[Kictanet] Fwd: REQUIRED READING -- ITID's The World Summit in Reflection

[Florence Etta]

>FYI
>Dear Colleagues,
>
>We are pleased to call your attention to a special double issue of
>Information Technologies and International Development - required
>reading for anyone interested in the World Summit on the Information
>Society. In the printed issue we have collected 37 essays creating a
>unique resource for scholars, activists, and practitioners trying to
>understand the substance and the politics of the Summit. In addition, we
>are offering an online resource containing an additional 82 papers along
>with interactive spaces for you to add your own reactions and critiques.
>
>Contributors to the volume and webspace represent the widest possible
>range of perspectives, regions and professions, from the global South
>and the North, from sharp critics to ardent supporters, from observers
>based in government, the private sector, civil society, universities and
>international organizations. The essays are grouped by broad category –
>including Context and Setting; Critical Themes; Normative Frameworks;
>Voices and Participation; Globalization and Development; and Outcomes
>and Paths to Tunis. Contributors include Nancy J. Hafkin, Nicholas
>Negroponte, Hamadoun Touré, Hans Klein, Claudia Padovani, Derrick L.
>Cogburn, Anriette Esterhuysen, and many others....
>
>*  Order the printed volume (at a 20% discount) at
>    http://mitpress.mit.edu/itid/specialoffer/wsis
>
>*  Participate in the online fora and read the online papers at:
>    http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/wsis
>
>*  Contact the editorial team at: itid-ed at mit.edu
>
>*  Join us in Tunis: We will be hosting a one-day seminar designed to
>    further reflect on the WSIS process and chart the steps beyond
>    Tunis. We will be following-up with details as the date approaches.
>
>Kind regards,
>Michael L. Best
>Ernest J. Wilson, III
>Colin Maclay
>and the rest of the Worlds Summit in Reflection team
>
>The World Summit in Reflection is a project of Information Technologies
>and International Development, published by the MIT Press and edited at
>the University of Maryland and Georgia Tech and the Berkman Center for
>Internet and Society, Harvard Law School.
>
>We send out only a very limited number of emails to colleagues we
>believe are interested in WSIS. If you would like to not receive any
>further emails please contact us at wsis at cyber.law.harvard.edu.