Some egovernment experts, organized a workshop in Brussels, on March 16th, as they thought that distance is increasing between what it’s possible using web2.0 and what the governments mean for using ICT for Innovation and presenting some project already running. The workshop Public services 2.0: How to implement and promote user-driven open innovation in...
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Federica , a comprehensive e-learning portal established in 2007 at Federico II University in Naples, Italy, is launching its release 2.0 on Friday March 13th, 2009, «Our public University mission — explained Guido Trombetta, Federico II President — convinced us to avoid any password or other limitations to knowledge access. Each individual can access...
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The countdown to the European election days is started, maybe owing to the economic crisis, but it is not an interesting topic for our media: after the decision of the barrage to the 4% for parties (and we may discuss about the utility of this barrage, as in Europe there is not a problem...
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This post was written by Bernardo Parrella and co-authored by me. UPDATE: Eluana Englaro died few hours after this post was written. A legal battle over a young woman’s ‘right to die’ after 17 years in a coma has spurred both vast online commentary and activism in Italy. Mostly in defense of “Eluana Englaro’s...
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From the press release: Al Jazeera will release its exclusive Arabic and English coverage produced by the Network’s correspondents and crews in the Gaza Strip online at http://cc.aljazeera.net . The ongoing war and crisis in Gaza, together with the scarcity of news footage available, make the repository a key resource for anyone producing content...
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Just published on GlobalVoicesOnline an interview to Vittorio Arrigoni. Please have a look at the article. Vittorio Arrigoni is an Italian human rights activist who is currently in Gaza, one of a number of activists who arrived with the Free Gaza movement. Vittorio (Vik) blogs at Guerrilla Radio , and also writes for the...
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