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A military coup in Honduras puts Latin America's fragile democracy in peril, reports Ri... - 0 views

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Latin America's fragile democracy

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  • fiona hou on 14 Aug 09
     
    A military coup in Honduras puts Latin America's fragile democracy in peril.
Christoph Zed

BBC NEWS | Technology | Call to use more government data - 0 views

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  • One of President Obama's campaign promises was to make the US government more open and transparent.
  • "It's a great opportunity to redefine how government works," said Mr O'Reilly
  • "We've got to recognise that we can't treat the American people as subjects but as co-creators of ideas. We need to tap into the vast amounts of knowledge... in communities across the country.
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  • "We have gotten into this model of thinking the government is like a vending machine. We pay taxes and get roads and schools, police and armies and whatever else.
  • "The new model is about participation. It's about the government saying we will provide you with these services that you can build upon.
  • One of the most cited examples of how government-as-a-platform works best can be seen at a site called Apps for Democracy.
  • Apps for Democracy which aimed to "engage citizen technologists to build the perfect technology solution to meet their needs".
  • "With the help of these home-grown innovators, we're engaging the community in government and building a digital democracy model for governments everywhere,"
  • Mr O'Reilly warned that "going back to politics as usual" was not an option and that in the midst of the government's willingness to open up its data, there were some pitfalls to look out for.
Chaya Seewoonarain

Rev. Jesse Jackson: Why Africa Matters - 0 views

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shared by Chaya Seewoonarain on 26 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Chaya Seewoonarain on 26 Aug 09
     
    Perfect example of the paternalist and colonialist view of Africa is Nicolas Sarkozy's discourse in Dakar's university in 2007. Here is the link to the translation of the speech: http://marian.typepad.com/marians_blog/2008/04/africa-outside.html
  • Chaya Seewoonarain on 26 Aug 09
     
    What strikes me is that while Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks about Ivory Coast's path to democracy, his discourse begins with the material prospects that Africa has always represented in the eyes of the West. Is that why Africa matters?
  • Chaya Seewoonarain on 26 Aug 09
     
    We ignore Africa at our peril. The African continent will only become more important in the future, and the whole world has a stake in what happens there.
Nadeem Uddin

citizenship test - 0 views

www.theage.com.au/...enship-test-20090917-ftaj.html

shared by Nadeem Uddin on 17 Sep 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 18 Sep 09
     
    one of my friend does not want to have a citizenship because of the test lol
  • Christoph Zed on 19 Sep 09
     
    These tests are bit funny. I passed these 4 practice test 20 of 20, and they are really not so much about Australia but about an understanding of how western democracies work (or do on paper) My real Australian citizen test took place in form of a poker-night with the footy running at the same time - not so much the Poker, but general comments about footy, poker, players, jokes, small talk .. etc - I failed dismally.
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