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  Population 87.89 mln
  
  Population growth 2%
  
  Life expectancy 72 years
  
  Net migration -900,000
  
  Economy
  
  GDP $144.06 bln
  
  - per capita $1,639
  
  - growth rate 7%
  
  FDI, net inflows $2.93 bln
  
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  Cellphone users 59%
  
  Internet users 6%
  
  High-tech exports 54%
  
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Balinese reflections on modernity and identity in the twentieth century

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Stuart Hall points out that identity is a ‘’production’’, which is never complete, always in process, and always constituted within, not outside, representation’. This raises two points: that identity is not a fixed, final and static label for individuals or groups of people, as has conventionally been understood, but a changing, fluid, dynamic process; and that identity can be traced from a variety of forms of representation. Hall’s position is supported by Simon During who emphasizes that more...

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D C on May 10, 2012

The Data Journalism Handbook 1.0 Beta

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Data journalism can help a journalist tell a complex story through engaging infographics. Or it can help explain how a story relates to an individual, as the BBC and the Financial Times now routinely do with their budget interactives (where you can find out how the budget affects you, rather than ‘Joe Public’). And it can open up the news gathering process itself, as The Guardian do so successfully in sharing data, context, and questions with their Datablog. Data can be the source of data more...

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D C on May 03, 2012

Photo Contest: Lending Spotlight, Poverty Relief Through a Lens

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poverty.chinagate.cn –

Lending Spotlight – Poverty Relief Through a Lens is an international photo exhibition created and organized by China Internet Information Center (www.china.com.cn) and China Development Gateway (www.chinagate.cn). As one of a series of activities themed "Joining Hands Against Poverty", the exhibition focuses on international poverty relief and global development.

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Emily Kallaur on May 15, 2012

2nd International Communication Studies Conference

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linguistlist.org –

Sunday, July 8, 2012 - 9:00am - Friday, July 13, 2012 - 5:00pmThe aim of the 2nd International Communication Studies Conference is to deliberate on the advances in academic, business, and professional communication in the global community. Organized by the Communication Studies Skills Unit, Centre for Academic Development, University of Botswana, the conference will be in two parts: 1) a pre-conference workshop and 2) the communication conference.Pre-conference workshop will run from July 8 - more...

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D C on May 09, 2012

UN celebrates legacy of jazz as a force of social transformation

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The United Nations on 27 April, 2012 kicked off celebrations for the first annual International Jazz Day with a concert in Paris, which will be followed by another in New Orleans on Saturday, and another at UN Headquarters in New York. The International Jazz Day, which falls on 30 April, seeks to spotlight the historic influence the jazz music genre has had in connecting people and igniting social change.“Jazz makes the most of the world’s diversity, effortlessly crossing borders and bringing more...

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D C on April 30, 2012

Huff Post: The Best of TED 2011

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18 of 2011's most impactful TEDTalks combined with new blog posts written by the people who delivered them, examining how their ideas were impacted by being shared with a global audience. The HuffPost blogging community was also invited to weigh in on the issues and ideas raised by the talks.Why 18? It's a bit of an inside joke. TEDTalks are famously limited to no more than 18 minutes -- that way, no one has the chance to get bored. So 18 seemed like the perfect number for our countdown.Each of more...

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John Daly on February 20, 2012

BESET BY ONLINE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTENT FILTERING, NETIZENS FIGHT ON

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The last report, released in March 2011 at the climax of the Arab Spring, highlighted the fact that the Internet and social networks have been conclusively established as tools for protest, campaigning and circulating information, and as vehicles for freedom. In the months that followed, repressive regimes responded with tougher measures to what they regarded as unacceptable attempts to “destabilize” their authority. In 2011, netizens were at the heart of the political changes in the Arab world more...

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John Daly on March 12, 2012

Introducing WikiLoot: Your Chance to Fight the Illicit Antiquities Trade

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chasingaphrodite.com –

The idea behind WikiLoot is simple:1. Create an open source web platform, or wiki, for the publication and analysis of a unique archive of primary source records and photographs documenting the illicit trade in looted antiquities.2. Use social media and other tools to engage a broad network of contributors — experts, journalists, researchers, dilettantes and curious citizens — to collaborate in the analysis of that material.The inspiration for WikiLoot is the vast amount of documentation seized more...

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John Daly on March 14, 2012

World Press Freedom Day International Conference 2012

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Country: TunisiaCity: TunisContact: Sylvie Coudray (s.coudray@unesco.org) Every 3 May World Press Freedom Day represents an opportunity to commemorate the fundamental principles of press freedom around the globe and to pay solemn tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty.The celebration of World Press Freedom Day 2012 includes a conference and the Award ceremony of World Press Freedom Prize.World Press Freedom Day was established by the General Assembly of the United more...

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D C on April 12, 2012

New Voices: Media Freedom Helping to Transform Societies

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allafrica.com –

The World Press Freedom Day was jointly established in 1991 by UNESCO and the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), in the framework of a conference held in Windhoek, Namibia. The conference, which gave us the Windhoek Declaration1, emphasized the idea that press freedom should be understood as necessitating pluralism and independence for the mass media at large. Since then, the World Press Freedom Day has been celebrated every year on 3 May, and the relevance of these more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 03, 2012

Empowering Girls and Women through Physical Education and Sport

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We should be concerned about gender, girls and physical education because access and regular participation is a fundamental human right. It is a fundamental human right because regular participation in physical activity is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle (Beutler, 2008; Biddle, Gorely and Stensel, 2004; UNESCO, 1978). Programmes that prepare children for lifelong physical activity must be formally organised, well designed and professionally led. Quality, school physical education more...

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Moushumi Biswas on April 30, 2012

Policy guidelines for the development and promotion of open access

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UNESCO issued this publication to demystify the concept of Open Access to Scientific Information and Research (OA) and to provide concrete steps on putting relevant policies in place. Building capacities in Member States for Open Access to scientific information and research is a necessary but not sufficient condition for promotion of the concept. Creating an enabling policy environment for OA is therefore a priority.This publication will serve the needs of OA policy development at the more...

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John Daly on April 07, 2012

Media Workshop in South Asia Piloted Upcoming “Guide to Reporting on Corporate Governance”

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Journalists from Bangladesh and Pakistan attended a training workshop, organized by the Global Corporate Governance Forum and the International Center for Journalists, in Dhaka on April 16–18, 2012. The event piloted the partners' upcoming manual, Who is Running the Company: A Guide to Reporting on Corporate Governance.

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fe few on May 02, 2012

Choice and prejudice: Discrimination against Muslims in Europe

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Muslims across Europe belong to many different ethnic groups and follow diverse cultural, religious or traditional practices. They are discriminated against for different reasons, including their religion or belief, ethnicity and gender. This report highlights discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief and illustrates some of its consequences. Restrictive dress-code policies and legislation are enforced in several states. Muslims, and especially Muslim women, who express their cultural more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 26, 2012

Ancient wonders captured in 3D

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Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations -- but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using his invention to scan and preserve the world's heritage in archival detail.

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D C on November 20, 2011

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