Collision of regulatory convergence and divergence : updating policies of surveillance and information technology

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dc.contributor.authorHosein, Ian
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-15T15:22:45Z
dc.date.available2010-03-15T15:22:45Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.descriptionRelated to IDRC supported Research ICT Africa (RIA) projects 101584, 103114 and 105266.en
dc.description.abstractRegulation theory rarely considers the disruptive capacity of technology, nor regulation in the sole interest of government. This paper will investigate the capacity of technology to disrupt regulatory regimes surrounding surveillance and communications infrastructure in various countries. As policy regimes are updated to meet new challenges, through the creation of new policy habitats, new powers are created despite protests and claims of technological neutrality. However, the capacity to interpret technology does not end: technology will disrupt even the new habitat, requiring renegotiation and re-settlements. Such negotiations often occur at the international level; some of these processes will be reviewed and critiqued. Considering the contingent nature of technology policy, this paper then recommends some ways forward when considering new national policies, such as the process that South Africa is about to embark on.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (16 p.)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/42239
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSouthern African Journal of Information and Communication (SAJIC), The Edge Institute / Research ICT Africa, Braamfontein, ZAen
dc.relation.ispartofSouthern African journal of information and communication, issue no. 2, 2001, p. 18-33en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICYen
dc.subjectPOLICINGen
dc.subjectELECTRONIC MAILen
dc.subjectPRIVACY PROTECTIONen
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTSen
dc.subjectCIVIL RIGHTSen
dc.subjectSOUTH AFRICAen
dc.titleCollision of regulatory convergence and divergence : updating policies of surveillance and information technologyen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 3.0 Unporteden
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC RELATEDen

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