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The Global Public Sphere: Media and Communication Rights

Filed in Uncategorized, 10 September 2008, 4:37 pm by MSteffen

New technologies enable communication that transcends the boundaries of the nation state, creating the possibility of a public sphere that also transcends the nation state. The A2K movement itself takes advantage of the digital facilities - such as wikis, blogs, mobile devices, and social networking tools - that might produce a global [...]

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Panel XI: Open Access to Science and Research

Filed in Uncategorized, , 4:09 pm by nabihasyed

Open access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of unnecessary copyright and licensing restrictions. Made possible by the internet and author consent, OA supports wider and faster access to knowledge. This panel featured Leslie Chan, of the University of Toronto; Subbiah Arunachalam of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation and Global [...]

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Open Business Models

Filed in Uncategorized, 9 September 2008, 11:40 am by nabihasyed

A new breed of entrepreneurs has emerged to challenge the old assumption that exclusive intellectual property regimes are essential for cultural innovation. These new business models demonstrate that “free culture”—in the sense of open and democratic—can still provide livelihoods for creators and businesspeople. This panel will examine these new ways of doing business and [...]