EDITORIAL:

Technology for the rich and poor

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Tim Berners-Lee’s invention of the World Wide Web. In 1989 it would have been impossible to predict the extent to which the Web was going to become part of our daily lives, with most of us, in developed countries at least, now incapable...
GLOBAL INSIGHT: ICT FOR EDUCATION

Technology: the great divider?

TIM UNWIN
Technology that can be used for educational purposes is beginning to find its way into...

‘There may be some teachers in rural areas who have not even held a laptop in their hands’

JEROME MORRISSEY
The Global E-Schools and Communities Initiative is working with schools in Africa to harness the...
GLOBAL INSIGHT: INFORMATION SOCIETY

Attempts on goal

HAMADOUN TOURE
Dr Hamadoun Touré has been secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the specialised agency...

How social media has revolutionised our lives in just ten years

MARK HILLARY
In just a decade, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have put the personal lives, photo albums...

Guardians of the web

EKATERINA BYSTROVA
From spying on ordinary citizens to censoring Google search findings, governments are using the Internet...
SPOTLIGHT: MOZAMBIQUE

‘The struggle against poverty and the promotion of our welfare are of paramount importance’

ARMANDO EMíLIO GUEBUZA
President Armando Emílio Guebuza sets out his vision for national unity, improved communications and the...

Mozambique: the long road to recovery

ANVER VERSI
As the country finds itself in a period of political stability, President Armando Guebuza has...

Coal and gas discoveries prompt economic boom

NEIL FORD
Lack of investment during the colonial era and a long civil war left Mozambique among...

Native arts begin to get international recognition

A. H. SALEH
Mozambique’s wood carvers, dancers and authors are starting to generate interest in their work in...
GLOBAL ARENA: TALKING POINTS

Julian Assange Q&A: ‘Global mass surveillance should be discontinued immediately’

JULIAN ASSANGE
Julian Assange, co-founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, answers Global‘s questions about government surveillance, his...

Introducing… Edward Snowden: traitor or hero?

LESLEY CURWEN
Last summer a geeky individual called Edward Snowden made what is arguably the most significant...

Australia’s unlucky boat people

KYLIE FIELD
Australia receives far fewer asylum seekers each year than many European and African countries. Yet...

The Cyrus Cylinder: history’s first bill of rights?

JULIET HIGHET
A Persian artefact – whose inscriptions tell the remarkable story of an ancient leader who...

Panama’s shipping forecast

KYLIE FIELD
The Panama Canal celebrates its 100th birthday this year. A project to expand the canal...

The sweet smell of success

JULIET HIGHET
Oil from the Agarwood tree is worth more than gold. The precious wood resin, oud,...

The real pink panthers

LIAM WOODCOCK
The sale of a pink diamond last year for US$83 million broke all records. But...

Putin’s winter games, part II

President Vladimir Putin, who once closed down most of Russia’s casinos, is now a gambler...

Books – recent titles reviewed

Sleepwalking into a world war The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 Christopher...
IN FOCUS: CANADA

Canada: a three-horse race

SUSAN DELACOURT
With a general election due next year, the Liberals, New Democrats and Conservatives would all...

Natural resources help Canada bounce back from recession

RICHARD GREEN
Canada has one of the largest and most developed economies in the world. What was...

Holding on to our identity

EMILIE CORBIERE
Like most native, or ‘First Nation’, Canadians, the three tribes that live on Walpole Island,...
IN FOCUS: ZAMBIA

Zambia: copper conductor

NEIL FORD
Zambia’s economic development has been largely driven by copper mining. While planning to increase its...

Chinese fortunes

ANVER VERSI
China is Zambia’s biggest investor, but when locals accused Chinese employers of underpaying them, and...

Dr Livingstone, I presume?

A. H. SALEH
David Livingstone was just one of a host of foreigners through the centuries to have...
COMMONWEALTH NETWORK: COMMONWEALTH IN ACTION

From the Commonwealth Secretary-General

KAMALESH SHARMA
To see the vivid and uplifting reality of today’s Commonwealth at its best, go online...

Gay rights: the elephant in the room for the Commonwealth?

STUART CONNICK
In 2013, India’s Supreme Court chose to reinstate a colonial-era law making homosexuality illegal and...

A wounded organisation? Commonwealth reassessed post-CHOGM

KATIE SILVESTER
Is the Commonwealth still a relevant organisation for its member states in 2014? This question...

Commonwealth ministers applaud Fiji’s strides towards democracy

Fiji’s government has made moves towards democracy, which has seen its suspension from the Commonwealth...

Westminster Abbey hosts performers and dignitaries for 2014 observance

Dignitaries from across the Commonwealth joined the Queen in celebrating Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey...

The long arm of international law

Cross-border crime is one of the hot topics that Commonwealth law ministers will be discussing...

New ICT Ministers Forum will discuss cyber crime and rural connectivity

Commonwealth technology ministers are to meet biennially to discuss how technology can make a difference...

Notes from a small island

KATIE SILVESTER
Commonwealth prizewinning writer Lisa O’Donnell, from Scotland’s Isle of Bute, wrote her first novel based...

NZ’s ‘colonial’ flag to be reviewed

New Zealanders are to vote on a change of flag before the 2017 elections. Prime...

Games without frontiers

SARAH JUGGINS
Do the Commonwealth Games bring long-term benefits to the host city? In return for the...

London welcomes essay prizewinners

The Commonwealth Essay Competition celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2013. The theme was ‘Opportunity through...

Not so special delivery

Canadians will soon have to walk to community mailboxes to collect their post, as Canada...

Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy

Conferences, seminars and publications help CASLE members set professional standards, share technological innovations and promote...

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa bows out

New Zealand’s most famous soprano has announced her retirement from opera.  Half-Māori Dame Kiri Te...

Iconic Nigerian photographer remembered

February saw the passing of J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, a Nigerian photographer best-known for a...
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