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Examine the changes in a transport, internet ortelecommunications network in terms of the extension oflinks and nodes and the intensity of use at a national orglobal scale.Describe the role of information and communicationstechnology (ICT) in civil society and the transmission andflow of images, ideas, information and finance.

EXCELLENT discussion and examples of how Avaaz (international) and 38 Degrees (UK) use online crowdsourcing to impact on politics and governance. Useful for HL ICT and Civil Society, role of Civil Society and advocacy.

the role of flower farms as one of the reasons for low water levels in the lake

The WTO has been the focus of much of the campaigning against globalisation. Mike Moore and John Madelely put forward their contrasting views on the organisation's role in advancing development and the possibility of a new trade round, while Adrian Wood argues the case for a development round.

"The conditions that need to be present to text in Liberia do not necessarily exist simply because someone has access to a phone; if there is one major assumption that many of us in ICT for development are guilty of, it's this one." - an interesting piece which could be used to critically examine the adoption of mobile phone technology in sub-Saharan Africa and its role in civil society. Just having access is not always enough...

Social networking and the Arab uprising.