Hi,
An organisation called the Critical Action Center
in Movement (CACIM), and Sarai are jointly holding
an event to discuss the implications of the open
culture of the Internet to society at large. The
idea is to try to understand the strengths and
wekanesses of the open and cooperative approach
fostered by the Internet, and how this approach is
manipulated by governments and other agencies.
For example, recent efforts in China to suppress
access to Internet searches, the US government's
request to examine records of search engines, and
latent fears about the sheer magnitude of information
that Google has access to, will all be covered. In
addition, CACIM is interested in establishing contacts
with individuals that can help them make effective
use of Internet-based tools.
The meeting is tentatively scheduled for the
afternoon of the 2nd of March, and a formal announcement
will be posted later. Subramanya Sastry of NewsRack fame
was instrumental in getting the ball rolling on this,
and will be on the panel, as will probably someone from
CACIM. At the moment, we are interested in obtaining
contact information for a few more panelists, and in
any links to news stories, blogs, etc., in this area.
Please feel free to email me directly with these items.
Regards,
Gora
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