Dossier
Internet in the World
Internet is one of the major emblems of globalisation, but also a territory with frontiers, folklore and geopolitics. We analyse the differences affecting the Net according to the contexts where it has been developed.
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Technology and Inequality. The Concentration of Wealth in the Digital Economy
Ferran Esteve
The digital economy is not reducing the inequality gap, and may be increasing it. Governments and citizens must prioritize social impact.
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The Geopolitics of the Internet
Marcus Hurst
The laying of the cables that make the Internet a global network raise geopolitical issues similar to those that are at stake in the case of oil pipelines.
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The Internet in Latin America
Alan Lazalde
Latin Americans make up 10% of the world's internet users. What do they use the internet for?
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Mass Surveillance in Latin America
Alan Lazalde
What is the situation like in Latin America in regards to mass surveillance?
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Digital Africa. A developing ecosystem
Carlos Bajo
There is an Africa that innovates and looks to ICTs as a means to solve its problems through a citizen-led process.
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Africa Recycles and Creates Technology
Carlos Bajo
In the midst of e-waste traffickers, Africans are endeavouring to find ways to breathe new life into these discarded materials.
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The Digital Citizenry Revolution in Africa
Carlos Bajo
Citizens are monitoring elections, challenging dictators, claiming basic rights and building communities. African civil society takes control of digital space.
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The Other Net Behind the Great Wall (I)
Sandra Álvaro
China’s cultural heritage, along with the strong control mechanisms that accompany the process of opening up have led to the development of Chinanet.
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The Other Net Behind the Great Wall (II)
Sandra Álvaro
Chinanet is an autonomous internet, separated from the rest of the word and characterised by a different usage that is more about performance than participation.
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The Maker Culture in China (I): XinCheJian, a Chinese-style Hackerspace
Sandra Álvaro
XinCheJian is the first hackerspace founded in China, a space where making meets creation.
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The Maker Culture in China (II): Shanzhai, Emerging Innovation in an Open Manufacturing Ecosystem
Sandra Álvaro
China offers an alternative for taking maker culture out of the field of entertainment and into the market. Shanzhai, a think tank focusing on open innovation.
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The Maker Culture in China (III): Hands-On, for Economic and Social Progress
Sandra Álvaro
The spirit of learning by doing and the free experimentation that characterise maker processes are keys to renewing the idea of “made in China”.