Sharjah To Host Inventor Of Internet At Int’l Government Communication Forum 2018

The seventh edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) in Sharjah, organised by the International Government Communication Centre (IGCC) will host British engineer and computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and President of the Open Data Institute in London.

On the first day of the Forum, which runs from 28-29 March at the Expo Centre Sharjah, Sir Tim’s address, themed, The Future of Open Communication in the Age of Data Monopolies’, will discuss the risks of losing control of personal data, the threats facing the Internet and the negative impact of data collection by companies from the private sector.