Yale Bulletin and Calendar

April 14, 2006|Volume 34, Number 26

SOM conference will examine
globalization and technology

The broad range of social, economic, political and legal issues that arise from technological development will be the subject of a symposium on Tuesday, April 18, at the School of Management (SOM).

The "Technology, Business & Society Symposium" will take place 5-8 p.m. in the General Motors Room of 55 Hillhouse Ave. It is free and open to the public; registration is required. A reception will follow.

A panel of journalists, academics, and business and policy leaders will discuss the history of technology and globalization, the socio-economic effects of the tech-outsourcing boom in India, how technology developments -- from services to gadgets -- affect daily life around the world, new technologies in the public health sector and innovative ways non-profits can use technology to accomplish their missions, among others topics.

The discussion will open with introductory remarks by Nayan Chanda, editor of YaleGlobal Online and director of publications at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization.

Paul Bracken, professor at SOM and in political science, will moderate the discussion. The panelists will include Clark Boyd, technology correspondent, Public Radio International's "The World"; Dr. Joan Dzenowagis, World Health Organization; Professor David Gelernter, Yale Department of Computer Science and SOM; Professor Christopher Gibson, Suffolk Law School; Rajesh Hukku, chair and managing director, i-flex solutions; Scott Morgan, senior manager of services, NPower NY; and Jonathan Peizer, author of "The Dynamics of Technology for Social Change" and former chief technology officer, Soros Foundation.

The event is presented by SOM's Technology, Net Impact, and Global Social Enterprise clubs and is sponsored by the school's Program on Social Enterprise through a gift from Joanne Landau SOM '84 and additional support from the SOM Alumni Association.

For more information or to register, visit http://conf.som.yale.edu/technology.

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