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Commons Spaces

How do we access the Internet in our countries? How expensive are Internet cafes and what services do they provide? Paula and Rebecca take a look at this issue from the Brazilian and South African perspectives.

• Open access in South Africa – not always as easy as it seems
• Welcome to My Lan-House: A New Wave of Digital Inclusion in Brazil

Focus on the commons

A broad selection of articles: one focusing on the commons in India, the other on the commons and social networking sites, and one on how we can find order in the chaos of the commons. The shared message: how do we make the commons truly inclusive and accessible to all?

• Accessing the Commons
• Commons 2.0
• The dice painting analogy for emerging ideas

Lab Report regulars

• Commoner Profile: A word or two with lexicographer Erin McKean
  Open your eyes to the fun new world of words as we did when we chatted to Erin about the future of online dictionaries.
• Hints and tips for running your own heritage digitising event
  The iCommons teams share their experiences from an event they organised for the South African national public holiday, Heritage Day.
• Facebook is a nuisance but it does not ‘steal’ your content
  Our legal columnist, Tobias Schonwetter discusses his ambivalent relationship with Facebook.

AND MUCH MORE INSIDE THE PDF MAGAZINE!

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