Internet Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2010

The internet which has changed the life of people, has been nominated for the ‘2010 Nobel Peace Prize’. The Internet was proposed by the Italian edition of the popular 'Wired' magazine for promoting "dialogue, debate and consensus through communication" as well as democracy, the media reported. Premiere endorsers of internet for Nobel Peace Prize nomination include 2003 Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi and famous Italian surgeon, known for his contributions to breast cancer treatments, Umberto Veronesi.
Wired italy has launched a campaign, ‘Internet for peace’. They will feature different stories and contribution which helped in promoting peace and harmony through web. Campaign will carry till September 2010. We have to look at the Internet as a huge community where men and women from all over the world and with very different religious views can communicate and sympathise, spreading a new culture centred on collaboration and sharing of knowledge that breaks all barriers. "For this reason, the Internet can be considered the first weapon of mass construction, which we can deploy to destroy hate and conflict and propagate peace and democracy."

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