Is the Future of the Internet the Future of Knowledge?

Tuesday 27 May 2008 16:00 - 18:00

• Lawrence M. Sanger PhD, co-founder of Wikipedia and founder of Citizendium
• Andrew Keen, prominent critic of the Internet as a means of acquiring knowledge, author of 'The Cult of the Amateur' (2007)

Location: Oxford Internet Institute, 1 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JS. This event is open to the public. If you would like to attend please email your name and affiliation, if any, to: events@oii.ox.ac.uk A reception will follow.

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.

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.