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The '''Internet as Public Good Symposium''' focuses on the ideas of '''the Net''': | |||
The '''Internet as Public Good Symposium''' | |||
* '''as a public good''' | * '''as a public good''' | ||
* '''for the public good'''; and | * '''for the public good'''; and | ||
* as a tool to foster the '''creation and distribution of public goods'''. | * as a tool to foster the '''creation and distribution of public goods'''. | ||
During this first edition of the symposium, will discuss how the public good aspects of the Net relate to | During this first edition of the symposium, the participants will discuss how the public good aspects of the Net relate to civil society, commerce, culture, government, science and technology. | ||
Through the symposium, we hope to '''improve the understanding of | Through the symposium, [[participants | we] hope to '''improve the understanding of the meaning of the Net''' in our near-global society and to use this knowledge '''to help further the our individual work and group efforts'''. | ||
The symposium will be held on the '''[http://www.hbs.edu/ Harvard Business School] campus''' in '''Boston, MA, USA''', on '''July 30-31, 2007.''' | The symposium will be held on the '''[http://www.hbs.edu/ Harvard Business School] campus''' in '''Boston, MA, USA''', on '''July 30-31, 2007.''' | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 10 July 2007
The Internet as Public Good Symposium focuses on the ideas of the Net:
- as a public good
- for the public good; and
- as a tool to foster the creation and distribution of public goods.
During this first edition of the symposium, the participants will discuss how the public good aspects of the Net relate to civil society, commerce, culture, government, science and technology.
Through the symposium, [[participants | we] hope to improve the understanding of the meaning of the Net in our near-global society and to use this knowledge to help further the our individual work and group efforts.
The symposium will be held on the Harvard Business School campus in Boston, MA, USA, on July 30-31, 2007.
About
The symposium sponsored by The Berkman Center for Internet & Society @ Harvard Law School, Harvard Business School and The Mozilla Foundation
The event is organized and chaired by Amar Ashar, Colin Maclay and David Weinberger from the Berkman Center, Karim Lakhani from Harvard Business School, and Frank Hecker and Zak Greant from the Mozilla Foundation. Additionally, Rochelle DeForrest of the Mozilla Corp. and Susan Thyne of Harvard Business School have helped arrange logistics for the event.
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