26 July 2004 By Royal D Colle India’s Mission 2007 initiative reflects the confidence in the positive changes that can come from timely and relevant information and communication services in rural communities, writes Professor Emeritus Royal D Colle of Cornell University. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/56758 14 June 2004 by Bildad Kagai They share so much in common that one wonders why it is taking so long for them to find each other.