BOLD 2003: Development and the Internet

Welcome to Development and the Internet

It looks as if, the Berkman Center for Internet & Society @ Harvard Law School is giving a free, 5-week on-line course in Internet and Development.

While I don't know how the teaching, reading and discussions will be, I do know most of the Berkman Fellows involved. Ethan Zuckerman (GeekCorps), Colin Maclay and Geoffrey Kirkman, I've known for a few years, and the rest of the crew I met when I participated in a class on Global Development Issues: ICT and Developing Countries during my visit to MIT and harvard in January this year.

These are top-notch people, and free is really very cheap, so I'll be there as much as possible (taking into consideration my upcoming vacation in Bahia and Pernambuco, Brazil).

Join in!

This five-week online series, the latest of our BOLD series, will consider the many initiatives being undertaken, worldwide, to bridge the "Digital Divide". We will aim to provide a basic conceptual framework of background information, readings and case studies derived from the personal experiences and projects of the staff, faculty and affiliates of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at the Harvard Law School. Modules will be led by Charles Nesson, Geoffrey Kirkman, Colin Maclay, Andrew McLaughlin, Jim Moore, Ethan Zuckerman, Diane Cabell and John Palfrey, co-coordinated by Wendy Koslow with Teaching Fellows Urs Gasser, Isabel Neto, Rebecca Brackley and Nandan Kamath (Head Teaching Fellow).

Each module will then be used as a platform for discussion and the sharing of information, opinions and personal experiences between and among participants. This process will often be facilitated and moderated by the Teaching Fellows. Participants will be able to select from different streams and levels of discussion based on their personal expertise and interest.