The Internet has changed people’s ways of communication, as well as the formation process of public opinion. This network allows a worldwide flow of ideas in a transversal direction and, apparently, there are no borders except languages. This change in… Continue Reading
The latest version of the Economist contains a boldly-titled piece: ‘Mobile phones are transforming Africa‘. The general sense in the piece is that, where connectivity exists, mobile phones and computers are an important contributor to economic growth. However, connectivity is… Continue Reading
Two of us just put out a last-minute CfP for next year’s AAG. This ties into our GeoNet work (especially under the Innovation Hubs pillar) and in my dissertation work. Please share widely and submit by Oct 19 if you have suitable… Continue Reading
I am very happy to announce a new paper: ‘Contradictory Connectivity: Spatial Imaginaries and Techno-Mediated Positionalities in Kenya’s Outsourcing Sector.’ A pre-print is available below. Graham, M. 2015. Contradictory Connectivity: Spatial Imaginaries and Techno-Mediated Positionalities in Kenya’s Outsourcing Sector. Environment and… Continue Reading
A very short update from the ITU’s World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium in Tbilisi Georgia that I just attended. One strong theme on the first day of the meeting was that “The illiterate of the 21st century are those that cannot… Continue Reading
Technologies of connectivity have changed beyond recognition in the last century. But, how have our imaginations of the effects of those technologies of connectivity changed? This is the question that we posed (and addressed) in a forthcoming paper that I… Continue Reading
