Unit 7- International Perspectives and issues

•Amy Connerley•Cindy Shodlouski•Omar Issakha•Stephen Mann•Keith Harris

New Tech, Old Habits

Presented By: Cindy Shodlouski

Japanese & Korean workers still chained to their desks

Face Time: In these countries, if you’re not in the

office, your boss simply assumes you’re not working.

Info-Fear: Companies worry that laptop-toting

commuters could misplace sensitive data.

Fun Factor: Smart phones are viewed more as toys

than tools.

New Generation of Managers

These workers are tech-savvy and more individualistic.

Some companies are experimenting with changes. Telecommuting IBM employees outfitted with laptops

Makes employees more loyal to company.

Questions:

True or False: Smart phones are viewed more as toys

than tools in Japan and Korea?

True or False: Smart phones are viewed more as toys

than tools in Japan and Korea? Answer: True

True or False: Smart phones are viewed more as toys than tools

in Japan and Korea? Answer: True

Why are Japanese and Korean workers still chained to their desks? A. If you’re not in the office, you’re not working B. Sensitive data on laptops could be misplaced C. Phones are toys, not tools D. All of the above

True or False: Smart phones are viewed more as toys than

tools in Japan and Korea? Answer: True

Why are Japanese and Korean workers still chained to their desks? A. If you’re not in the office, you’re not working B. Sensitive data on laptops could be misplaced C. Phones are toys, not tools D. All of the above Answer: D. All of the above

Iran’s Twitter Revolution? Maybe Not Yet

Media hails twitter a “superhero”

“Without Twitter the people of Iran would not have felt empowered and confidant to stand up for freedom and democracy” Mark Pfeifle Former U.S. national security adviser

Social-Media Experts

“Social media are useful in exposing what’s happening to the outside world, but it’s a mistake to think that these protests [in Iran] are because of social media”

-Ethan Zuckerman Senior Researcher at Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University

Social-Media Experts

“The amount of people who use these tools in Iran is very small and could not support protests that size. And with the government blocking the Twitter site, that small group becomes even smaller.”

-Gaurav Mishra Co-founder of 20-20 Web Tech

Twitter in Moldova

The majority of twitter posting during the protests were coming from outside the country, either from Moldovan expatriates or just people sympathetic to the movement.

Some Iranian election protesters used Twitter to get people on the streets, but most of the organizing happened the old-fashioned way.

Questions

Is using Twitter in Iran’s protest helping to gather people? T/F

What besides Twitter helps to facilitate protests?

a. SMS text messagesb. Phone callsc. Word of mouthd. All of the above

Article 35: The List: Look who’s censoring the internet now..

Countries like Iran and China are notorious for their internet censorship regimes. But a growing number of democracies are setting up their own great fire walls…(Computers in Society)

Countries that are now censoring internet…

Australia France India Argentina South Korea

Australia

Is now targeting Child Pornography and terrorism..

In January 2008, the Australian Parliament began considering a law to require all internet service providers to filter and block certain sites called “blacklist”

Government claimed it would combat terrorist sites and pornography (child).

By 2009, 2,935 sites leaked and now public support has dampened on the new law coming into place because of what happened.

France

Is now targeting File-sharing The French Parliament is trying to

pass the toughest antipiracy law to date.

Other countries began cracking down on file-sharing, but French law demands internet service providers to deny internet access to those that have been caught illegally downloading material.

India

Targeting: Political radicalism, terrorist tools.

In 2003, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team was created to enforce country’s filtering regime.

They have blocked many websites, and have caught many people doing this illegal case.

Argentina

Targeting celebrity dirt Soccer legend Diego Maradona is best

known for his controversial 1986 “hand of god” he and 70 other celebrities filed class action suit in 2007 against Google and Yahoo! Claiming their names are being associated with porn or liberal discussions.

Argentina is now trying to do a block system on any celebrity dirt that is being talked about on the internet.

South Korea

Targeting North Korean Propaganda South Korea is one of the world’s

most wired countries. 90% household hooked up to web. They have blocked over 120,000

sites And continue with a security law to

block any North Korea relations.

T/F/A/B/C..

T/F South Korea has 90% of household hooked up to the web.

T/F India is targeting celebrity dirt Who is targeting file-sharing?A.)South KoreaB.)ArgentinaC.) IndiaD.)France

China’s Tech Generation Finds a New Chairman to VenerateBy: Kevin Holden

Presented by: Keith Harris

Since Chairman Mao passed away a new Chairman has come to represent the aims of Chinese youth.

Chairman Mao was the great symbol of revolutionary China, But Bill Gates has become the new idol of the youth in China.

Books by or about Microsoft’s Chairman Bill Gates are massive best sellers across China, even in rural areas where technology is non-existent.

According to the author Chairman Gates is everything Chairman Mao was not. Mao closed newspapers, universities, and isolated China from the world.

Chairman Gates celebrates free enterprise and is busy forging partnerships with Chinese entrepreneurs, creating cyber colleges and integrating China’s best and brightest into the web-linked world.

China’s internet population has recently jumped by 23 percent to reach 130 million people, but is still only 1/10th of China’s 1.3 billion citizens.

The main problem that Microsoft is facing is that the number of counterfeiters are growing and surprisingly Gates is being very tolerant, which has created a paradoxical image of an internet-age Robin Hood.

True/FalseChairman Bill Gates supports bringing

technology to China?▪ True

Mult. ChoiceWhat problem is Chairman Gates Facing in

bringing technology to China?A. Money LossB. CounterfeitersC. Headache

“China’s Tech Generation Finds a New Chairman to Venerate” (continued)

By Kevin Holden

Bill Gates

Idol to many new Chinese youth More popular than any government

leader Books about him are best sellers

across the country He promotes new ideas such as

capitalism

Microsoft

Offers software packages for $3 each for K-12 Schools

Has a goal to double cypercitizenry to 2 billion by 2015

Original dream was about computers for everyone

China’s Growth

Internet population jumped by 23 percent in 2006 to 130 million users

90% Still live without internet access One Laptop Per Child produces XO

machines in China Gates predicted that the next global

leader could be born in china Many widespread piracy issues

Questions

How much does Microsoft sell its software packages to K-12 Schools? .01 $3 $10 $50

Almost everyone in china has access to the internet. True/False?