Social media and global governance

The Cord

Lindsay Purchase
September 21, 2011

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As a component of The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)’s tenth anniversary celebrations, a full day conference was held on Sept. 20 evaluating the role that think-tanks can fulfill. The conference, under the title of ‘Can Think Tanks Make a Difference,’ was aired globally as a webcast.

The morning began with an opening statement from CIGI chair and RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie. Throughout the day, three roundtable discussions evaluated the interactions of social media with policy, the emphasis placed on policy by governments and who holds the …

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