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Final survey report on multistakeholder concept and its practice by shreedeep...Shreedeep Rayamajhi
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Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie was honored to give the Joe Pagano Memorial Web Analytics Lecture for the federal government’s Webmanager University. He discussed the latest Pew Internet data about the triple revolution in technology – in broadband, in mobile, and in social networking – and how these changes affect e-government and e-health activities by citizens. He also explored how these changes impact the broader environment of civic life and some of the changes that are likely on the horizon.
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1. Social networking has become the most popular online activity worldwide, with over 1.2 billion users accounting for 19% of total online time.
2. The growth of social networking largely mirrored global internet growth, showing that as connectivity increased, people increasingly connected with one another online.
3. The amount of time spent on social networking has more than tripled in recent years, growing predominantly at the expense of time spent on email and instant messaging.
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Lee Rainie will present findings from Pew Research Center’s report titled "The Internet of Things Will Thrive by 2025" to the American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology law on March 30, 2016. The report presents the views of hundreds of “technology builders and analysts” on the question of whether Internet of Things will have widespread and beneficial effects on the everyday lives of the public.
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Local governments are adopting social media for three main reasons:
1) To directly communicate with constituents, especially younger audiences who are difficult to reach through traditional methods.
2) To attract audiences who opt-in to receive information from their local government rather than passively encountering it.
3) To share information about their work at little to no cost, as social media allow them to reach many people simultaneously in a budget-friendly way. However, adoption of social media among local governments has been mixed, with about half having no official presence on Facebook or Twitter as of mid-2009.
This document provides background information on social media and issues related to its use by law enforcement agencies. It discusses how social media can be used for investigations, community outreach, and information sharing. However, it also notes legal issues surrounding privacy and free speech that departments must consider when developing social media policies to regulate employee usage and official department use. The document aims to educate law enforcement executives on developing appropriate social media policies and guidelines.
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It’s a Social World: Top 10 Need-to-Knows About Social Networking and Where I...Ryan Green
1. Social networking has become the most popular online activity worldwide, accounting for 19% of time spent online. Nearly 1 in 5 minutes online is spent on social networks.
2. While social networking has been widely adopted around the world, there are regional differences in usage. Latin America spends the most time on average (7.6 hours) while Asia Pacific spends the least (under 3 hours).
3. Facebook has become the dominant social network globally, reaching over half the world's online population. It accounts for about 3 out of 4 minutes spent on social networks and 1 out of 7 minutes online overall. Facebook has become the leader in most markets and continues to grow its audience worldwide.
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Digital Exclusion: Implications for Human Services Practitioners SUE WATLING ...Sue Watling
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Mobile Age project: https://www.mobile-age.eu/
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 693319.
This material reflects only the author's view and the Research Executive Agency (REA) is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
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1) A majority of Facebook users do not actually derive enjoyment from using the social media site, with only 4% reporting pleasure from it.
2) Mobile internet access has grown significantly, with 89% of adults now owning smartphones or tablets on which they access apps and location-based services.
3) Social media engagement continues rising, with 59% of all U.S. adults now using social networking sites like Facebook.
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Lee Rainie discusses how people now use the internet in 9 different tribes. The tribes fall into two categories - those motivated by mobile use and those tied to stationary devices. The mobile tribes make up 39% of users and are drawn deeper into internet use by wireless connections. The stationary tribes make up 61% and have not felt the pull to use the internet more extensively. Each tribe has different demographics, behaviors, and needs from information providers.
Lee Rainie, Director of Internet and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center, presented this material on October 14, 2020 at a gathering sponsored by the International Institute of Communications. He described the most recent Center public opinion surveys since mid-March, covering the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, racial justice protests that began in the summer, and the final stages of the 2020 presidential election campaign. He particularly examined how and why people are using the internet in the midst of multiple national crises and their concerns about digital divide and homework gap issues. And he covered how the Center has researched the impact of misinformation in recent years.
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Suggestions for Achievement that Meet Four United Nations Goals on Sustainability Target Date 2030
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1. Social networking has become the most popular online activity worldwide, with over 1.2 billion users accounting for 19% of total online time.
2. The growth of social networking largely mirrored global internet growth, showing that as connectivity increased, people increasingly connected with one another online.
3. The amount of time spent on social networking has more than tripled in recent years, growing predominantly at the expense of time spent on email and instant messaging.
Mba 520 closing the digital divide powerpointadann
The document discusses closing the global digital divide by increasing access to information technology and the internet globally. It outlines that while regions like the US and Europe have high access, many parts of Africa and the developing world still have major discrepancies. Mobile technologies are helping to increase access and countries' GDPs by connecting people and enabling new business and healthcare opportunities. However, socioeconomic and infrastructure limitations must still be addressed. Initiatives like Open Data Kit and satellite projects aim to expand connectivity and data collection capabilities in developing areas. Overall access to information can positively transform societies and democratic processes.
Social interaction within 10 years, taking into consideration the impact of t...Rahul Saggi
This document discusses the role of technology in social interaction and the future of technology. It describes how technology has impacted social interaction through increased connectivity via mobile phones and the internet. Billions of people now use mobile phones and internet users are expected to reach 3.6 billion by 2017. Smart devices like smartphones and wearable technology will further define social interaction. The document also discusses how convergence in the technology and service offerings will be a major trend, with integration of different networks, services, and bundled offerings becoming common.
Lee Rainie will present findings from Pew Research Center’s report titled "The Internet of Things Will Thrive by 2025" to the American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology law on March 30, 2016. The report presents the views of hundreds of “technology builders and analysts” on the question of whether Internet of Things will have widespread and beneficial effects on the everyday lives of the public.
The document discusses issues around the digital divide in South Africa. It identifies several types of digital divides, including socio-economic divides between developed and developing countries/areas in infrastructure and access to technology. Other divides discussed are in access to internet content which is largely in English, universal access for those with disabilities, and a gender divide in developing countries where women have less access. The skills divide regarding the ability to use technology even when access is obtained is also mentioned. Potential ways to address these issues that are proposed include improving social services, early childhood development, skills training, providing information on the benefits of technology, and expanding infrastructure and lowering costs of access.
Local governments are adopting social media for three main reasons:
1) To directly communicate with constituents, especially younger audiences who are difficult to reach through traditional methods.
2) To attract audiences who opt-in to receive information from their local government rather than passively encountering it.
3) To share information about their work at little to no cost, as social media allow them to reach many people simultaneously in a budget-friendly way. However, adoption of social media among local governments has been mixed, with about half having no official presence on Facebook or Twitter as of mid-2009.
This document provides background information on social media and issues related to its use by law enforcement agencies. It discusses how social media can be used for investigations, community outreach, and information sharing. However, it also notes legal issues surrounding privacy and free speech that departments must consider when developing social media policies to regulate employee usage and official department use. The document aims to educate law enforcement executives on developing appropriate social media policies and guidelines.
Comscore Top 10 need-to-knows about social networking_and_where_it_is_headedBrian Crotty
Social networking has grown tremendously globally since 2007, with over 1.2 billion people now using social networks. Facebook has been the primary driver of growth, accounting for the vast majority of time spent on social networks worldwide. While adoption and usage varies across countries and regions due to cultural differences, social networking has become integral to the online experience for most internet users globally.
It’s a Social World: Top 10 Need-to-Knows About Social Networking and Where I...Ryan Green
1. Social networking has become the most popular online activity worldwide, accounting for 19% of time spent online. Nearly 1 in 5 minutes online is spent on social networks.
2. While social networking has been widely adopted around the world, there are regional differences in usage. Latin America spends the most time on average (7.6 hours) while Asia Pacific spends the least (under 3 hours).
3. Facebook has become the dominant social network globally, reaching over half the world's online population. It accounts for about 3 out of 4 minutes spent on social networks and 1 out of 7 minutes online overall. Facebook has become the leader in most markets and continues to grow its audience worldwide.
This presentation summarizes the concept of the digital divide both between and within countries. It discusses how physical access to technology is decreasing due to broadband expansion, but a new digital usage divide is emerging due to unequal skills and literacy. The presentation proposes that education can help bridge this gap and promote 21st century skills by increasing access to technology and enhancing digital literacy for all.
Digital Exclusion: Implications for Human Services Practitioners SUE WATLING ...Sue Watling
Digital Exclusion: Implications for Human Services Practitioners (2010) SUE WATLING and KARIN CRAWFORD Journal of Technology in Human Services, 28:205–216,
Policy Brief : Responsive e-inclusion of Europe’s older adults as a pre-condi...Mobile Age Project
Mobile Age project: https://www.mobile-age.eu/
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 693319.
This material reflects only the author's view and the Research Executive Agency (REA) is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
The document summarizes key findings from recent Pew Research Center reports on digital technology and social media usage:
1) A majority of Facebook users do not actually derive enjoyment from using the social media site, with only 4% reporting pleasure from it.
2) Mobile internet access has grown significantly, with 89% of adults now owning smartphones or tablets on which they access apps and location-based services.
3) Social media engagement continues rising, with 59% of all U.S. adults now using social networking sites like Facebook.
This document discusses the use of social media in disaster response and public safety. It identifies objectives like improving situational awareness and considering citizens' roles. It covers topics like citizen journalism, social media policies, monitoring and aggregating social media, integrating social media into response systems, and using geospatial systems and mobile technologies. It provides examples of how social media has been used during past disasters and emergencies to engage citizens, disseminate information, coordinate volunteers and donations, and improve situational awareness.
The document discusses how networked and hyperconnected technologies are changing how people, especially younger generations, live and work. It notes that teens and young adults have brains wired differently than older people due to extensive multitasking. While some argue this could negatively impact cognition, others believe it is yielding positive results by allowing people to learn more and access collective knowledge online. The document also examines how the digital, mobile and social media revolutions have impacted knowledge workers by increasing transparency, real-time information sharing, and influence of networks and new online experts.
Lee Rainie discusses how people now use the internet in 9 different tribes. The tribes fall into two categories - those motivated by mobile use and those tied to stationary devices. The mobile tribes make up 39% of users and are drawn deeper into internet use by wireless connections. The stationary tribes make up 61% and have not felt the pull to use the internet more extensively. Each tribe has different demographics, behaviors, and needs from information providers.
Lee Rainie, Director of Internet and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center, presented this material on October 14, 2020 at a gathering sponsored by the International Institute of Communications. He described the most recent Center public opinion surveys since mid-March, covering the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, racial justice protests that began in the summer, and the final stages of the 2020 presidential election campaign. He particularly examined how and why people are using the internet in the midst of multiple national crises and their concerns about digital divide and homework gap issues. And he covered how the Center has researched the impact of misinformation in recent years.
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- While Russia faces challenges, small incremental reforms could significantly improve its investment climate and economic prospects. The potential upside for investors remains large.
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- Social media provides new ways for citizens to engage with their local governments through channels like Twitter, Facebook, and Foursquare. This interaction can provide real-time feedback.
- Cities like Coventry are using social media and tools like IBM's "jam" technology to gather ideas from citizens on how to make their city smarter. These kinds of collaborations can generate thousands of ideas.
- For local governments, social media allows more transparent and nimble communication with citizens as well as new ways to understand public sentiment and gather input on policies and services.
Social media is changing the
conversation. Twitter, Facebook,
LinkedIn, foursquare – we no longer
just communicate; we interact. In
the process, how can the wealth
of information being generated
by social media help us better
understand how our cities function
and create smarter cities in the process?
This document discusses the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by journalists in Egyptian newsrooms. It notes that while Egyptian print media has been authoritarian for 60 years, more Egyptians are now communicating online through increased internet and mobile phone access. Citizens have harnessed ICTs to debate events, criticize the government, and share experiences. However, news organizations still segregate online and print journalists, see online work as secondary, and fail to update online content or interact with audiences. Barriers like individual attitudes, organizational structures, technology issues, professional standards, laws and government policies still hinder the full adoption of ICTs in news production.
Survey paper: Social Networking and its impact on Youth, Culture, Communicati...Imesha Perera
Social Networking and its impact on Youth, Culture, Communication and Behavior
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In this survey paper, I concluded six research projects on Social Networking and its impact. The Social Networking has become increasingly popular components of our everyday lives in today’s globalized society. They provide a context where people across the world can communicate, exchange messages, share knowledge, and interact with each other seamlessly.
Not a complete work of mine. This is just a survey done by me as a fulfillment of my In course assessment. All the references had been cited.
Here is a 3 sentence summary of my most memorable social media experience:
I was excited to share photos from my vacation on Instagram. To my surprise, one of my photos received over 100 likes, which was far more engagement than I usually received. The positive feedback from friends and family on social media made me feel good about the memories I captured during my trip.
Digital media refers to digitally encoded content that can be transmitted over the internet or computer networks, including text, audio, video and graphics. It has significantly impacted society and culture in both positive and negative ways. While digital media has increased global connectivity and allowed for new forms of content creation and sharing, it has also enabled the spread of misinformation and manipulation, and can be addictive or contribute to social isolation. Both opportunities and risks must be recognized and addressed to ensure digital media progresses society in a positive direction.
The document discusses India's potential for electronic democracy (e-democracy) through citizen engagement using social media and mobile technology. It outlines the VOTERS framework for e-democracy, which stands for verifiable, open, transparent, empathetic, responsive, and sensitive. Recent anti-corruption protests in India engaged millions of citizens online and off to demand reforms. If implemented, the VOTERS framework could help the government become more transparent, responsive to citizens, and accountable through open consultation and access to information online.
The document discusses research on using ICT tools to improve governance and policy modeling. It proposes:
1) Developing advanced tools and new governance models to engage citizens and groups in policymaking through mass collaboration platforms.
2) Creating real-time opinion visualization, policy modeling, and next generation public services based on simulating people's behavior and wishes at large scales.
3) Building participative roadmaps on ICT for governance and policy modeling through discussion.
The document discusses research on using ICT tools to improve governance and policy making through increased citizen participation and modeling. It proposes:
1) Developing advanced tools and new governance models to engage citizens, groups, and communities in transparency and tracking policy inputs.
2) Using real-time opinion visualization, policy modeling, simulation, and mixed reality apps to model behaviors and wishes of large groups of people to improve public services.
3) Building on these ideas over time to achieve open and collaborative model-building based on massive data analysis and cloud computing to support more accurate and useful simulation tools and models.
The document discusses research on using ICT tools to improve governance and policy modeling. It proposes:
1) Developing advanced tools and new governance models to engage citizens and groups in policymaking through mass collaboration platforms.
2) Creating real-time opinion visualization and policy modeling based on simulating people's behavior and wishes to develop next-generation public services.
3) Building a participatory roadmap on ICT for governance and policy modeling through discussion.
Similar to Tools of social meida for fighting corruption – k.kulasekaran, pro (20)
2. Background
In social sphere, corruption discourages
people to work together for the common good.
Frustration and general apathy among the
public result in a weak civil society.
In the modern era, the Social Media tools are
developed as very powerful among the
younger generation for eradicating the
corruption in the society.
The Social media tools has become an
important to affect change and transform
politics around the world and has emerged as
a powerful development tools.
3. Purpose of study
More young people now able to access, create and distribute
information and ideas through social media which are now
spreading faster, pushing the boundaries of freedom of expression
and opening up new possibilities for change and reform.
This online Platform allows virtually everyone to become a
"publisher" and freely report even the corruption cases.
A grounded analysis of social media are not only capable of
blocking access to certain Internet outlets, but also becoming
increasingly adept at manipulating them to their advantage.
Research of this study helps to build the knowledge base on the
availability of social media tools that are used to engage citizens to
fight against corruption.
The study will support Transparency in national efforts to generate
realistic innovative ideas to embrace emerging opportunities for a
social media strategy.
4. Hypothesis
Identifying how individuals, civil society
organisations, business men and
governments around the nation use the tools
of the social media technologies in their
strategic planning and day-to-day operations
to fight against corruption.
Analysing how the social media tools like
Crowd-sourcing, Social Networking, Online
Communities, Blogging, Mobile Technology,
Internet Censorship Circumvention are
fighting against corruption in our nation and
whether it is functioning effectively to remove
the corruption in the society.
5. Methodology
The respondents for the data analysis randomly identified
and interviewed, either via Skype or in person, at among
the leading practitioners and scholars working in the nexus
between civil society and social media.
Totally 75 persons were interviewed and their opinion were
also been recorded. This study is focused to examine
motivations in the context of anti-corruption activism.
From the database, the following categories were found
relevant to the over searching theme of anti-corruption.
Access to Information Checks on Government
Electoral Monitoring Civic Engagement
Disaster Response Human Rights Violations
6. What is corruption?
oCorruption means any abuse of a position of trust in order to gain an
undue advantage. This involves the conduct of both sides that of the
person who abuses his position of trust as well as that of the person
who seeks to gain an undue advantage by this abuse.
oCorrupt practices can range from small favours in anticipation of a
future advantage to the payment of large sums of money to senior
members of governments.
oCorruption can be broadly distinguished as incidental corruption (petty
graft, small-scale embezzlement, favouritism) and systemic corruption
(large-scale embezzlement, misappropriation) at the other.
oNow a days fight against the corruption has been making headlines in
the various tools of Social Media in India. The call for passing the Jan
Lokpal (anti-corruption) bill has transformed the political consciousness
of tens of thousands of Indians who reluctantly accept corruption as
part of their culture.
7. Types of social media
Social Media tools Description
Tool
The act of outsourcing the gathering of information to the public
Crowd sourcing via Internet and/or mobile technology in order to produce
collaborative content, to which anyone can contribute.
Social networking are online communities where people can
Social
interact with friends, family, co-workers, acquaintances, and others
Networking
with similar interests.
A type of social network maintained via practice of
Online
membership rituals by participants with shared interests, often taking
Communities
the form of chat-rooms or forums.
The maintenance of an online space by individuals with regular entries
Blogging of commentary, or other material such as graphics or video - allowing
for the exchange of ideas between blogger and visitors.
Communication enabled via mobile phones through voice call, short
Technology message service (SMS), multimedia messaging service (MMS) and,
increasingly, access to the Internet.
Internet
The use of various web technologies to bypass barriers imposed to
Censorship
block free access to online content.
Circumvention
8. Social Media Against Corruption
Using social media tools like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter
has become an effective way to expand reach, foster
engagement and increase access to credible, anti-corruption
and legal-based messages. Social media & other emerging
communication technologies can connect millions of voices to:
Facilitate information sharing for the eradication of
corruption in the civil society.
Personalize and reinforce protection of life and fight against
corruption that can be more easily tailored or targeted to
particular audiences of the civil society.
Empower people to make safer and healthier decisions in
anti-corruption as per law, providing in the constitutional
rights.
9. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Due to the development of technology of online
networks, the Chief Vigilance Commission of Government of
India has separately hoisted a social network to watchdog
everything about the corruption and protect the society
without corruption.
The tools of social media are often used in conjunction
with another to produce the most valuable output.
There are several NGOs and civil society activists use
these tools for anti-corruption initiatives.
The causes supported the innovative analyze of the
study valuable insights into how anti-corruption activism is
taking place through the strategic use of social media.
10. Access to Information
In many developing countries, there are real
structural and political barriers to produce information,
and the ability of citizens to claim their right to
information and to use it to demand better
governance and public services without corruption.
Regarding to access to Information in the strategic
planning and day-to-day operations to fight against
corruption many answers during interview, the online
community, Mobile technology and Social Networking
have been used maximum above 60 percentage and
Crowd sourcing and Blogging are used minimum
percentage.
11. Social Media tools in access to Information
to fight against Corruption (N = 75)
Change indicators
Yes No
Sl. No. Impact dimensions
Nos. Percentage Nos. Percentage
1. Crowd sourcing 45 60 30 40
Social Networking
2. 65 86.7 10 13.3
Online
3. Communities 70 93.3 05 06.4
4. Blogging 35 46.7 40 53.3
Mobile
5. 63 84 12 16
Technology
Internet
6. Censorship 55 73.3 20 26.7
Circumvention
12. Checks on
Government
The various tools of social media maintain a database of public
information on over parliamentary members , legislative members and
officials has proven valuable to journalists reporting on corruption issues.
Regarding to check on Government in their strategic planning and
day-to-day operations to fight against corruption, most of the answer is yes
and for that the effective tools like social networking, online community
and Mobile technology and its change indicators are above fifty and other
tools are used for fighting corruption are below fifty percentage.
The combines the concept of crowd sourcing with blogging and social
networking are effectively checks on government like politicians and
officials who are possessed any illegal properties without giving account to
the government.
Wiki page that assembles several blogs and tweets reporting on the
activities of a chosen politician, foster political transparency and
accountability by monitoring the activities and performance of elected
officials.
13. Social Media tools checks on Government
for Anti-Corruption (N = 75)
Change indicators
Impact
Sl. No. Yes No
dimensions
Nos. Percentage Nos. Percentage
1. Crowd sourcing 40 53.3 35 46.7
Social
2. 70 93.3 05 06.7
Networking
Online
3. 69 92 06 08
Communities
4. Blogging 45 60 30 40
Mobile
5. 56 74.7 19 25.3
Technology
Internet
6. Censorship 43 57.3 32 42.7
Circumvention
14. Electoral
Monitoring
Many electoral monitoring initiatives track events
during elections, supporting efforts to expose
incidents of vote buying or fraud. Such initiatives
demonstrate the value of social media, both in
enabling immediate information dissemination via
SMS and mobile technology, and by mapping crowd
sourced data.
The challenges facing electoral monitoring projects
are relevant to collect the real-time data during
elections, information validity, limited rural access,
and long-term impact on accountability.
15. Social Media tools monitoring election
without Corruption (N = 75)
Change indicators
Sl. Impact
Yes No
No. dimensions
Nos. Percentage Nos. Percentage
1. Crowd sourcing 69 92 06 08
Social
2. 65 86.7 10 13.3
Networking
Online
3. 70 93.3 05 06.7
Communities
4. Blogging 40 53.3 35 46.7
Mobile
5. 50 66.7 25 33.4
Technology
Internet
6. Censorship 55 73.3 20 26.7
Circumvention
16. Civic Engagement
Social networking regarding civic engagement challenges
corruption by encouraging active citizenship, exposing
government inefficiencies and demanding transparency in
service delivery.
Crowd sourcing, mobile technology and online
communities utilizes initiatives such databases of evidence to
bring malfeasance to light based on real time public reports.
Regarding the question of civic engagement many of the
respondent have answered above fifty percentage for the
social media tools of crowd sourcing, social networking, and
online communities, but other tools of the social medias are
getting response below fifty percentage.
17. Social Media tools used for civic
engagement for fighting corruption (N = 75)
Change indicators
Sl. No. Impact dimensions Yes No
Nos. Percentage Nos. Percentage
1. Crowd sourcing 55 73.3 20 26.7
Social
2. Networking 66 88 09 12
Online
3. Communities 65 86.7 10 13.3
4. Blogging 49 65.3 26 34.7
Mobile
5. Technology 40 53.3 35 46.4
Internet
6. Censorship 35 46.7 40 53.3
Circumvention
18. Disaster Response
Thinking back to the recent natural catastrophes, including
the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the 2008 Sichuan
earthquake and even Katrina none seemed to galvanize
support so quickly at this one. Many disaster prone zones also
suffer from endemic corruption, thus making humanitarian aid
particularly vulnerable during emergencies.
Regarding the disaster response questions many of the
respondent have answered above fifty percentages for the
social media tools of social networking, online communities,
and mobile technology, but other tools of the Social Media like
crowd sourcing, blogging, and internet Censorship
Circumvention are getting response below fifty percentage.
19. Social Media tools fighting corruption in the
issue of
Disaster Response (N = 75)
Change indicators
Sl. No. Impact dimensions Yes No
Nos. Percentage Nos. Percentage
1. Crowd sourcing 40 53.3 35 46.4
Social
2. Networking 65 86.7 10 13.3
Online
3. Communities 70 93.3 05 06.7
4. Blogging 43 57.3 32 42.7
Mobile
5. Technology 55 73.3 20 26.7
Internet
6. Censorship 32 42.7 43 67.3
Circumvention
20. Human Rights Violations
The anti corruption activists can be directly
threatened by human rights violations. As a result
social media is increasingly used to bring attention
to under reported cases.
Regarding the social media tools used for
protection of human rights many of the respondents
have answered above fifty five percentages for the
social media tools of crowd sourcing, social
networking and online communities, but other tools
of the Social Media like crowd sourcing, blogging,
mobile technology, and internet Censorship
Circumvention are getting response below fifty five
percentage.
21. Social Media tools used for fighting
corruption
in human rights violationindicators75)
Change
(N =
Impact
Sl. No. Yes No
dimensions
Nos. Percentage Nos. Percentage
1. Crowd sourcing 50 66.7 25 33.4
Social
2. Networking 55 73.3 20 26.7
Online
3. Communities 63 84 12 16
4. Blogging 44 58.7 31 41.3
Mobile
5. Technology 50 66.7 25 33.4
Internet
6. Censorship 35 46.7 40 53.3
Circumvention
22. Conclusion
Transparency in the use of providing database among the potential
members of the network of civil society can be a challenge for the
corruption.
iPad, Bribe D 10, Vigeye D 22 encourages Indian citizens to submit
SMS or online reports about instances where they have been
forced to pay a bribe.
Online and Offline interactions among social network users will
have an impact on real time activities to defy widespread tolerance
of bribery as a normal way of dealing with corrupt government
officials.
Providing volunteers with a cost -free and user- friendly interface
can contribute to broader online anti-corruption initiatives and
campaigns.
International and Nation wide attitudinal change, with protests and
candle light support rallies are conducted against the corruption
practices of the Nation and world.