There is great variability in the usage of information communication technology (ICT) between Asia Pacific states from those with almost no adoption to ubiquity in others. Nevertheless, a common pattern is ICT’s increasing role in social mobilization and political engagement. This is true in both democratic and non-democratic Asian states.
ICT directly affects how societal actors organize for political and social action often by lowering the costs of mobilization. Governments across the Asia Pacific have also gained considerable capacity to control and censor digital information through ICT.
The memos under this theme explore how ICT is transforming political engagement across the region altering the actions of both society and governments.
Memos part of this Theme:
- Digital Generation in Papua New Guinea Emerges (Memo #194, by Danielle Cave)
- Thailand Increases Controls on Cyberspace Through Use of Archaic Laws (Memo #193, by Kieran Bergmann)
- Pocket Social Networking in India – SMS GupShup Expands (Memo #190, by Nimmi Rangaswamy)
- Why Technology Needs People: Gold, Phones, and Bicycles (Memo #177, by Robin Jeffery and Assa Doron)
- China Crucial to India’s Mobile Revolution (Memo #172, by Amitendu Palit)
- Beyond Censorship in China’s Media and Cyberspace (Memo #131, by Yuezhi Zhao)
- Pre-Election Singapore Clamps Down on Social Media (Memo #58, by Netina Tan)
- Turn of Tide: Singapore’s Watershed Election 2011 (Memo #82, by Netina Tan)