Announcements

New Book: ARNIC co-founder Jonathan Aronson's new book (with Peter Cowhey of UCSD and now the Senior Counselor at USTR and a contribution by former official Don Abelson) has been published by MIT Press. The book, Transforming Global Information and Communication Markets: The Political Economy of Innovation is available for free download under a Creative Commons license at :  http://www.globalinfoandtelecom.org.  The authors would welcome your comments, criticisms, and corrections.

Recent Book, Edited by Hernan Galperin and Judith Mariscal,Digital Poverty: Latin American and Caribbean Perspectives, Practical Action Publishing/IDRC 2007

Recent Book, by Manuel Castells, Mireia Fernandez - Ardevol, Jack Linchuan Qiu and Araba Sey: Mobile Communication and Society: A Global Perspertive, (MIT Press, 2006) [more info from MIT Press] Now available in Spanish

Recent Book, edited by Manuel Castells and Gustavo Cardoso: The Network Society: From Knowledge to Policy (Washington DC: Johns Hopkins Center for Transatlantic Relations, 2006); also available in Portuguese as A sociedade em Rede: Do Conhecimento à Acção Política, Imprensa Nacional, Casa da Moeda, Lisboa , 2006. Includes chapters by Jonathan Taplin, Jeffrey Cole, Hernán Galperin and François Bar. (free download in both languages)

Recent Book, edited by Hernán Galperin and Judith Mariscal: Digital Poverty: Latin American and Caribbean Perspectives
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Research Notes:
Tsunami Field Notes – Phi Phi Island, Thailand
Seungyoon Lee, 23rd July – 28th July, 2005
Mobile Phones for Disaster Preparedness
Arul Chib & Seungyoon Lee, September 2005

Reviews
William Davies, of the Institute for Policy Research, reviews Hernán Galperin's New Television, Old Politics in New Media & Society 7(2)

2008 Workshop
US Digital Policy in the Global Context: Issues and Prospects Beyond 2008

Spring Workshop
April 11, 2008
Kerckhoff Hall

Program

Session 1-10:00-12:00

National and International Governance in an Internet Age

The global, digital ICT infrastructure is critical to economic growth and technological innovation. Its efficiency, reliability and flexibility are critical to enhancing global welfare. At this point in the development of communications networks, infrastructure, and applications and going forward current commercial and government structures will be inadequate to deal with future developments, This session explore how best to fulfill the promise of global, converged ICT markets in the United States and internationally.

Convener-Jonathan Aronson

Jonathan Aronson's presentation:

Lunch - 12:00-1:00

Session 2-1:15-3:15

The Open Mobile Phone-A global Perspective

Wireless networks, historically among the most tightly closed communication platforms, are showing signs of loosening up. In the U.S., symptoms of this development range from the success of unlicensed WiFi and the 'open' conditions attached to the recent 700Mhz auction, to iPhone hacking, increasingly available linux phones, Google's promotion of Android, or recent announcements by carriers of their intentions to open up their systems to various degrees. What would a truly open wireless platform look like? How does the current U.S. evolution compare with developments in other parts of the world?

Convener- François Bar  

Russ Newman & Cara Wallis' presentation:

Session 3 -3:30-5:30

Public Service Media in the Digital Age

The widespread diffusion of the tools and skills of media production presents an opportunity for the public media system to engage with publics in ways never before possible. Public broadcasting continues to enjoy a level of trust unmatched by any of the commercial broadcasters. In an environment of information overload, this trusted status is one of the most crucial elements sought by online content providers. Can both Public TV and Radio adjust to this new reality?

Convener-Jonathan Taplin

Wally Baer's presentation:

Jonathan Taplin's presentation: