November 28th, 2011

Chinese take creative approach to internet censorship

Chinese internet users have devised an array of creative ways to navigate around government censorship of China's cyberspace, a leading Hong Kong-based CNN journalist told a Stanford audience. Read more »

October 1st, 2011

Who is more digital? Teenagers in China or Silicon Valley?

High School students in Palo Alto, Calif., spend more time using digital media daily than their counterparts in Beijing, but the Chinese youths are more likely to build networks online only according to a new study from Stanford University. Read more »

September 30th, 2011

China's Alibaba wants to acquire Yahoo, says Jack Ma at China 2.0 conference hosted by SPRIE

Jack Ma, chairman of China's Alibaba internet giant, told a Stanford audience his firm is "very interested" in acquiring Yahoo. Ma was one of the speakers at the "China 2.0" conference organized by the Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship on Sept. 30. paper, conference agenda available
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May 31st, 2011

The movement of people and skills in an era of economic globalization

Dan Wang, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at Stanford, delivered an engaging talk on the economic impact of skilled return migrants on their home countries. Audio transcript available presentation available
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April 14th, 2011

E-commerce, online gaming and social networking benefit from internet boom in China: SPRIE visiting scholar details way forward for US internet firms and investors

Duncan Clark, Visiting Scholar at SPRIE and Chairman/Founder of Beijing-based investment advisory firm BDA China, spoke to a packed room at a seminar, presented by SPRIE, about the appeal and complexities of China’s dynamic internet sector. Audio transcript available presentation available
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March 16th, 2011

Understanding China's home-grown social media

Thomas Crampton, who oversees social media strategy in the Asia-Pacific region for the marketing and communications company Ogilvy and Mather, talked about what social media means to China and Asia in a seminar organized by SPRIE on Wednesday, March 16. paper, presentation available
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March 11th, 2011

Successful entrepreneurs respond to global trends

"Whatever the world looks like now, it will change," said Tim Draper, founder and managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, during the keynote session at the March 1 Entrepreneurship in the Global Marketplace seminar, organized by the Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship with sponsorship from Alibaba.com, the first in a series of seminars by the Schwarzenegger Emerging Entrepreneur Initiative. Concluding his remarks, Draper urged the overflow audience: "Go out there and change the world." Video available paper, 5 presentations, conference agenda available
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