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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>**Apologies for cross-posting**<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a
name="OLE_LINK2"></a><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>IT for Change (</span></font><span lang=EN-GB><a
href="http://www.itforchange.net/" title="http://www.itforchange.net/"><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial title="http://www.itforchange.net/"><span
title="http://www.itforchange.net/"><span title="http://www.itforchange.net/"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><span
title="http://www.itforchange.net/">www.ITforChange.net</span></span></span></font></span></a></span><font
size=2 face=Arial><span 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="http://www.is-watch.net/"><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial title="http://www.is-watch.net/"><span
title="http://www.is-watch.net/"><span title="http://www.is-watch.net/"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><span
title="http://www.is-watch.net/">www.IS-Watch.net</span></span></span></font></span></a></span><font
size=2 face=Arial><span 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>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Information Society Policies<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=1 face=Symbol><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Society & Culture <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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="http://itforchange.net/mambo/content/view/100/55/"><font size=2
face=Arial title="http://itforchange.net/mambo/content/view/100/55/"><span
title="http://itforchange.net/mambo/content/view/100/55/"><span
title="http://itforchange.net/mambo/content/view/100/55/"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
title="http://itforchange.net/mambo/content/view/100/55/">Information Society
for the South Project</span></span></span></font></span></a></span><font
size=2 face=Arial><span 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>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Vivek <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Vivek.V.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>IT for Change</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Bridging Development Realities and Technological
Possibilities</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span 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><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>www.ITforChange.net</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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