A2K4 Panel III. The Right to Health: Promoting Innovation and Equity
International human rights treaties, as well as domestic constitutions in many countries, recognize a universal right to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes a claim to effective and equitable access to health care. Realization of this right guarantee, however, has been complicated by the high costs of health care, in the context of [...]
A2K4 Workshop: Identifying Challenges and Opportunities for an African Information Ethics
Organized by the UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies
As our contemporary information society continues to take hold on the African continent, there is a pressing need to recognize and formalize an “African information ethics”, that is, understanding and applying principles of information ethics (access to knowledge, intellectual property, information literacy, intellectual freedom, privacy) within the [...]
Open Video: The Rough Cut
Professionally produced video of all the speeches from the Open Video conference will go live at http://openvideoconference.org within a few days. In the meantime, amateur footage is already floating around the internet.
Yochai Benkler: Friday Keynote Address
Highlights from the Open Video Conference
Congratulations to Open Video Conference organizers Elizabeth Stark, Leah Belsky, and Shay David for producing an extraordinary gathering this weekend in New York to explore the future of online video and new media.
This conference explored business models, legal systems, and technical architectures for open Internet video that promotes democratic freedoms, free culture, open innovation, and [...]
Lea Shaver: Open Video and Human Rights
ISP Resident Fellow Lea Shaver spoke at the Open Video Conference today on a panel addressing “Human Rights and Indigenous Media: Dilemmas, Challenges and Opportunities.”
In her presentation, Shaver suggested that open video promotes human rights in two ways, strengthening freedom of expression and cultural participation.
Using examples from the recent mass demonstrations in Iran, Shaver highlighted [...]
Open Video Conference coming June 19-20
The future of online video will be explored at a two-day event taking place June 19-20 at the NYU School of Law in Manhattan.
The “Open Video Conference” is sponsored by Yale Law School’s Information Society Project (ISP), the Participatory Culture Foundation, and Kaltura, in partnership with Mozilla, Creative Commons, and the Berkman Center for Internet [...]
Symposia 2.0
In the theme of the Library 2.0 Symposium, we’re inviting all participants–including remote ones–to take part in blogging this event by:
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Welcome!
The Yale ISP would like to extend a warm welcome to participants in the Library 2.0 Symposium, kicking off this Saturday April 4, in the Yale Law School auditorium.
Greening the ISP
Academic conferences can have a substantial carbon footprint. Here at the Information Society Project, we’re looking for ways to minimize our environmental impact.
One easy step we’ve taken is to minimize the distribution of printed materials. Have additional suggestions for the next Yale ISP conference? Share them by commenting below…
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