ICTD News for 04 April 2007

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CONTENTS

DIGITAL DIVIDE
	Information Socierty Watch

INTERNET GOVERNANCE
	ICANN may be looking for immunity from U.S. law

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
	Official: Powerpoint bad for brains

PRIVACY/SECURITY
	Confusing Osama bin Laden with Johnny Rotten




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DIGITAL DIVIDE
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---- Information Socierty Watch
The Information Society Watch (ISW) captures information society issues in the context of development needs of the South. It is intended for developing learning and knowledge-sharing platforms to help build perspectives for analysis, advocacy and action.
http://www.sdnp.undp.org/perl/news/articles.pl?id=9374&do=gpage




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INTERNET GOVERNANCE
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---- ICANN may be looking for immunity from U.S. law
The only catch? The Bush administration doesn't appear to like the idea of ICANN becoming an independent international organization. In fact, instead of letting ICANN slip further out of its grasp, the administration seems to be tightening its grip on the Marina del Ray, Calif.-based group.
http://www.sdnp.undp.org/perl/news/articles.pl?id=9372&do=gpage




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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
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---- Official: Powerpoint bad for brains
The theory of "cognitive load theory" suggest the memory can deal with two or three tasks for a period of a few seconds - any more than that and information starts to get lost.
http://www.sdnp.undp.org/perl/news/articles.pl?id=9373&do=gpage




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PRIVACY/SECURITY
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---- Confusing Osama bin Laden with Johnny Rotten
The U.S. government's passenger screening technologies would mistake the terrorist mastermind for the Sex Pistol. In short, the farce of federal efforts to create an efficient terrorist profiling system to keep terrorists off airplanes--and the farce of privacy-advocacy organizations' reactions to those efforts--will continue.
http://www.sdnp.undp.org/perl/news/articles.pl?id=9371&do=gpage




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