Public Knowledge, Free Press and the New America Foundation will co-host a program next week with Barbara van Schewick, associate professor at Stanford Law School, on her new book, “Internet Architecture and Innovation.”
The event will take place Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 3:30 p.m. at the New America Foundation, 1899 L St. NW, Washington, D.C.
Van Schewick, a member of the PK Advisory Board, approaches the current public policy debates over the future of the Internet by first analyzing the architecture of the Internet. She wrote in her book that the interests of network providers differ from those of the public: “Leaving the evolution of the network to network providers will significantly reduce the Internet’s value to society.” Policy makers “will have to intervene,” van Schewick writes, although she says how best to do so is a difficult question requiring regulators to shape technology before it is deployed.
“Barbara van Schewick is an important voice in the discussions over the future of the Internet,” said Gigi B. Sohn, president and co-founder of Public Knowledge. “This program will make her important insights available to policymakers and others interested in how the Internet should evolve.”
Here is the program:
Opening Remarks
Sascha Meinrath
Director, Open Technology Initiative
New America Foundation
Featured Speaker
Barbara van Schewick
Associate Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Director, Center for Internet and Security, Stanford Law School
Associate Professor (by courtesy) of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Panelists
Gigi B. Sohn
President, Public Knowledge
S. Derek Turner
Research Director, Free Press
Sascha Meinrath
Director, Open Technology Initiative
New America Foundation
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