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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Apologies for cross posting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>IT
for Change (</span></font><span lang=EN-GB><a href="http://www.itforchange.net/"
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size=2 color=black face=Arial
title="blocked::http://www.itforchange.net/ http://www.itforchange.net/"><span
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size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>)
has launched a beta version of ‘Information Society Watch’ (</span></font><span
lang=EN-GB><a href="http://www.is-watch.net/"
title="blocked::http://www.is-watch.net/ http://www.is-watch.net/"><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial
title="blocked::http://www.is-watch.net/ http://www.is-watch.net/"><span
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>www.IS-Watch.net</span></span></span></font></a></span><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>),
a resource portal providing a Southern perspective on information society (IS)
issues. IS Watch attempts to address the imperative of catalysing new
perspectives, frameworks and concepts rooted in the development experience of
the global South. It is a response to the need for building a Southern
discourse on the information society phenomenon, which so far has mostly been
interpreted by Northern actors. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>IS Watch is directed at scholars, activists, NGOs and
government officials. It offers resources and analytical tools for unpacking
the structural and political dimensions of the information society, to enable
social change actors to reinterpret their work in relation to the new
realities. Organised along a simple scheme that serves those who may be looking
for practical and theoretical aspects on the information society, IS Watch has
three key focus areas: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Information Society
Policies<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ICT for Development, and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Society & Culture <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>IS Watch approaches the information society discourse
with a key premise that for anyone interested in development and change, the
stakes in the politics of information society are high. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>IS Watch is part of IT for Change’s “</span></font><span
lang=EN-GB><a href="http://itforchange.net/mambo/content/view/100/55/"
title="blocked::http://itforchange.net/mambo/content/view/100/55/ http://itforchange.net/mambo/content/view/100/55/"><font
size=2 face=Arial
title="blocked::http://itforchange.net/mambo/content/view/100/55/ http://itforchange.net/mambo/content/view/100/55/"><span
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title="blocked::http://itforchange.net/mambo/content/view/100/55/"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Information Society for
the South Project</span></span></span></font></a></span><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>”.
Visitors to the site are encouraged to send feedback and suggestions. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Vivek <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Vivek.V.</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>IT for Change</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bridging Development Realities and Technological
Possibilities</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Tel: (00-91-80) 2665 4134, 2653 6890<br>
Fax: (00-91-80) 4146 1055</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>www.ITforChange.net</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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