Eric Osiakwan at Berkman
Eric Osiakwan is a busy man. Near as I can tell, he’s one of the few people I know who has more job titles that… Read More »Eric Osiakwan at Berkman
Holiday in Harare: part 4 – Zimbabwe’s Internet under threat
They turned off the Internet shortly after I left Harare. I don’t think the two events were connected. And they didn’t really turn the net… Read More »Holiday in Harare: part 4 – Zimbabwe’s Internet under threat
Opening sessions at Digital Citizen Indaba
Well, we won’t be blogging realtime from the Digital Citizen Indaba. Rhodes University has pretty conservative policies on access to their academic network – I… Read More »Opening sessions at Digital Citizen Indaba
Join us in South Africa!
I’m coming to South Africa in mid-September for the Highway Africa conference, an annual conference on information technology and journalism at Rhodes University in Grahamstown,… Read More »Join us in South Africa!
Wikimania: Brewster Kahle’s Big Goal
Brewster Kahle starts his talk by declaring his goal: “Universal Access to All Knowledge”. He’s stolen a technique from Minsk – choose a big goal… Read More »Wikimania: Brewster Kahle’s Big Goal
Jimmy Wales keynote at Wikimania
My wife asked whether I thought anyone would mention Steven Colbert’s recent segment on Wikipedia at the Wikimania conference. “They won’t shut up about it,”… Read More »Jimmy Wales keynote at Wikimania