Mobilflukten fra Syria

MOBILTELEFONER OG FLYKTNINGER:«Mobiltelefonen er like viktig som mat og klær.» (Article for the Norwegian weekly Morgenbladet about new research on Syrian refugees use of mobile phones). Hva: Forskning på hvordan syrere i en flyktningleir i Jordan bruker mobiltelefoner for å holde kontakt med omverden. Hvem: Melissa Wall fra California State University, Madeline Otis Campbell fra Worcester State University, … Continue reading →

What are the best examples of European techPolitics?

Americans like to think they are best and furthest ahead in technology, and specially tech politics (technology + politics), but once in a while, they have something to learn from the Europeans as well. The best examples of European techPolitics is the topic of the panel I’m going to participate in at the Personal Democracy … Continue reading →

Den svarte svanen

Jeg kunne begynt å skrive om alt det kule vi kommer til å bruke tiden og tastaturene våre til i 2010. «Brenn bøkene, lesebrettene tar over», «Facebook er sååå 2007» eller «Dine innspill til wiki-statsbudsjett 2011». Men historien har vist at mennesker er avsindig dårlige til å forutsi fremtiden; derfor skal ikke dette handle om … Continue reading →

Hvem har tatt konsentrasjonen min?

Gjør teknologien oss dummere? Nei, bare mer ukonsentrerte. Og forstyrrelsen har en pris. Det kan ta oss 15 minutter å komme tilbake til en krevende arbeidsoppgave etter en epost. (Sorry to my international readers, but this is a Norwegian article I wrote some months ago about concentration, technology and social networks. Denne artikkelen har stått … Continue reading →

A tribute to the good tech people in Brussels

My head has been stuck in boxes for several days after my family’s move from Brussels, Belgium to Oslo, Norway, so not much time for blogging lately. But as I’m taking a break from the moving chaos, I wanted to give a huge tribute to some of the great people with an online presence that … Continue reading →

Tech, EP election and Norwegian politics – a presentation

Jon Worth and I just finished a presentation at the Norwegian EU delegation about how new technology is shaping modern politics, with a special focus on the upcoming European Parliament election (June 4-7) and the Norwegian election campaign (national election on September 14). The slides are below, at the bottom of the blog post. Here … Continue reading →

If in Brussels, come to the Technobriefing at the Norwegian Mission

I will be there, hope you will be there too! The Norwegian Mission to the EU invites you to a briefing Tuesday June 2 How is new technology shaping modern politics? Examples from the election campaigns for the European Parlament and the Norwegian Storting. We are hosting a lunch brief Tuesday June 2 at 13:00 … Continue reading →

You still think the information revolution is exaggerated? Watch this

Did you know? The sound at the end was my brain exploding. (via Kristine)

Heading for the Girl Geek Dinner

Tomorrow, I’m going to a very exiting event in Ghent, Brussels Girl Geek Dinner. As you can imagine, this is for geeky girls (or maybe girly geeks, since some men are also coming). The blog was created by this geeky woman, Clo Willaert (who has a really cool blog), and the dinner idea was apparently … Continue reading →