Is the Future of the Internet the Future of Knowledge?
Tuesday 27 May 2008 16:00 - 18:00
Location: Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, 1 St Giles Oxford OX1 3JS
Registration: Please email your name and affiliation to events@oii.ox.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)1865 287209
Speakers
Andrew Keen, prominent critic of the Internet as a means of acquiring knowledge, author of 'The Cult of the Amateur' (2007)
Dr Lawrence M. Sanger, Co-founder of Wikipedia and founder of Citizendium
Abstract
US-based panel speakers Lawrence M. Sanger, PhD and Andrew Keen will discuss issues of legitimacy, credibility, regulation and censorship on the Internet. Topics addressed will include:
Are we still able to shape the future of the Internet or will it shape ours?
What role do truth, trust and expertise play in the creation and dissemination of knowledge and news through the Internet?
What are the risks of the Internet's 'effect of democratisation'?
Should we regulate news production by non-professionals on the Internet?
Wikipedia v. Citizendium v. Encyclopaedia Britannica: who knows best and why?
What can we expect in the next few years? Best and worst scenarios.
Webcasts
Is the Future of the Internet the Future of Knowledge?
Recorded on: 8 May 2008 Duration: 01:15:28
Lawrence Sanger and Andrew Keen discuss legitimacy, credibility, regulation and censorship on the Internet. What role do truth, trust and expertise have to play in the creation and dissemination of knowledge and news through the Internet?
Related news
2 June 2008 The Independent
Andrew Keen reports on an OII event on the Future of Knowledge: 'Last week I was at Balliol College at Oxford University with Wikipedia co-founder Dr Larry Sanger to debate the proposition that "the internet is the future of knowledge"'
Partners and sponsors
This panel discussion is part of the Weidenfeld Scholars' Speaker Series in Oxford, sponsored by the Weidenfeld Institute for Strategic Dialogue (London) and organized in collaboration with the OII.
Last updated on: 2 February 2010