[Discussioni] [EVENT] POLICY OPTIONS AND MODELS FOR BRIDGING DIGITAL DIVIDES

[Andrea Glorioso]

Ciao a tutti.

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http://www.globaledevelopment.org/forthcoming.htm

CALL FOR PAPERS

Research project Global Challenges of eDevelopment will organise an
international seminar

POLICY OPTIONS AND MODELS FOR BRIDGING DIGITAL DIVIDES
Freedom, Sharing and Sustainability in the Global Network Society

Time: 14-15 March 2005

Venue: Tampere, Finland

Presentations of papers are invited under the following main themes:

Theme 1: Freedom and Sharing in the Global Network Society

    - new forms of electronic participation
    - open and collaborative models: free software, open content, open
      access

Theme 2: Globally Sustainable Information Society

    - ecologically,  socially, culturally  and economicaly sustainable
      technologies and cultures
    - balanced innovation systems and intellectual property regimes

Persons interested in presenting papers relating to the indicated themes should send abstracts of maximum 500 words to programme coordinator Marko Ulvila by 15 January 2005. See the contacts below.

The seminar is organised by the project Global Challenges of eDevelopment of Hypermedia Laboratory of the University of Tampere in association with the

    - Information Society Institute, University of Tampere
    - Finland Futures Research Centre of Turku School of Economics and
      Business Administration
    - Network Institute for Global Democratization - NIGD
    - Tampere Information Processing Association - PITKY

Organising committee:

    - Chair: Tere Vaden
    - Members: Antti Kasvio, Olli Hietanen, Maarit Mäkinen, Niklas
      Vainio, Ilari Juslen
    - Programme Coordinator: Marko Ulvila 

Advisory Committee

    - Chair: Antti Kasvio, Information Society Institute
    - Mika Böök, Network Institute for Global Democratisation
    - Antti Hautamäki, The Finnish National Fund for Research and
      Development SITRA
    - Avinash Jha, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
    - Jukka Kemppinen, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology
    - Salla Koivusalo, Helsinki University of Technology and
      Univeristy Partnership in Development
    - Kaarle Nordenstreng, University of Tampere
    - Marjut Salokannel, University of Helsinki
    - Juha Suoranta, University of Joensuu
    - Markku Turunen, University of Tampere
    - Tapio Varis, UNESCO Chair in global e-learning and University of
      Tampere

For the submission of abstracts and more information contact programme
coordinator   Marko   Ulvila marko.ulvila a uta.fi,   +358-3-215   4079,
Hypermedia Laboratory, Fin-33014 University of Tampere, Finland

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Ciao,

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