Security at IIMB will stop you. If you are not on the registered list, just add your name to the list with an air of authority and walk in. K 21
Yes, open source is making pace into governance slowly with for each their own understanding of open source (will briefly mention my meeting an NKC member and CEO of Infosys) d On Dec 11, 2007 9:28 AM, Venkat Mangudi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dinesh, > > Thanks for letting us know. I will probably attend on the 14th. I assume > quite a bit of Open Source is being used and will be used going forward > in governance. > > Venkat > > > Dinesh, Servelots wrote: > > Technology, Governance and Citizenship > > > > 12th, 13th and 14th December, 2007 > > Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore > > > > Technology is central to new modes of governance, and to emerging > > definitions of citizenship, participation, and progress. As state > > functions get automated through e-governance, experiences get > > codified, and paradigms of knowledge production come under the digital > > eye, the notions of governance and citizenship are changing. > > > > This conference explores questions at the intersection of technology > > and society in contemporary India, bringing together researchers and > > practitioners from a wide range of technical and social scientific > > backgrounds. Its aim is not so much to reiterate the conventional > > definitions of development, technology, transparency, and governance, > > but to unpack the construction of these terms in a way that allows us > > to make sense of the new practices of governance, and of contemporary > > politics, law and citizenship. > > > > See the 3 day program and key participants of the workshop. > > http://janasu.org/tgc > > > > Dec 12th, 2007 > > The first day of the workshop will introduce case studies of projects > > in India that highlight the technical aspects of e-governance, > > providing a concrete basis for discussions. > > > > Dec 13th, 2007 > > The second day's presentations will explore the social and > > epistemological questions emerging out of e-governance architectures > > and their implementation. > > > > Dec 14th, 2007 > > On the final day of the workshop, speakers will attempt to articulate > > a broader platform of research into questions about the intersection > > of technology and society. > > > > Registration is now open. Again check out the link: > > http://janastu.org/tgc > > > > > > > -- Dinesh, http://pantoto.com, +9180 26762963
