A group of professors has formed a research collaboration to train students how to design future versions of the World Wide Web, as first reported on NetworkWorld.com on Wednesday. Among those backing the effort is Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web.
One of their first lessons will be how to strike a balance between better access to data and stricter rules about its use, said researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and England’s University of Southampton at an MIT press conference Thursday.
The Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI) hopes to create a college degree program in “Web science” that combines disciplines including computer science, mathematics, neuroscience law and economics. More of the story here.
