2004 Gill (US) Open Wireless Spectrum and Democracy

Jock Gill served President Bill Clinton as a communications specialist, and has gone on to reflect deeply on public communications as the inherent foundation of democracy.  As part of that process he has recognized–and taught us and others–that open spectrum as championed by David Weinberger is an inherent “need” for full and open public communications. …

2004 Tongeren (NL) A Need for a Global Alliance for Human Security

GOLDEN CANDLE AWARD: Mr. Paul van Tongeren OSS ’04: To Mr. Paul van Tongeren, leader, educator, advocate, and pioneer in the prevention and resolution of conflict.  As Executive Director of the European Centre for Conflict Prevention, his is a critical voice in facilitating peace through hinter-disciplinary study, cross-cultural communication, and the creation of Open Source …