Prospects for e-Advocacy in the Global South


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Bio In 2006, I founded ZapBoom Consulting, which specializes in the analysis of how digital tools like cell phones and the Internet can be used in social change campaigns in developing countries. I have researched and written reports on topics ranging from online citizen journalism to blog advocacy and internet censorship. I have also performed in-country Internet monitoring and international conference organizing. You can contact me at MaryCJoyce AT gmail DOT com. Read full bio.... Client Buzz Feedback from Zapboom Clients: "Mary's passion and energy for digital activism is obvious in every action and initiative she makes."...read more "Right away she cut to the core of our needs."...read more "She deserves much of the credit for organizing a tremendously successful event."...read more "She was able to turn a potentially complex technical task into something that brought all the different viewpoints together and channelled everyone's energy in a collaborative manner."...read more Digital Activism Projects New! DigiActive.org (our goal is a world of digital activists) Free Fouad (2008 blog campaign) Rayt it! (2007 web annotation project) Free Monem (2007 blog campaign) Free Alaa (2006 blog campaign) Demologue (2005-2007 digital democracy project) Current CV Double-click the image to download. Written Products Blog for a Cause!: The Global Voices Guide to Blog Advocacy (Global Voices, 2008) The Citizen Journalism Web Site 'OhmyNews' and the 2002 South Korean Presidential Election (Internet and Democracy Project, 2007) Internet Watch Report: The 2007 Presidential Elections in Nigeria (OpenNet Initiative, 2007) Social Change Technology in the Global South (Journal of Information Technology and Social Change, 2007) Prospects for e-Advocacy in the Global South (The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Res Publica, 2006) The Election Blogging Guide (Demologue.com, 2006) Morocco Raises Its Voice (Fulbright final report, 2005) View Stats	Prospects for e-Advocacy in the Global South Posted by Mary on 04/07/2007 at 3:00 I wrote this 110-page report in 2007 for Res Publica, the New York NGO which created Avaaz.org. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation had hired Res Publica to write a report outlining possible funding options that the Gates Foundation could undertake to help NGOs and movements in the global south better use ICTs for advocacy. Res Publica hired me as the lead researcher and writer for this report. The report includes an overview of the challenges for digital activists in the global south followed by different e-advocacy models, recent innovations in global south e-advocacy, and finally a long list of recommendations for the Gates Foundation. The report also includes many examples of e-advocacy campaigns in the global south. The appendix includes a very useful Actor Map of the world's most important e-advocacy practitioners and e-advocacy case studies from Brazil, Nigeria, Kenya, India, and Indonesia. You can access the document by clicking on the following link: Prospects for e-Advocacy in the Global South_Jan_07.pdf Tags: global consulting myconsultingdocuments \| Comment Name * E-mail * Invite me to be part of Bligoo URL Enter the code (change image) Notify me when someone makes a comment Subject Comment * <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> Suscribe to this article comments RSS	Quote of the Week "If you think you can influence the agenda, you walk through the world with different eyes and different ears." -Yochai Benkler What is Digital Activism? Digital activism means grassroots activists using digital technologies like cell phones and the internet to increase their impact, thus subverting traditional power hierarchies and changing the world. The Blog Advocacy Guide Click image to download! Search Search Zapping the Boom There are 45 people browsing "ZapBoom" at the moment. Tags activism barackobama berkmancenter blogging burma cellphones censorship china citizenjournalism democracy economics egypt election facebook freefouad harvard imprisonedbloggers internet korea lessig morocco moveon ohmynews politics saudiarabia sms theory usa video youtube Publications by Month May, 2008 April, 2008 March, 2008 February, 2008 January, 2008 December, 2007 November, 2007 October, 2007 September, 2007 August, 2007 July, 2007 June, 2007 May, 2007 April, 2007 March, 2007 February, 2007 January, 2007 Recent comments Ruben Lara said Your Good DigiActive Site 2 weeks ago Mary said Hi 2 weeks ago freddy said Genial!&ie 3 weeks ago William said Dear 3 weeks ago Mary said I think 3 weeks ago bicyclemark said seriously? 4 weeks ago Mary said Thanks 1 month ago Azmi Abdul Latiff said Lesson to be learnt 1 month ago Mary said Thanks, 1 month ago Mary said Thanks, 1 month ago Registered Users E-mail Password Remember me on this computer. Oops! Did you forget your password? RSS

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Bio

In 2006, I founded ZapBoom Consulting, which specializes in the analysis of how digital tools like cell phones and the Internet can be used in social change campaigns in developing countries. I have researched and written reports on topics ranging from online citizen journalism to blog advocacy and internet censorship. I have also performed in-country Internet monitoring and international conference organizing.

You can contact me at MaryCJoyce AT gmail DOT com.

Read full bio....

Client Buzz

Feedback from Zapboom Clients:

"Mary's passion and energy for digital activism is obvious in every action and initiative she makes."...read more

"Right away she cut to the core of our needs."...read more

"She deserves much of the credit for organizing a tremendously successful event."...read more

"She was able to turn a potentially complex technical task into something that brought all the different viewpoints together and channelled everyone's energy in a collaborative manner."...read more

Digital Activism Projects

New! DigiActive.org (our goal is a world of digital activists)
Free Fouad (2008 blog campaign)
Rayt it! (2007 web annotation project)
Free Monem (2007 blog campaign)
Free Alaa (2006 blog campaign)
Demologue (2005-2007 digital democracy project)

Current CV

Double-click the image to download.

Written Products

Blog for a Cause!: The Global Voices Guide to Blog Advocacy
(Global Voices, 2008)
The Citizen Journalism Web Site 'OhmyNews' and the 2002 South Korean Presidential Election
(Internet and Democracy Project, 2007)
Internet Watch Report: The 2007 Presidential Elections in Nigeria
(OpenNet Initiative, 2007)
Social Change Technology in the Global South
(Journal of Information Technology and Social Change, 2007)

Prospects for e-Advocacy in the Global South
(The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Res Publica, 2006)
The Election Blogging Guide
(Demologue.com, 2006)
Morocco Raises Its Voice (Fulbright final report, 2005)

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Prospects for e-Advocacy in the Global South

Posted by Mary on 04/07/2007 at 3:00

I wrote this 110-page report in 2007 for Res Publica, the New York NGO which created Avaaz.org. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation had hired Res Publica to write a report outlining possible funding options that the Gates Foundation could undertake to help NGOs and movements in the global south better use ICTs for advocacy. Res Publica hired me as the lead researcher and writer for this report.

The report includes an overview of the challenges for digital activists in the global south followed by different e-advocacy models, recent innovations in global south e-advocacy, and finally a long list of recommendations for the Gates Foundation. The report also includes many examples of e-advocacy campaigns in the global south. The appendix includes a very useful Actor Map of the world's most important e-advocacy practitioners and e-advocacy case studies from Brazil, Nigeria, Kenya, India, and Indonesia.

You can access the document by clicking on the following link:

Prospects for e-Advocacy in the Global South_Jan_07.pdf

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Quote of the Week

"If you think you can influence the agenda, you walk through the world with different eyes and different ears."

-Yochai Benkler

What is Digital Activism?

Digital activism means grassroots activists using digital technologies like cell phones and the internet to increase their impact, thus subverting traditional power hierarchies and changing the world.

The Blog Advocacy Guide

Click image to download!

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Zapping the Boom

There are 45 people browsing "ZapBoom" at the moment.

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Prospects for e-Advocacy in the Global South

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