Surprisingly, DC does not completely shut down when GW students go away on spring break.
Former President Bill Clinton, comedian Mo Rocca (known for his work on The Daily Show), Arianna Huffington of The Huffington Post, and Fareed Zakaria of CNN, in addition to both private and public sector technology experts, spoke at the 25 Years of .Com Policy Impact Forum held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center last Tuesday.
President Clinton as the opening keynote speaker urged the audience to utilize technology to its greatest capabilities in regards to social issues. He came as an advocate for his organization the Clinton Foundation, specifically citing the potential of technology to deal with issues ranging from HIV/AIDS treatment in impoverished countries to healthcare in the United States.
Healthcare and the economy took starring roles in the two discussions that took place, on the impact of the Internet on society and the economy and on Internet policy of today and tomorrow. Facebook, Twitter, and the geo-social medium Four Square were big topics, as were electronic medical records and the use of technology as free speech.
The panels discussed some of the most frighteningly widespread aspects of Internet technology today. Panel moderator Kara Swisher half-joked that Google and the government now knows everything about us, and that Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg committed the greatest privacy coup in the history of the Internet with his infamous Facebook privacy setting changes.
The featured speakers made both common and surprising claims about the future of technology, and what will be the most important change in technology in the next 25 years. From fuel cells to jet packs, all of the panelists put their imaginations and the capabilities of Internet technology to the test.
For images from the event, check out our 25 Years of .Com Policy Impact Forum photostream on our Flickr site.
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