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Has the Internet made public diplomacy irrelevant?
By Sanjana Rathi Introduction It is ubiquitous to see nations around the world reaching out to the public, both domestic and foreign, to shape public opinions on one hand and exert influence on the other. As a result of public diplomacy, national leaderships are showing the urgency to connect to people for explaining government postures and decisions and communicating the desired ‘images.’ Therefore, it is essential to understand the meaning of public diplomacy and the Internet’s role in this age. At the same time we also see a surge of fake news and politicisation of media platforms. There is massive amount of data being created and social media rules are…
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The Imperative For Indigenous Technologies
By Pavithran Rajan In his theory of Mimesis, Plato says that all art is mimetic by nature; art is an imitation of life. He believed that the idea is the ultimate reality. Art imitates idea and so it is an imitation of reality. Aristotle, on the other hand, advocat- ed art as it is mimetic. According to him, art is an imitation of action and the artist’s tool of enquiry is neither philosophical nor moral. Philosophy apart, mimesis is widely prevalent as a survival tactic and the homo sapien has used it in his long evolution. All militaries recognise its importance and cam- ouflage and concealment are necessary tools for deception, central to all…
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The proliferation of data centers has costed the environment. So how do we ensure sustainability?
We know that data centres are a necessity in our current society, but the impact it has on our environment could possibly be disadvantageous. They have a huge environmental impact on the world we live in. Today they account for more than 3% of the global electricity supply and also contribute to more than 2% of the total global greenhouse gas emissions. Electronic waste, otherwise known as E-Waste, is another byproduct of data center refresh activity. As per a recent EPA report, E-Waste overall accounts for 2% of solid waste and 70% of toxic waste. E-Waste is created when data centres dispose of their server, storage, and networking equipment. An…
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India’s Telecoms futuristic dream is not just about 5G
In this interconnected, modern and globalized universe, as every single inhabitant of planet Earth knows, on May 17, it was World Information Society Day. On this Sunday, fight against Homophobia and the glory of Telecoms were reunited. What an interesting concoction. But what you may not know, is that it was previously called the “World Telecommunication Day”, to commemorate the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 1865, proudly designated as the oldest global international organization. Isn’t it ironic that the oldest global organization represents the telecommunications industry? Indeed, there isn’t any global telcos company that reaches the size of Google, Apple, or Facebook. There is no such thing…
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The European Union, no longer the Queen of privacy?
TraceTogether in Singapore, Aarogya Setu in India, StopCovid in France, Covidsafe in Australia… Contact tracing applications are flourishing around the world and becoming the new trendy governmental tool to track the spread of COVID-19. This fashionable tool’s main purpose, is to prove that a citizen has been in proximity to someone tested positive for coronavirus. Thus, Privacy International and other organizations raised concerns about the rush to deploy technologies and the dangerous false debate between health and privacy. So contact tracing app is the new trendy and polemical thing, but how does it work? Is it the seed of a dystopian surveillance state? Above all, how does the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)…
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Has the Internet made public diplomacy irrelevant?
