DINNER DEBATE IN HONOUR OF SIR TIM BERNERS-LEE ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE INTERNET In cooperation with STOA (Science and Technology Options Assessment)1st December 2009 19.50-22.00
Bibliothèque Solvay, Parc Léopold, Brussels - view map What will the Internet become? What are the latest trends and insights on the further development of the web? What are the critical issues to consider, both from a technical and a socio-political angle, to lead the web to its full potential? An exciting dinner debate was held by EIF in honour of Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. Tim Berners-Lee is the 3COM Founders Professor of Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is the Director of the World Wide Web Consortium, of the World Wide Web Foundation, and co-Director of the Web Science Research Initiative. Programme Welcome and introduction by Malcolm Harbour, MEP, EIF Governor and STOA Vice-Chairman Our Digital Future: Remarks by Sir Tim Berners-Lee - watch the video here Exchange of views with participants *This dinner debate was preceded by the STOA Annual Lecture “One Web, free and open to all”. To view the programme of the STOA event, click here. READ ARTICLE | 
