The web has democratized access to information
David Johnston, President, University of Waterloo and David Fransen, Executive Director, Institute for Quantum Computing, invite you to attend:
The Expert vs. The Crowd Networked Knowledge and the Evolution of Intellectual Authority
A presentation by Dr. Peter Nicholson
President, Council of Canadian Academies
Presented in Partnership with Communitech
Wednesday November 29, 2006
Accelerator Centre
University of Waterloo
Presentation: 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Reception: 5:00-6:00 p.m.
The web has democratized access to information and unleashed a torrent of innovation in the form of "social networking" and massively distributed collaboration: Wikipedia; open source software; the rating systems on Amazon, e-Bay and Google. Experts are less and less trusted as final arbiters of what counts as knowledge and truth. The nature of intellectual authority is changing fundamentally, but with what consequences?
This event, is a unique opportunity to:
Hear from the author of The State of Science and Technology in Canada, the most comprehensive, definitive study ever undertaken of Canada's strengths in science and technology;
Meet and network with business and research leadership.
Peter Nicholson was appointed as inaugural President and Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Canadian Academies in February, 2006. Dr. Nicholson has held numerous private and public sector positions, including Senior Vice-President of the Bank of Nova Scotia; Clifford Clark Visiting Economist in the federal Department of Finance; Chief Strategy Officer of BCE Inc.; Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and Deputy Chief of Staff - Policy, in the Office of the Prime Minister. Dr. Nicholson is a Member of the Order of Canada, awarded in recognition of his contribution to business through both the public and private sectors.
The mission of the Council of Canadian Academies is to provide independent, expert assessments of the science underlying important matters of public interest, and to provide a voice for Canada on behalf of the sciences, both nationally and internationally.
To register for this event, please email Linda Howe at ljhowe@admmail.uwaterloo.ca by Monday November 27.