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New Global Agenda: Exploring 21st Century Challenges through Innovations in Information Technologies
- Instructor
- Prof. Nazli Choucri
- Term
- January IAP 2006
- Level
- Undergraduate
- What's inside
- 1 lecture note · 1 reading · 10 other files · 3 web pages
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- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 17.918 New Global Agenda: Exploring 21st Century Challenges through Innovations in Information Technologies, January IAP 2006, Prof. Nazli Choucri — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Lecture Notes
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- Introductory Session and Trade-Networking Presentation Download
- Examples of Technology Advances (PDF 1) Download
- Examples of Technology Advances (PDF 2) Download
- Lecture 3 · Topics Download
- Governing the Internet Download
- Technology for Government Accountability: Dangers and Opportunities Download
- System Dynamics and International Relations Download
- Knowledge and Information for Sustainable Development Download
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Lecture 2: Examples of Technology Advances Focus: We will discuss recent technology advances and how they may affect international relations and policies.
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Lecture 3: Global Agenda! Simulation Focus: We will discuss the development of a computer simulation designed to teach students about international relations. We will also brainstorm international relations technology and policy issues and discuss the final project.
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Lecture 4: Governing the Internet Focus: In the previous class we discuss how technology affects governments; in this class we talk about how governance structures should be formed to regulate technology. We will specifically discuss how one developing technology, the Internet, should be regulated.
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Lecture 5: Technology for Government Accountability: Dangers and Opportunities Focus: We will discuss how advances in IT are changing government structures and its implications for international relations.
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Lecture 6: System Dynamics and International Relations Focus: We have discussed how interconnected the world is becoming. System dynamics can be a useful way for capturing the complexities of such changing international relations. Travis Franck will present the latest World-3 Model, a policy analysis tool that allows for simulation of alternative futures.
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Lecture 7: Knowledge and Information for Sustainable Development Focus: Presentation and available opportunities through the Global System for Sustainable Development.
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Lecture 8: Presentations for Assignment 3
MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. Nazli Choucri, 17.918 New Global Agenda: Exploring 21st Century Challenges through Innovations in Information Technologies, January IAP 2006.
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