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A great deal of the trust we think we can place (or not) in our computing systems is based on experience with the ones we commonly use. However, those computing systems continue to be victimized by a variety of failures and attacks. Perhaps some of the 'common knowledge' on which we base our designs is itself faulty? Perhaps we are employing concepts that should be re-examined? In this talk, Eugene provokes the audience to question some assumptions related to computer architecture, the definitions of security, and how best to build trusted systems. In particular, we should question if the current methods of defining security are appropriate, how we might better design a system to be secured, and whether we understand the appropriate tradeoffs when paying for heightened trust.

Ted Nelson on Life, Computers and Everything. The generalist seeks, not merely to know a lot of stuff, but also to tie it together in new ways. Ted talks about some insights, some startling, that have hit him in a number of different subjects

Ted Nelson on Life, Computers and Everything. The generalist seeks, not merely to know a lot of stuff, but also to tie it together in new ways. Ted talks about some insights, some startling, that have hit him in a number of different subjects

Lynne Brindley assesses how the British Library is utilising the opportunities offered by new technologies, including digitisation and web 2.0 functions, to enable wider access to its collection and to enhance the Library’s services and exhibitions. She also considers the issues that the Library faces as it builds the digital library of the future.

Michael Cusumano focuses on how both the enterprise and consumer software businesses have been changing over the past decade, building on observations made in his 2004 book, The Business of Software.

The roles of author and reader are morphing and blurring. Publishing, methods of distribution, peer review and copyright - every crucial aspect of the way we move ideas around - is up for grabs. The new digital technologies afford vastly different outcomes ranging from oppressive to liberating. How we make this shift has critical long term implications for human society.

In this debate the 3 speakers take opposing viewpoints about the Future of the Internet providing an engaging debate.
Prof. Sally Wyatt - University of Maastricht; Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts & Sciences (KNAW).
Prof. Robin Williams - Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation, University of Edinburgh
Dr. Jonathan Cave - Economics Department, University of Warwick

Dr Nicole Dewandre (Head of the Sustainable Development Unit, European Commission Directorate General for Research).