Fill The Gap: Global Discussion on Digital Natives
More often than not people don't understand the new practices inspired by Internet and digital technologies. As such a series of accusations have been leveled against the Digital Natives. Educators, policy makers, scholars, and parents have all raised their worries without hearing out from the people they are concerned about. Hivos has initiated an online global discussion about Digital Natives. So, to voice your opinion, start tweeting with us now #DigitalNatives.
If you cannot attend Fill The Gap, you can also join us in a global discussion on some of the issues being discussed at #DigitalNatives
1. Are you an apolitical consumer, or do you have ambitions?
http://www.tweetworks.com/groups/view/DigitalNatives
2. Are you a little prince or princess, who only wants to talk to like minded people or are you different?
http://www.tweetworks.com/groups/view/DigitalNativesPrincess
3. Is Wikipedia your bible or do you really know something?
http://www.tweetworks.com/groups/view/DigitalNativesWiki
4. Are you a digital dinosaur? They say you don’t know anything about ICT!
http://www.tweetworks.com/groups/view/DigitalDinosaur
5. Why use the Internet, why don’t you march the streets?
http://www.tweetworks.com/groups/view/DigitalNativesProtest
6. Plans to change the world? What do you need?
http://www.tweetworks.com/groups/view/DigitalNativesChanceTheWorld
If you are in Amsterdam, here is the information you will need to attend the event:
Fill the Gap! - 7
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The seventh edition of Fill the Gap! is all about the power of youth and IT in developing countries. How can their skills be strengthened and put to use for a better world? Hivos, apart from cohosting the event, will be involving digital natives to hear their stories about ICT and engagement.
An Open Space event on the potential of new (mobile) media and youth in developing countries. For everyone in politics, the profit and the non-profit sectors who is interested in ICT and international development cooperation.
The use of new (mobile) technology is the most natural thing in the world for the youth of today.
Shaped by the digital era and at ease with creativeity, these innovators use new media to change the world. Just think of the Twitter revolution in Iran. What can the international development sector learn from this? How could international development cooperation use the potential power of youth to tackle development problems?
The seventh edition of Fill the Gap! is all about the power of
youth and IT in developing countries. How can their skills be
strengthened and put to use for a better world? The kick-off will be
hosted by Jennifer Corriero, co-founder of Taking IT Global: the
international platform for youth and the use of new media for a better
world. Then the floor is open to discuss your own ideas with people
from new media, the business world and the international development
sector during the Open Space sessions. Join in: come to Amsterdam on
Friday January 15th and be inspired during Fill the Gap!
Registration is free. The programme is in English.
» Fill the Gap
Author
Nishant Shah
Dr. Nishant Shah is the co-founder and board member of the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, India, and is a professor at the Institute of Culture and Aesthetics of Digital Media at Leuphana University in Germany, and is Dean of Research at ArtEZ Graduate School, the Netherlands.
