[Air-L] Documentary Screening & Report Launch: Social Media & Civic Engagement in Indonesia

[Yanuar Nugroho]

   Dear colleagues,
   MIOIR at the Univ of Manchester and HIVOS the Netherlands Souheast
   Regional Office are organising the screening of the first documentary
   movie on social media nad social movement in Indonesia, and  launch of
   the research report on the similar topic. Please pencil this in your
   diary if this is of your interest. Please also forward this invitation
   to any relevant lists that you are subscribed to.
   Many thanks,
   yanuar
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   Documentary screening and report launching
   Social Media Innovations and Civic Engagement in Indonesia
   4 April 2011, 3-5pm (coffee and tea available from 2.30pm)
   Welcome, opening remark and introduction by:
   Professor Jakob Edler, Executive Director, MIOIR, University of
   Manchester, United Kingdom
   Ms. Shita Laksmi, Interim Director, HIVOS Southeast Asia Regional
   Office, Jakarta, Indonesia
   Today, the Internet and social media like Facebook and Twitter have
   become new convivial tools for civil society groups and communities to
   effectively manage and expand their activism, addressing new societal
   challenges. Indeed, civil society is now facing new array of
   challenges, from the `traditional' issues of promotion of democracy and
   development, to human rights and freedom of information. This has
   forced them to innovate through different endeavours - one of which is
   by adopting the Internet and social media. This is no exception for the
   Indonesian civil society. Nevertheless, systematic research into the
   use of Internet and social media innovations in civil society is fairly
   limited, let alone in the developing contexts like Indonesia. As a
   result, not only do we know little about patterns of use and adoption
   of the technologies; we do not know the extent to which the processes
   involved in such use and how this impacts upon civil society
   organisational functions. It seems natural that such research would be
   not only academically important in itself, but also beneficial both for
   policy and practical purposes, especially when taking into account the
   roles that Indonesia plays in the societal development in Southeast
   Asia region, which is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world,
   and its technological uptake.
   This motivated HIVOS and MIOIR to join forces and conduct a research
   into the use of social media in the Indonesian civil society groups and
   communities. The research was led by Dr. Yanuar Nugroho and has now
   concluded. The report, titled "Citizens in @ction" will be launched in
   this event, along with the screening of a documentary movie on the same
   topic, tiled "linimas(s)a" or "timeliner(s)". The movie, which was also
   co-funded by HIVOS and has just been completed in early March 2011, is
   the first documentary on social media and social movement in Indonesia.
   Trailer with English subtitle is available
   [1]http://kalamkata.org/2011/02/20/linimassa-program-film-dokumenter/
   We cordially invite you to attend to this event. Participation is free
   places are limited, so please register by emailing to
   [2]yanuar.nugroho at manchester.ac.uk.
   The screening and launch will be held from 3.00-5.00pm (coffee/tea
   available from 2.30pm) on 4 April 2011 in the Conference Room
   10.04/10.05 of the Harold Hankins Building (building no.30 on campus
   map: [3]http://www.manchester.ac.uk/medialibrary/maps/campusmap.pdf;
   entrance via first floor of Precinct Centre opposite the old Post
   Office; see: [4]http://www.mbs.ac.uk/aboutus/mbs-harold.aspx  for
   location, travel details and directions).
   Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, Univ of Manchester, UK
   HIVOS the Netherlands, Southeast Asia Regional Office, Jakarta,
   Indonesia
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Dr. Yanuar Nugroho
Hallsworth Research Fellow
Manchester Institute of Innovation Research MIoIR/PREST
The University of Manchester
Suite 6.15 MBS Harold Hankins Building
Precinct Centre, Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL United Kingdom
T. +44-161-275-5904
F. +44-161-275-0923
E. yanuar_DOT_nugroho_AT_manchester_DOT_ac_DOT_uk
U. U. [5]http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/mbs/Yanuar.Nugroho/
U. audentis.wordpress.com

References

   1. http://kalamkata.org/2011/02/20/linimassa-program-film-dokumenter/
   2. mailto:yanuar.nugroho at manchester.ac.uk
   3. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/medialibrary/maps/campusmap.pdf
   4. http://www.mbs.ac.uk/aboutus/mbs-harold.aspx
   5. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/mbs/Yanuar.Nugroho/