Open Societies vs Intellectual Enclosures

Conference on "Open Societies vs. Intellectual Enclosures: Innovation, Imitation and Economic Growth" on 3-4 October in Alessandria, Italy.[09/23/08]

Hosted by the Università del Piemonte Orientale, the conference will take place at Palazzo Borsalino, Via Cavour, 84, Alessandria.

The event attempts to gain further insights into the ambiguous relationship between intellectual property rights and welfare, by focusing on the role played by the openness in knowledge domain.

The specific aim of the event is to gather a number of distinguished scholars and experts from European and US universities with different backgrounds to discuss the thesis as to whether open and competitive societies have been, historically, the most innovative and creative.

The two-day event comprises a series of panels focused on issues such as Reinventing the Openness in the Information Age, Knowledge Diffusion, Intellectual Property and Trade, and Knowledge Production as a Social Activity.

For more information, please visit the event webpage.