Paper Conclusions: While sources differ in their precise estimates of the economic potential of Open Data, all are agreed that it is potentially very large. In countries which were early movers in Open Data there is already evidence of significant businesses having developed to exploit that potential. Leading governments have recognised that their role is not simply to publish data - they are supporting the whole value chain of the use of data through four distinct though interlinked roles. Other governments should consider how to use their Open Data to enhance economic growth, and should put in place strategies to promote and support the use of data in this way.

This World Bank article can be found at the following adress:
http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/Open-Data-for-Economic-Growth.pdf.
Conclusion
While sources differ in their precise estimates of the economic potential of Open Data, all are agreed that it is potentially very large. In countries which were early movers in Open Data there is already evidence of significant businesses having developed to exploit that potential. Leading governments have recognised that their role is not simply to publish data - they are supporting the whole value chain of the use of data through four distinct though interlinked roles. Other governments should consider how to use their Open Data to enhance economic growth, and should put in place strategies to promote and support the use of data in this way.

In 1990, after seven years of teaching at Harvard, Eric Mazur, now Balkanski professor of physics and applied physics, was delivering clear, polished lectures and demonstrations and getting high student evaluations for his introductory Physics 11 course, populated mainly by premed and engineering students who were successfully solving complicated problems. Then he discovered that his success as a teacher "was a complete illusion, a house of cards."

I am attaching the webpage of a very intresting article on Peer Instruction. Eric Mazur developed a very intresting teaching and learning method, based on interactive learning.

I find this article useful to answer the questions of (a) how do we prepare educators to embrace collaborative pedagogy, and (b) how do we negotiate the idea of collective intelligence?

Eric Mazur on new interactive teaching techniques | Harvard Magazine Mar-Apr 2012: http://harvardmagazine.com/2012/03/twilight-of-the-lecture

This is the second article. Censorship is endorsed under the argument of responsible use and cyberbullying. Where do you draw the line?

I am posting this articles because I am interested in understanding where it is ok to draw the line. As a citizen, I endorse freedom of speech and information. As a father, I prefer a more secure and controlled environment for my children. I defend my right to choose for myself the information I want to get, but do I have the right to exclude someone's opinion if his or her points of view are not shared or do not stand for by the principles of the community?