Hopper Lecture 2024 - Restless Earth
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Restless Earth - Money, digital technology and political entropy around the world
What Will Be the Language of Our Digital Future? What will be the measure of our digital lives? Without online diversity, only a handful of people will dictate the fate of the world.thenation.com 2021
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In this talk Nanjala Nyabola gives insight and stimulates thought around the language and metrics that will define our digital future. As our world becomes increasingly digital, digital-rights advocates often struggle to convey rapid technological changes to those who need to understand them quickly to protect themselves. The Internet now dominates our public lives, and governments worldwide are adopting a "digital first" approach. After years of widespread belief in the Internet's benefits, activists are now questioning how commercial and political interests are shaping it, often at the expense of community values like inclusion and trust.
The 31st annual Hopper Lecture, one of the university's flagship events, is made possible through the generous sponsorship of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in honour of its founding president, David Hopper (President 1970-1978). Each year, an eminent international thinker provides a free public lecture about critical current and future issues in international development at the University of Guelph and a second Canadian university. Learn more about the Hopper Lecture and its past speakers