| Prof Beth Noveck |
| Beth Noveck is an Associate Professor of Law at New York Law School, where she directs the Institute for Information Law and Policy. She also founded and runs the Democracy Design Workshop, an interdisciplinary "do tank" dedicated to deepening democratic practice through technology design. Professor Noveck teaches in the areas of e-government and e-democracy, intellectual property, innovation and constitutional law. A Founding Fellow of the Yale Law School Information Society Project, her research and design work lie at the intersection of technology and civil liberties. She is the designer of civic and social software applications, including Unchat, Cairns, the Gallery and the forthcoming, Democracy Island. The primary focus of her current work is on "Peer to Patent," a proposal for reforming patent examination through on-line peer review by innovation experts. Professor Noveck is co-editor of the book series, Ex Machina: Law, Technology and Society (NYU Press). Together with the Berkman Center and the Information Society Project, she hosts the annual The State of Play conference on law and virtual worlds. A graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School, she did graduate work at the University of Oxford and earned a doctorate at the University of Innsbruck with the support of a Fulbright. |
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