20/01/16

Google RISE Awards

The Google RISE Awards is an annual grants program for nonprofit organizations worldwide that promote computer science education opportunities. Guidelines page.

17/01/16

Gender matters

#GenderMatters: From digital divides to digital dividends

Davos: how can an event that's 82% male solve the digital gender divide?

“STILL ALIVE AND KICKING”: GIRL BLOGGERS AND FEMINIST POLITICS IN A “POSTFEMINIST” AGE
https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/21560/KELLER-DISSERTATION-2013.pdf

Digital Dividends

World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends. Study by World Bank praises potential of technology to transform lives, but warns of risk of creating a ‘new underclass’ of the disconnected: Spread of internet has not conquered 'digital divide' between rich and poor. Silicon Valley tech firms exacerbating income inequality (The Guardian).

RIP RenRen

La muerte del ‘Facebook’ chino (El País). La red social RenRen sucumbe ante el avance de nuevas plataformas. La falta de innovación y la escasa adaptación al móvil cavan su tumba.