Tech Weekly at Activate: Eric Schmidt, Martha Lane-Fox, Beth Noveck, Nigel Shadbolt

This week's programme comes from the Guardian's Activate summit – a conference dedicated to the future of the web, and how we get there. The editor-in-chief of the Guardian, Alan Rusbridger, spoke to Google CEO Eric Schmidt about the search giant's current problems in China, the future of newspapers in a digital world, and Google's ongoing issues with personal information and privacy. Aleks Krotoski sits down with Martha Lane-Fox, the UK government's digital champion. She's tasked with connecting 100% of the population to broadband, and engaging them with a digital Britain. They're joined by Martha's US counterpart Beth Noveck to discuss their respective approaches to empowering citizens through the internet. Finally, Nigel Shadbolt from Southampton University tells Charles Arthur about the next phase of his drive to open up government data. After success earlier this year with national government, now comes the tricky task of securing the release of local government information. Don't forget to ... • Comment below • Mail us at [email protected] • Get our Twitter feed for programme updates • Join our Facebook group • See our pics on Flickr /Post your tech pics