I have long nurtured a keen interest about the many ways technology impacts and molds our societies. Throughout my career as international consultant, I have specifically focused on the impact of data and technology in conflict-marred and post-conflict (‘fragile states’) countries. The below section is a selection of my writings of that time.
2014
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression but conditions apply (openDemocracy)
2013
Morocco Censors the Web: Collateral Damage Allowed (Global Voices Online)
Dandin.me: Encompassing the Emerging Talent in the Middle East (Global Voices Online)
Protests in Iraq Crowdvoiced (Global Voices Online)
Jordan Starts Blocking “Unlicensed Websites” (Jadaliyya)
Information technologies and education in the Arab World (Nature Middle East)
Opening the Black Box of Governance: Alleviating Poverty With Data (Global Voices Online / OECD)
Governments and citizens status: it’s complicated (FutureChallenges.org)
Open and Connected: Impressions from the Social Media Week Hamburg and Paris (FutureChallenges.org)
Tribune : le gouvernement défend la liberté d’expression… ou pas (PCInpact)
Dirty Deeds: French National Library Privatizes Public Domain, Part 2 (TechDirt)
“Do what it takes to solve the problem, and no more”: a small talk with ‘Bunnie’ Huang (Australian Science)
[Brevia] Slovenia Backs Net Neutrality
2012
MENA Netizen Report: Porn Edition (Global Voices Advocacy)
Egypt: Online Porn, Here to Stay? (Global Voices Advocacy)
Egypt To Block Porn Sites… Again (Global Voices Advocacy)
MENA Netizen Report: Blasphemy Edition (Global Voices Advocacy)
MENA Netizen Report: We Won’t Give Up (Global Voices Advocacy)
Middle East and North Africa Netizen Report: First Edition (Global Voices Advocacy)
World: “Hackitat” – A Film About Political Hacking (Global Voices Online)
Egypt: Mapping Military Staff in Civilian Administrations (Global Voices Online)
Bulgaria: Thousands of Trial Records Go Open (Global Voices Online)
Bulgaria: Budget Expenses in Open Access (Global Voices Online)
Big Brother Awards Requite Privacy Invaders (Global Voices Advocacy)
We the terrorists…? (Global Voices Advocacy)
The Arms Race Over The Internet Rages Onward (Global Voices Advocacy)
Bulgaria: Thousands Take Part in Anti-ACTA Protests (Global Voices Online)
ACTA : où en est-on ? (LinuxFr.org)
SOPA opera (LinuxFr.org)
2011
28ème Chaos Communication Congress : « Derrière les lignes ennemies » (LinuxFr.org)
« Guerre et paix » : Tolstoï au 21e siècle, par Cory Doctorow au 28C3 (LinuxFr.org)
2010
GNOME Census : qui crée GNOME ? (LinuxFr.org)
Bidouiller iPhone nuit gravement à la santé d’Apple (LinuxFr.org)
Big Brother 2.0 (LinuxFr.org)
Les femmes et le logiciel libre : retours d’une conférence des RMLL (LinuxFr.org)
« HADOPI, ça marche » (LinuxFr.org)
L’unicité des adresses IP : la fin du rêve HADOPIen ? (LinuxFr.org)
Les négociations d’ACTA se poursuivent dans une transparence irréprochable (LinuxFr.org)
Les oubliés du traité anti-contrefaçon ACTA (LinuxFr.org)
Les problèmes de licence de WebM résolus (LinuxFr.org)
Espèces menacées : le cas des standards ouverts et de l’interopérabilité (LinuxFr.org)
Brevia: En Californie, les élèves porteront des vêtements avec des cartes RFID