re:publica 2012

<http://re-publica.de/12/en/>

re:publica started as a small meeting of Bloggers (people that write
blogs) in 2007 and became, as far as I know, the biggest conference on all
kind of internet-issues in Germany.

Eu Commissioner Neelie Kroes attended and informed that 41% of Italian
citizens still have no experience with the internet (source
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/re-publica-Res-gestae-stationae-1568843.html).
I am wondering what the figures in Eastern Europe are.

In any case it can be seen that the question how internet (with it
ubiquitous computing i.e. "always online" as realised with the smartphone
boom) effects our societies is increasingly on the (research) agenda.

Christian

In the article quoted above is stated that WLAN did not work for some time
resulting in huge confusion of the participants. They just were cut off.
Interestingly it seems not too many people had prepared a fall back
solution. Lessons Learned - when applied in teaching make sure you still
have a piece of chalk in the pocket...

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