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Friday, 11 December 2009 |
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| CED President Charles Kolb |
CED hosted a Washington, D.C. luncheon forum for the release of a new report, Harnessing Openness to Improve Research, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. The report was produced by CED's Digital Connections Council (DCC). Elliot Maxwell, the project director for CED's digital ‘openness' project, presented the findings and recommendations in the report. Maxwell has held several advisory roles in Federal government and is Fellow of the Communications Program at Johns Hopkins University. Marshall "Mike" Smith, Senior Counselor at the Department of Education & Director of International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Education, delivered remarks on the Administrations goals relating to ‘openness.' A panel led by Patrick Gross, CED Trustee & Chairman of the Lovell Group, discussed the implications for greater ‘openness' in higher education. William "Brit" Kirwan, Chancellor at the University System of Maryland agreed that ‘openness' has provided expanded opportunities for students and teachers. Heather Joseph, Executive Director at the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) provided information on the increased access to federally-funded research through new policies in major research institutes. The forum was held at the National Press Club.
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Friday, 06 November 2009 |
Colleges and universities should embrace the concept of increased openness in the use and sharing of information to improve higher education. That is the core recommendation of Harnessing Openness to Improve Research, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, a new report from CED. The report was produced by CED's Digital Connections Council (DCC), a group of information technology experts that advises CED's business leaders on cutting-edge technologies.
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Friday, 08 February 2008 |
CED, in partnership with the Bay Area Council, hosted a release event and forum on the Digital Connections Council's latest report, Harnessing Openness to Transform American Health Care. The report explored how American health care can be greatly improved by embracing openness throughout the health care industry.
More than 80 senior business, education, and civic leaders convened for the event, featuring keynote speakers Peter Jerram, CEO of the Public Library of Sciences and Elliot Maxwell, Digital Connections Council Project Director and Communications Program Fellow at Johns Hopkins University. Panelists included Lloyd Dean, CEO, Catholic Healthcare West; Jamie Ferguson, Executive Director of Health Information Technology, Strategy & Policy, Kaiser Permanente; Donald Holmquest, CEO, California Regional Health Information Organization (CalRHIO); and Benjamin R. Williams, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Catholic Healthcare West.
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