Egypt's Cyber Revolution

New:

• the presentation 'Tweeting from Tahrir Square' is now here. [PPT 3Mb] (19 May)

• the video of the talk, which could be listened to in parallel with viewing the presentation, is here. [MP4, 45 Mb] (29 May)

Dr Mohamed Chawki
(Egyptian Council of State)

Wednesday, 18 May 2011

4:45 for 5:00-6:00pm, including time for questions and discussion

Staff Common room, 2st Floor (at opposite end of building to lifts)
Faculty of Law building
UNSW lower campus (near Roundhouse), Kensington, Sydney
Map: http://www.unsw.edu.au/maps/kensington.pdf

Abstract:

The Egyptian people have managed, through a peaceful revolution, to topple a dictatorship that ruled the country for 30 years. One of the most interesting aspects of the revolution is that technology, particularly the Internet, played a very important role. During the first few days of the revolution, Facebook and Twitter became the primary means for the Egyptian people to spread the word about what was happening in the country. Twitter and Facebook posts provided a real-time update of events taking place all over Egypt, while also providing pictures and videos for the world to instantly see. This presentation will address and analyse the role of ICTs and social networks in the Egyptian revolution.

Dr Mohamed Chawki is a Senior Judge of the Egyptian Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court. He is a founder of the International Association of Cybercrime Prevention (Paris) and of the African Centre for Cyberlaw and Cybercrime Prevention (Kampala).

Entry is free, no need to book. Please RSVP to feedback [at] cyberlawcentre.org.

This brochure/poster for this event is available here [PDF]