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The global digital revolution

16 December 2010

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Not since Gutenburg invented the printing press in the 1450s has the world experienced such a defining shift in how people communicate …

Not since Gutenburg invented the printing press in the 1450s has the world experienced such a defining shift in how people communicate with one another. The first book to ever be printed was the Bible in Latin, and now 6 centuries later we can all be engaged in a never ending worldwide conversation via email, Twitter, blogging, and a host of other new media tools and so-called “social networks” such as Facebook and LinkedIn. But this huge ‘Global Digital Revolution’ has called into question the future of the print media, and will change the way public services are delivered and how all our democracies work. We report on a special CRASSH symposium (Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities) held at Cambridge Judge Business School to discuss these hot topics.

Speakers at the Symposium included: Professor Jaideep Prabhu, Qiang Xiao, Sir Martin Rees, Lord Wilson of Dinton, Professor Natalie Fenton, Professor Mathias Döpfner, John Witherow and Marietje Schaake.

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