Internet nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2010
Yes its official: Internet has been nominated for the ’2010 Nobel Peace Prize’ for promoting dialogue, debate, peace as well as democracy. I am just hoping that it will succeed the 2009 awardees US president Barack Obama. Obama got the Nobel Peace Prize for doing nothing, only talk but no walk, on the other hand Internet has virtually revolutionised the world and promoted the much needed dialogue, debate, help, peace through virtual communication. So I am supporting it and hoping that Internet will gets enough votes in order to win the ’2010 Nobel Peace Prize’. Go Internet Go!!
Via Wired
The internet has clearly been a boon for news junkies, LOLcats and the makers of goofball videos. But it’s also proven to be a powerful international force for peace. That’s the message of Internet for Peace, a campaign launched this week by Wired Italy to nominate the net for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010.
“The internet can be considered the first weapon of mass construction, which we can deploy to destroy hate and conflict and to propagate peace and democracy,” said Riccardo Luna, editor-in-chief of the Italian edition of Wired magazine. “What happened in Iran after the latest election, and the role the web played in spreading information that would otherwise have been censored, are only the newest examples of how the internet can become a weapon of global hope.”
Those wishing to sign the petition nominating the net can do so on the just-launched Internet for Peace website. The site will include a planisphere that scrolls down the names and countries, in real time, of all those supporting the initiative. Early backers include 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, professor Umberto Veronesi and stylist Giorgio Armani. Read More
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