The potential of open development for Canada and abroad

New technologies are transforming the ways we interact — recent trends point toward more and more openness.

This expanded access to information, through social media and open source collaboration, has improved people's lives, created more opportunities for political participation, and boosted entrepreneurship. But with these advances come some concerns. How will policymakers address rising challenges such as unequal access, threats to privacy, and intellectual property rights?

Panelists included:
• Sunil Abraham (Centre for Internet and Society, India)
• Michael Geist (University of Ottawa)
• Anita Gurumurthy (IT for Change, India)
• Ron Deibert (Citizen Lab, University of Toronto)
• Yochai Benkler (Berkman Center, Harvard University)

Category:

Education

Tags:

• development
• IDRC
• ICTs
• canada
• open
• collaboration
• social media
• access