Broadband speed Important for job growth, innovation and regional development. For every $5 billion invested in broadband infrastructure to create networks, 97 500 new jobs in telecoms, computer and IT sectors are created.

The internet and the environment 152 KWH per year to power the data centres that keep the internet running Computers and the internet could be responsible for 2% of all human made carbon dioxide emissions.

What’s the connection?

What is it and what do they do? Use ICT to find out!

Can social media save the planet? Civil society Learning objectives: To describe the role of ICT in civil society and the transmission and flow of information, ideas and finance Can social media save the planet? How has social media been used? Why? What’s the message? How could it help to promote change?

What’s it all about? http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/18/kitkat-greenpeace-palm-oil-technology-ecotech-nestle.html

Global civil society – a definition Any organization or movement that works in the area between the household, the private sector and the state to negotiate matters of public concern. Civil societies include non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community groups, trade unions, academic institutions and faith-based organizations. Look at the definition on toppinggeography.com for a broader explanation of civil society.

Anheier, Glasius and Kaldor Protest groups acting as a counterweight to capitalism – aim to ‘civilise globalisation’ Human infrastructure needed to spread development and democracy Groups e.g. Save the Children or Medicins sans Frontiers providing humanitarian assistance – solidarity with poor or oppressed Growing connectedness of citizens around the world

ICT and civil society Examples: Openstreetmap Wikipedia Greenpeace Political protest groups

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What was the impact of the Killer KitKat campaign? http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90dbff8a-3aea-11e2-b3f0-00144feabdc0.html#axzz40tVx7ron

What is the impact of the Lego campaign? http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2014/oct/10/greenpeace-lego-shell-climate-change-arctic-oil

http://www. theguardian http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2014/oct/10/greenpeace-lego-shell-climate-change-arctic-oil

http://www. greenpeace http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/social-media-can-save-the-planet/blog/11832/

what are the upsides to ICT use by protest groups? Communication of messages can be instantaneous Use of cheap communication – can take on TNCs with massive PR budgets Sharing information on an unprecedented scale

The downsides Information doesn’t have to be reliable or verified Can cause huge damage to TNC reputations – distrust by public Some places e.g. China, North Korea have social media censorship – the have nots of civil society?

Red dots are locations of Flickr pictures Red dots are locations of Flickr pictures. Blue dots are locations of Twitter tweets. White dots are locations that have been posted to both. (geographyalltheway.com) What can this add to your understanding of the core, periphery model and the GDD?

ICT and natural disasters and disaster relief 1) Media: Major factor in donations Overcomes media constraints of: Space to cover other stories Time constraints for high interest news Therefore interest is maintained for longer periods of time. 2) Openstreetmap use of technology to provide information in the form of GIS to aid relief

Governments provide information and interact electronically with citizens Political groups run online advocacy campaigns and parties Media and portal sites provide news and online navigation Private sectors – represents commercially driven connectivity, software and technology.

What is openstreetmap.org? How is openstreetmap.org an example of civil society? How has openstreetmap.org been used to facilitate a flow of images, ideas and information to benefit the international response to the 2010 Haitian earthquake?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3C1lRx0k44#t=281 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8517057.stm

Political participation To what extent does ICT contribute to civil society? Use one link each to provide EVIDENCE for the role of social networking. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-22772352 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pablo-barbera/tweeting-the-revolution-s_b_4831104.html

Describe the use of information and communications technology in civil society for the transmission and flow of either images, ideas, information or finance. [10 Marks] Use the paper 3 part a) mark bands