A new post to the Lowy’s Interpreter blog discusses how “a Pacific ‘digital generation’ is emerging that is increasingly influencing public debates, forming policy ideas, holding institutions accountable and coordinating political protests”. This post introduces the new Lowy research paper, Digital Islands: How the Pacific’s ICT Revolution is Transforming the Region, which outlines how “the Pacific Islands region is in the midst of an information and communication technology (ICT) revolution that could have profound implications for the region’s governance and development…” [read more of this post or a review of “Digital Islands…’ by Tess Newton Cain and a reply by Cave].
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