Tag: Civil society
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In this study, the authors examined the perception of Malaysian journalists with regard to the role of the media in Malaysian civil society. A total of 182 journalists participated in the study via self-administered survey questionnaires. Results revealed that Malaysian journalists have mixed views on the role of the media in the Malaysian media environment,…
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Governments and NGOs are beginning to realise that digital strategy means more than posting a document online, but what will it take for these groups to change not just their tools, but their thinking? It won’t be enough to partner with WhatsApp or hire GrumpyCat. Open government: getting beyond impenetrable data files | Public Leaders…
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Cases documented by coalition members have included: German surveillance technology being used to assist torture in Bahrain; Malware made in Italy helping the Moroccan and UAE authorities to clamp down on free speech and imprison critics; European companies exporting surveillance software to the government of Turkmenistan, a country notorious for violent repression of dissent. Surveillance…
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Whether in Egypt, Turkey, Venezuela, or quite vividly in Ukraine during the final months of Yanukovych’s rule, a growing number of governments now treat the concept of civil society as a code word for powerful political subversives, usually assumed to be doing the bidding of the West. Power holders often fear NGOs more than they…
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The Civic Space Initiative by Susan Wilding on Prezi
A Prezi to explain what the Civic Space Initiative is. The Civic Space Initiative by Susan Wilding on Prezi