About David Galipeau
Galipeau has been involved with the Internet for a long time. Having worked on DARPA and the EU Commission Framework IV projects, He has developed an interested in how technology affects society, specifically around learning behaviors, economic models, class systems and integration models.
He is intrigued by cognitive psychology, in particular a branch called social informatics that studies how information and communication technology (ICTs) can be used to modify social and organizational behavior.
Born in Canada, David completed undergraduate studies in Economics and Finance, graduate work in Business Admin and post graduate research in Human-Computer interaction (HCI) and Social Informatics.
Exploring the new trend of media convergence, David joined the dot com frenzy of the late 90's and founded an Internet media company in Munich, Germany. He also partnered to form a magazine publishing and TV production company focusing on cross-channel strategies and integrating traditional with new media channels. Both companies were successfully sold and now, after more than 20 years in the private sector, David is now working with the UN and involved in the WSIS process.
David blogs at: information flow\how
As he says, 'it's not about understanding technology - it's about understanding how the world will be shaped'.
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Very good presentation that will change the way I look at the world and my role in it. I wonder if he realizes how much impact he has. Excellent!
Thank you for your presentation, that was excellent insight and thoughts.. I have also enjoyed reading your blog since the presentation and the links from it. You dared us to defy and challenge you, but cant think of anything right now, so we’ll leave it for another day :) -Bhavin
