Sessions at SXSW Interactive 2012 about Government in Hilton Austin Downtown

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Friday 9th March 2012

• How 21st Century Tools Are Disrupting Global Power

  by Alec Ross

  It has become an article of faith that the United States and Europe are declining powers, that power is transferring from West to East, and from North to South. In truth, the far more powerful and important dynamic is the impact that technology and social media are playing devolving power from governments and large institutions to individuals and small institutions. This talk comes from the perspective of the apex of traditional power structure, as a witness to the truth of the wildly changing nature of power around the world.

  • Government

  At 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Friday 9th March

  In Salon J, Hilton Austin Downtown

  Coverage audio clip