World Summit on the Information Society

living in the new media society because of the digital devices are surrounded our lives such as the Internet, iPhone, TV… In fact, it also means we are living in the information society. According to the lecture, we access to information happens through digital technologies (Quintero, Johnson 2016, Information Society). There is no denying fact that we access the news, music, and information come from digital technologies. Meanwhile, new media society change our lifestyle; it changes our way to communication, culture, message propagating, and self-vales get by access digital technologies. New media society not only bring advantages to us, but also exists the negative side in our lives. So, all the media consumers should be aware of about it. This essay will be discussing three parts:…

Internet Governance According to WSIS, “A working definition of Internet governance is the development and application by governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programs that shape the evolution and use of the Internet (WSIS, 2005).” As Vint Cerf once said "There are some big issues coming. Remember governance is a very, very big word that includes law enforcement, human rights, and…

Beginning in the 21st century, technology has become a vital part of society. Every day millions of people have access to their phones, computers, televisions etc. In Pippa Norris’s Digital Divide: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty and The Internet Worldwide, she sees the digital divide as a “shorthand for any and every disparity within the online community.”(4) In order to be a part of what is happening socially, economically and political in the world, one needs to access to technology.…

The disparity between the access and use information technology in first world countries compared to developing countries is usually the scenario depicted by the media in terms of a digital divide, but this divide exists between urban and rural Australia and is even more significant between the urban population and many remote communities of the country, with 15% of rural Australians without access to the minimum connection speed for email and Internet use. Despite internet access doubling in…

Eye on Earth Summit is the merging of a progression of activities done by some organisations in the last recent years that addresses the worldwide competition of expanding access to the information and data in order to support sustainable development. It addresses the pivotal significance of environmental information and systems to make decisions. It was firstly introduced in December 2011 by a partnership between the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi (EAD) and the United Nations Environment…

of active volcanoes overlooking settlements pose as huge threats. With eruptions of volcanoes comes mud, ash and rocks leading to settlements being buried under the debris. Volcanoes also lead to lava flows and ash-and-gas explosions which damage and destroy many settlements/towns around the volcano. In worst case scenarios, eruptions of volcanoes lead to death of people and wildlife. Therefore we can deduct that a volcano is a geographical problem in society due to its impact on areas.…

Some of the critical organization’s plan for managing diversity include energy efficiency, energy conservation, increased resources, renewable resources, more diversity programs and investing more in boosting the welfare of the society (Milligan, 2006). For diversity management, the organization also has plans to enhance cultural integration, managing generational difference, reducing negative environmental impacts embracing modern technology and developing leaders that can help solve future…

suspected that each of my teammates hoped as fervently as I that Hall had been careful to weed out clients of dubious ability, and would have the means to protect each of us from one another's shortcomings” (Krakauer 38). Everyone that joined the expedition relied on Hall to make sure that each client had the experience and ability to go on the expedition. Teammates work together and help one another out, therefore it is important for the guide to refuse clients with doubtful ability or…

In Utah alone, there are statistics that show how dangerous driving can be. Reading from many different sources, The information I read, gave me facts that impressed me greatly. Driving distracted is a huge problem in the transportation world. One of the biggest impacts on distracted driving is cell phones. In today's society this should not be a big surprise. In a CDC article on distracted driving it tells us, “69% of drivers in the United States ages 18-64 reported that they had talked on…

The readings for week was filled with great resourceful information, however it was disheartening that after many years of reported and unreported cases of child abuse and neglect being central to human rights issues child abuse laws and policies still aren’t standard or regulated throughout the world not even within the United States of America as a country. What was really mind boggling is that Animal Abuse Advocates were fighting for animal rights long before there were human rights…