Digital Freedom Network
The Digital Freedom Network (DFN) develops and promotes the use of Internet technology for human rights activism around the world. DFN designs online campaigns, makes technical information more readily available to activists.
Primary web addresses
http://dfn.org/
Email
info@dfn.org
Main Address
520 Broad St.
Newark, NJ 07102
Newark, NJ 07102
Country
United States
Main Telephone
646-223-1266
Joined OneWorld
21.09.1998
Features
01.08.2003
One of the biggest promises of the Internet was the transformation of political activism. Web's early enthusiasts predicted that there would be a revolution in grassroots participation in the political process. But has the Internet really increased participation in the political process? Have mass e-mailings really had a significant impact on decision-makers? Will the Internet decrease the importance of affiliation with parties and organizations and increase the impact of the individual?
more...Related topics/regions: [ICT] [Intermediate technology] [Communication] [Internet] [Civil society]
Image: Internet may have limited value for activists
29.07.2003
Civil society should shift the discussion at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) away from identifying the digital divide as a technological problem to an understanding that the divide is merely a symptom of some of the bigger socio-economic issues, NGO activists said in a discussion recently organised by the Digital Freedom Network.
more...Related topics/regions: [ICT] [International cooperation] [Economy] [Culture] [Knowledge] [Civil society]
08.07.2003
Discuss health issues, such as AIDS and SARS, with Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Norwegian prime minister and the departing Director-General of the UN World Health Organization from 10-11 am EST.
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