Crowd-source translation is a new trend in the blogosphere where a group of volunteers translate blog posts into different languages. “Instead of waiting forever the way to go is to open up a platform where volunteers can translate. People need to take the initiatve”, says Elia Varela Serra (Maneno.org) during the DCI’s first panel [...]
Tags: blogger, Bolivian Voices, DCI09, Digital Media and the Right to Language, Eduardo Avila, Elia Varela Serra, Global Voices, Maneno
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“In Africa the web is understood as not controlled by the state, it is seen as an opportunity by civil society for a digital voice and to freedom of expression”, says well-known blogger Dibussi Tande from Cameroon, who is the keynote speaker at DCI 4.0. “But now how do we use Internet under the [...]
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With so many interesting new media projects and initiatives around it took the DCI team little time to finalise the programme. The current line-up is a perfect reflection of what currently impacts on the digital civil society. The DCI is now a two day event with six practical workshops. Click here for the full programme, [...]
Tags: Ashraf Patel, blogger, Bobby Marie, Brenda Burrell, Brett Davidson, Dibussi Tande, Ednah Karamagi, Eduardo Avila, Elia Varela Serra, Global Voices, Hivos, Jayne Morgan, Kafusha Mfula, Kubatana, Maneno, Marlon Parker, Maureen Agena, Ndesanjo Macha, Nthatheng Mhlambiso, OSIWA, Peter Benjamin, Peter Verweij, Podcart, programme, Rebecca Wanjiku, Roberto Soriano, Stephan Hofstatter, TacticalTech, workshops
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