Étiquette : digital divide

23 octobre 2018 / noflux

“The internet is the wider network that allows computer networks around the world run by companies, governments, universities and other organisations to talk to one another. The result is a mass of cables, computers, data centres, routers, servers, repeaters, satellites and wifi towers that allows digital information to travel around the world. It is that infrastructure that lets you order the weekly shop, share your life on Facebook, stream Outcast on Netflix, email your aunt in Wollongong and search the web for the world’s tiniest cat.”

Source : What is the internet? 13 key questions answered | Technology | The Guardian

19 octobre 2018 / noflux

“The slowdown is described in an analysis of UN data that will be published next month by the Web Foundation, an organisation set up by the inventor of the world wide web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. The data shows that growth in global internet access dropped from 19% in 2007 to less than 6% last year.”

Source : Exclusive: dramatic slowdown in global growth of internet access | Technology | The Guardian

2 octobre 2018 / noflux

J’ai donc étudié l’activisme en ligne d’une trentaine de groupes, de gauche comme de droite, militant autour d’une question locale en Caroline du Nord. Je m’attendais à trouver des différences liées à la classe sociale, mais pas à ce qu’elles soient si importantes. Certains groupes de classe populaire n’avaient aucune présence en ligne, même pas de site web. Ce qui m’a surprise, c’est de voir que les groupes les moins démocratiques étaient les plus actifs en ligne. De même, les groupes conservateurs avaient des taux d’engagement en ligne bien plus élevés que les groupes de gauche.

Source : Jen Schradie : « Internet contribue souvent à renforcer les inégalités existantes » | InternetActu.net

17 avril 2018 / noflux

«T-Mobile USA has agreed to pay a $40 million fine after admitting that it failed to complete phone calls in rural areas and used « false ring tones » that created the appearance that the calls were going through and no one was picking up».

Source : T-Mobile deceived customers with “false ring tones” on failed phone calls | Ars Technica

13 mars 2018 / noflux

«These dominant platforms are able to lock in their position by creating barriers for competitors. They acquire startup challengers, buy up new innovations and hire the industry’s top talent. Add to this the competitive advantage that their user data gives them and we can expect the next 20 years to be far less innovative than the last. What’s more, the fact that power is concentrated among so few companies has made it possible to weaponise the web at scale» – Tim Berners-Lee.

Source : The web is under threat. Join us and fight for it. – World Wide Web Foundation

18 septembre 2017 / noflux

Source : Mon Réseau Mobile | Arcep

6 octobre 2015 / noflux

Im excited to announce our first project to deliver internet from space. As part of our Internet.org efforts to connect the world, were partnering with Eutelsat to launch a satellite into orbit that will connect millions of people.

Source : Mark Zuckerberg – Im excited to announce our first project to…

5 octobre 2015 / noflux

Dans ce cadre conceptuel renouvelé privilégiant le continuum entre technique et culture plutôt que l’opposition binaire entre mythe et réalité, il nous faut considérer les digital natives comme une figure performative, un être de papier qui fait agir et qui par-là se trouve doté d’une existence empirique.

Source : Les digital natives existent-ils ? | InaGlobal

28 septembre 2015 / noflux

By giving people access to the tools, knowledge and opportunities of the internet, we can give a voice to the voiceless and power to the powerless. We also know that the internet is a vital enabler of jobs, growth and opportunity. And research tells us that for every 10 people connected to the internet, about 1 is lifted out of poverty.

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Source : Mark Zuckerberg

8 juin 2015 / noflux

Helsinki doesn’t want your identity, or your money, or your data—indeed the only warning before you hit “accept” is a reminder that public networks are insecure, so be careful out there. All it wants is to get you online. Fast.

Source : Helsinki’s free, city-wide Wi-Fi network is faster than your home internet – Quartz

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