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GDL Presents: Keeping the Internet Free & Open
December 3, 2012
Cross-posted from the
Google Developers Blog
More than 2 billion people around the world use the web to discover, work, share, and communicate. This week,
Google Developers Live
Presents
will host a series on Internet regulation and the future of our web. Airing Tuesday through Thursday at 3:30pm PST (23:30 UTC), technical, entrepreneurial, and policy experts weigh in on the economic and social impact of the Internet, as well as its future if we don’t take action.
Visit the
Google+ events
to RSVP, add the episodes to your Google calendar, tune in live on
GDL
, and
ask questions
of our on-air guests. And, most importantly,
raise your voice for a free and open web
.
Tuesday
: The State of Our Web | 3:30 pm PST | 23:30 UTC | Featuring
M-Lab
and the
Transparency Report
|
Watch live
|
Add to calendar
How can you tell if an application is being throttled? What are the trends in governments seeking access to users' data? Minds behind M-Lab and the Transparency report – two projects trying to empower Internet users with data about the state of the Internet – join us in-studio.
Wednesday
: Entrepreneurs on the #freeandopen web | 3:30 pm PST | 23:30 UTC | Featuring
Google for Entrepreneurs
and
Engine Advocacy
|
Watch live
|
Add to calendar
Google for Entrepreneurs
is helping startups around the world and
Engine Advocacy
is the startup voice in government. Learn more about what they’ve picked up along the way about the culture of successful communities of entrepreneurs, and policies on the table that may impact them.
Thursday
: Internet Freedom and the ITU | 3:30 pm PST | 23:30 UTC | Featuring
Access Now
,
Association for Progressive Communications
,
Centro de Technologia e Sociedade
(Brazil),
Fundacion Karisma
(Colombia),
Derechos Digitales
(Chile) |
Watch live
|
Add to calendar
This week, the world's governments are gathering in Dubai to discuss the future of the Internet. Some governments want to use this meeting to increase censorship and regulate the Internet. Hear from five leading advocacy groups from around the world about what’s at stake.
Connect with us at
developers.google.com/live
. Tune in to live programming, check out the latest in Google tools and technologies, and learn how to make great apps.
Derek Slater
defends the open Internet on Google's public policy team. He supports the company's global advocacy efforts on innovation policy, and recently helped launch
google.com/takeaction
.
Posted by
Scott Knaster
, Editor
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