The 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China on Oct. 1 took on symbolic importance not only for the Communist Party, but also for connoisseurs of China’s Internet controls. The thinking by some was that with the last of a series of sensitive anniversaries this year now finally behind us, the guardians of China’s [...]
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China’s Web 2.0 Nightmare
October 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Asia, Government Policy, Legal Issues, Society, Web 2.0
Tags: Asia·Government Policy·Legal Issues·Society·Web 2.0
How China’s ‘50 Cent Army’ Could Wreck Web 2.0
January 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Asia, China, Legal Issues, Politics, Security, Society, Standards, Trust, Web 2.0, Wisdom of Crowds, e-Democracy, transparency
Interesting article by Mike Elgan (Earthweb) on an effort by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members to “assert supremacy over online public opinion, raise the level and study the art of online guidance and actively use new technologies to increase the strength of positive propaganda”.
The article also introduced me to the concept of astroturfing which I [...]
Tags: Asia·China·e-Democracy·Legal Issues·Politics·Security·Society·Standards·transparency·Trust·Web 2.0·Wisdom of Crowds
CIO Report Asia Pacific public sector to squeeze more out of IT in 2008
February 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Asia, Government 2.0, Infrastructure, Reports
Raphael Phang, research director of Government Insights Asia/Pacific, a research and advisory firm predicts in the “Asia/Pacific Government 2008 Top 10 Predictions, January 2008″ Report:
In 2008, upcoming next-generation technologies, such as Web 2.0, virtualisation, mobile technologies and biometrics, will take centre stage.
Other top predictions presented and analysed in the study are:
• Infrastructure optimisation and IT [...]