Unit 7- International Perspectives and issues

1. Amy Connerley Cindy Shodlouski Omar Issakha Stephen Mann Keith Harris Unit 7- International Perspectives and issues

2. New Tech, Old Habits • Presented By: • Cindy Shodlouski

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Questions: • True or False: • Smart phones are viewed more as toys than tools in Japan and Korea?

6. True or False: • Smart phones are viewed more as toys than tools in Japan and Korea? • Answer: True

7. 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

8. 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

9. Iran’s Twitter Revolution? Maybe Not Yet

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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.” -GauravMishraCo-founder of 20-20 Web Tech

13. 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.

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

15. Questions • Is using Twitter in Iran’s protest helping to gather people? T/F • What besides Twitter helps to facilitate protests? a. SMS text messages b. Phone calls c. Word of mouth d. All of the above

16. 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)

17. Countries that are now censoring internet… • Australia • France • India • Argentina • South Korea

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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 Korea B.)Argentina C.) India D.)France

24. China’s Tech Generation Finds a New Chairman to VenerateBy: Kevin Holden • Presented by: Keith Harris

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. True/False Chairman Bill Gates supports bringing technology to China? • True Mult. Choice What problem is Chairman Gates Facing in bringing technology to China? A. Money Loss B. Counterfeiters C. Headache

29. “China’s Tech Generation Finds a New Chairman to Venerate” (continued) • By Kevin Holden

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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?