'The potential for open development for Canada and abroad' - A public panel organised by IDRC

Anita Gurumurthy (IT for Change) represented IT for Change at the IDRC Public Panel on ‘The potential for open development for Canada and abroad’ held in Ottawa (Canada) on 5 May 2010. The panel discussion addressed issues such as unequal access to technology, threats to privacy, and intellectual property rights, examining the possibilities of ‘openness’ that new technologies bring in for development and proposing ways to manage the potential risks while harnessing the opportunities for collective social benefit.

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