NGO’s & Government

NGOs & Government
| 03/21/2013 | Macrowikinomics

RSA Keynote: Solving the World’s Problems Differently

Don Tapscott’s February keynote at the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) on how new global non-state networks are offering powerful new solutions for cooperation, problem solving and governance. Watch …   Read more

NGOs & Government
| 03/15/2013 | Don Tapscott

Telefonica Guest Post: New Global Networks Offer Great Promise

From our inability to come to agreements on everything from climate change, fighting poverty, Palestinian statehood or how to govern the global financial system, many people are questioning why existing approaches have proven so inadequate …   Read more

NGOs & Government
| 03/04/2013 | Macrowikinomics

Don Tapscott at SXSW 2013

Don Tapscott shares some initial conclusions from a multi-million dollar study he is leading about how new patterns of connection can fulfill their enormous potential in fixing a broken world. Read the full description on …   Read more

NGOs & Government
| 01/07/2013 | Don Tapscott

Philanthropy In The Age Of Networked Intelligence

As we enter the age of ‘networked intelligence’, philanthropy is going through a profound change. This has big implications for fundraisers and donors alike. In the old model, NGOs courted individuals and institutions. If successfully …   Read more

NGOs & Government
| 12/03/2012 | Don Tapscott

Governing The Web (And Everything Else)

Representatives of more than 190 governments begin a profoundly important 12-day closed-door meeting in Dubai on Monday to hammer out how the Internet should be run and who should pay for its operation. Read the …   Read more

NGOs & Government
| 11/30/2012 | Macrowikinomics

Economist Interview: Don Tapscott on Nation States

Don Tapscott discusses the nature of global networks and why they are better equipped to deal with problems like climate change and nation states. Watch the interview on The Economist.

NGOs & Government
| 10/17/2012 | Don Tapscott

Philanthropy in the Age of Networked Intelligence

As we enter the networked age philanthropy is going through a profound change. This has big implications for fundraisers and donors alike.  In the old model, not-for-profits sought funds from individuals and institutions. Donors were …   Read more

NGOs & Government
| 07/12/2012 | Macrowikinomics

Don Tapscott: In Detail on The Inside Agenda Blog

Decades before this publishing deluge, Don Tapscott was thinking about how the Internet changes society, publishing numerous widely-read books over the last 30 years. The reason for this decades-long focus is simple: Technology and culture cannot …   Read more

NGOs & Government
| 07/04/2012 | Macrowikinomics

Ask Tapscott: Q&A on Reinventing International Relations

In his latest book, Macrowikinomics, Don Tapscott posits that the web is ushering in nothing less than a new civilization, one defined by collaboration, sharing, openness, inter-dependence, and integrity. The old, top-down institutions are being …   Read more

NGOs & Government
| 06/28/2012 | Macrowikinomics

Don Tapscott ‘s TEDGlobal Talk: Four Principles for the Open World

The recent generations have been bathed in connecting technology from birth, says futurist Don Tapscott, and as a result the world is transforming into one that is far more open and transparent. In this inspiring …   Read more