Information rules (Part 6: Disinformation, transparency and democracy)

Information rules (Part 6: Disinformation, transparency and democracy) Phuah Eng Chye (16 January 2021) The politicisation of content is destabilising the order established by mainstream narratives. Rival groups are weaponising content; deploying overload and complexity-related strategies to by-pass controls and attack incumbent narratives. There is a growing sense no one is really in control of … “Information rules (Part 6: Disinformation, transparency and democracy)”

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Information and development: Development models and landscape change

Information and development: Development models and landscape change Phuah Eng Chye (20 July 2019) Successful economies serve as development models for others to emulate. These development models are not static; they evolve constantly in response to landscape change.  Prior to the twentieth century, industrial production was sufficient to position a country as an economic powerhouse. … “Information and development: Development models and landscape change”

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Critique of information

Critique of information Phuah Eng Chye (11 May 2019) “The global information order itself has, it seems to me, erased and swallowed up into itself all transcendentals. There is no outside space any more for such critical reflection. And there is just as little time. There is no escaping from the information order, thus the … “Critique of information”

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Defining the information society

Defining the information society Phuah Eng Chye (27 April 2019) Societies undergo stress from discontinuous change. The manufacturing sector shrinks and populations age as the physical is replaced by the intangible. Radical departures from traditional norms, behaviours and organisational structures cause disruption and social dislocation. Paradigms function as the lenses that we peer through to … “Defining the information society”

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