Politics and technology
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The combination of politics and technology covers concepts, mechanisms, personalities, efforts, and social movements including but not necessarily limited to the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).
A growing body of scholarship has begun to explore how Internet technologies are influencing political communication and participation, especially in terms of what is known as the public sphere.
One of the most influential and transformational information and communication technologies is the mobile phone or smartphone, which can include: talk, text messaging, Internet and Web access, electronic mail, faxing, pictures, video, and a wide variety of apps. Mobile devices are proving to increase political participation and are now even being portrayed as a voting gadget in even the least developed countries. Increased availability of this technology and subsequent access to the public sphere has enhanced the ability of individuals and groups to bring attention to and organize around specialized issues.
See also
- Cultural lag
- Online deliberation
- Media activism
- Hashtag activism
- Internet activism
- Digital Rights
- Netizen
- Internet censorship
- Neo-Luddism
- Technocracy
- Public hypersphere
- Technology policy
- E-democracy
- E-government
- Electronic voting
