Category Archives: Campaigns & Case Studies

Broadband in Lebanon: No Longer a “Pipe” Dream?

Written by mike. Posted on July 8, 2011. Filed under Campaigns & Case Studies, Communities, For Press, News, Reports, Stories. Tagged , , , , , , , , . 5 Comments.
Lebanon’s woefully inadequate Internet connectivity has long been a subject of national frustration, but a recent announcement by the Lebanese Telecommunications Ministry has given Lebanese Internet users some cause for optimism. The Ministry announced on Tuesday that the IMEWE (India-Middle East-Western Europe) submarine cable, which has been operational since 2009, has finally been activated, opening [...]

Civil Society Groups Band Together to Protect the Net at E-G8

Written by jessica. Posted on May 27, 2011. Filed under Arabization, Campaigns & Case Studies, News. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
Improvised press conference at e-g8 to protect the net
Yesterday, more civil society groups from around the globe, in the company of digital pioneers such as Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig, CUNY journalism professor Jeff Jarvis, Wealth of Networks author Yochai Benkler, and former ICANN board member Susan Crawford-took a stand for the Internet in an improvised press conference at the E-G8 summit in [...]

العمل النقابي.. على الفايسبوك

Written by mohamad. Posted on March 29, 2011. Filed under Campaigns & Case Studies. Tagged . No comments.
يبدو أنّ الفايسبوك، هو أداة الجميع هذه الأيام، وليس فقط الثائرون على أنظمتهم. في لبنان، شكّل هذا الأسبوع، عدد من أساتذة الجامعة اللبنانيّة مجموعتهم الخاصة على الفايسبوك، هدفها الأساسي تحقيق مطالبهم المهنيّة، والإعداد لتحرّك مطلبي يجمع شريحة واسعة من الأساتذة. المجموعة تعرّف عن نفسها عبر رسالة موجّهة إلى الاساتذة، طارحين من خلالها مسألة الظلم اللاحق بهم، والتمييز [...]