*Spotlight on GK3: Vint Cerf Tells GKP ICT Crucial to Global Human Development*
*Vint Cerf*, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Inc. and known as the "Father of the Internet"* *says, "Never before in history have we had the collective opportunity to artificially enhance our ability to discover, organize and process information. With digital technology we can empower our ability to think, in the same way that the electric motor allowed us to enhance the power of human muscle. We can put digital technology to work, in as small or large a quantity as needed, wherever it is needed.* If ever a technology defined an era of human development, ICT has that role in the 21st Century*." More: *Vint Cerf Tells GKP ICT Crucial to Global Human Development<http://www.globalknowledge.org/gkps_portal/newsmaster.cfm?&menuid=2&action=view&retrieveid=456> *** Learn more from Cerf at GK3 in his video introduction to the Emerging Technologies Plenary on "*The Future of the Internet: Opportunities and Risks"*, at the* *Global Knowledge Partnership's Event on the Future, GK3, Third Global Knowledge Conference.* **GK3 Sessions on the Internet* "The Future of the Internet: Opportunities and Risks<http://www.gkpeventsonthefuture.org/GK3/dsp_page.cfm?pageid=672#etp>" will look at the key opportunities, challenges and risks surrounding the future role of the Internet, the most powerful communication medium of the 21st century. Experts will assess regulatory, political and market constraints to developing what has become the world's key economic and social infrastructure. "Multi-Stakeholderism in Internet Governance<http://www.gkpeventsonthefuture.org/GK3/dsp_page.cfm?pageid=672#et3>" will look at processes for including participation by all stakeholders in two specific areas - business-government relations and the United Nations - showcasing how these businesses, governments and international organisations can operate in partnership to contribute to the global governance of the Internet. "The Future of Access<http://www.gkpeventsonthefuture.org/GK3/dsp_page.cfm?pageid=672#et7>" will look at market dynamics, technology developments, legal and regulatory issues, and the role of public and private sectors in overcoming challenges to ensure investments in public access computing and to the Internet in the future. Quick Links:* *Conference Navigator<http://www.gkpeventsonthefuture.org/navigator>| Full Programme <http://www.gkpeventsonthefuture.org/GK3programme> | Speakers<http://www.gkpeventsonthefuture.org/GK3speakers>| Register <http://www.gkpeventsonthefuture.org/GK3registration> * * *GKP Event on the Future** -** **GK3,** Third Global Knowledge Conference** "Emerging People, Emerging Markets, Emerging Technologies"* *11-13 December, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia* Find out how to participate @ www.GKPEventsOnTheFuture.org<http://www.gkpeventsonthefuture.org/>
