This award is given not just for prowess, but for selflessness, for putting others above yourself. A rich heritage in the pioneering of the Internet in an age of continuing development means that awards like the ‘Jon Postel Service Award’, are as highly regarded an accolade as ever. Steve Huter is a member of People-Centered Internet Read More
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The Search for Positive Outcomes
By Vint Cerf Anyone not living under a rock for the past decade will be well aware that the Internet, the WWW, and endless apps on smart phones have become risky places. There is digital danger, but amid the strident headlines and warnings, there is a great deal of beneficial activity in these environments. It Read More
People-Centered Internet and Positive #ChangeAgents, Experiments, & Expertise in Our Exponential Era
The People Centered Internet (PCI) coalition, would like to highlight a blog post on why positive #ChangeAgents are needed – and why the diverse, empowerment, and horizon collaboration capabilities of those teams are essential for advancing a more “people-centered Internet” for the future. This blog post was originally posted here, and has been updated for PCI’s upcoming Read More
Why the World Needs More Tech-Savvy Positive #ChangeAgents
By Melanie Wine, a freelance content creator In our rapidly changing world (partly due to Internet technologies and globalization), individuals are gaining the ability to do things that were not tenable fifty years ago when they were of limited availability to nation-states and large corporations. Simultaneously, the lines between activities done solely by the public sector Read More
The Importance of Communication, Especially On-Going Communication
“As a both a new father and as our Executive Director, David Bray writes on the affirmative impacts that can result from adopting an empathetic “bridging” mindset across different groups. A potential unintended consequence of the Internet is the combination of 24/7 news, social media, and the ability of individuals to publish online whatever they want (which Read More
People-Centered Internet and Foreign Affairs LIVE: Public Sector CIOs and their Evolving Role
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg7ugsfoV5w&w=560&h=315] At a recent event co-sponsored by Foreign Affairs Magazine and the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center, Council on Foreign Relations member, Dr. David Bray, Executive Director of People Centered Internet (PCI), gave a closing keynote on a program focused on Public Sector Chief Information Officers and their evolving role, challenges, and opportunities, in Read More
How We All Can Be Positive #ChangeAgents
Our world is changing rapidly and there is no textbook guide to indicate where the next decade will take us. In order to encourage a better future and a more People-Centered Internet, we must be willing to encourage people to want to be positive #ChangeAgents willing to strive to make a positive difference however they Read More
How and Why CIOs Should Support an Open Internet
Vint Cerf, Mei Lin Fung, and David Bray discuss the key initiatives of the People Centered Internet, and explain how leaders in technology can help to transform and encourage a more people-centered future for the world The textbook for the future has not yet been written – it is written by what we choose to Read More
Vint Cerf Visits CENIC’s Annual Conference
The Unfinished Internet: Vint Cerf on Expansion, Education, and Preservation “Forty years after helping create the Internet, Vint Cerf, chief Internet evangelist at Google, believes there’s still work to be done. The Internet, according to Cerf, isn’t yet complete for several reasons: Around 3.5 billion people worldwide still don’t have adequate Internet access, including millions Read More
Vint Cerf on Shared Vision of PCI and NSRC
In this video, Vint Cerf describes the shared vision of the People Centered Internet (PCI) and the Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC) to coordinate complementary efforts in helping people develop and use more Internet infrastructure in underserved and unconnected areas around the world. Our goal is to connect people. Video credit: Andrew Kirkpatrick, Digital Media Developer for the Read More