“Democracy and the Internet” with Jimmy Wales
Webcast provided by Calvin College, Fremont Area Community Foundation, and the Dogwood Center.
Wales is the founder of Wikipedia, one of the most ten most visited web sites in the world. He is a U.S. internet entrepreneur and wiki pioneer, was ranked 12th by the Forbes Magazine in their first annual “Web Celeb 25” list and named on of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People”. In 2007, the World Economic Forum recognized Wales as one of its “Young Global Leaders”.Â
Wales predicts that the internet will democratize developing countries by making the world “flat”, opening markets, promoting cultural understanding, and giving developing nations the resources they need to compete in the 21st century.
This lecture will be broadcast via webcast in the Dogwood Center’s Black Box from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Admission is free. A free lunch is available to those who RSVP the Fremont Area Community Foundation, 231.924.5350, at least 24 hours ahead.
Admission is free. Doors to the Black Box open at 12 noon.