SECOND INTERNATIONAL HARVARD CONFERENCE ON INTERNET & SOCIETY may 26-29, 1998
Shaping the Internet Tornado: Levers Gained From a National Knowledge Infrastructure
by Yesha Y. Sivan
Sivan's presentation likens the Internet to a tornado, and describes ways of channeling its force for knowledge.
Yesha Y. Sivan is a lecturer in the Tel Aviv University where he continues to examine the meanings of the knowledge age, and the chief scientist of the Knowledge Infrastructure Lab. He holds a Doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education were he studied the roles of standards and their potential in linking the cultures of business, education, and technology. He got a Master's in Technology in Education from Harvard and a Bachelor degree in the areas of education and cognitive sciences from the Tel Aviv University. His professional experience includes the analysis and development of knowledge and learning systems for military, school, and corporate environments.