But all that global knowledge sharing could come to a grinding halt if the Stop Online Piracy Act goes forward.

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Lastly participants expressed a strong need of creating a global platform for sharing the knowledge and good practices in regard of building green economies and societies.

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The passion being put into these events is astonishing and proves a global interest in this new way of sharing knowledge and reawakening wonder.

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