The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies is now available in print and OUP has created a Website for the book: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199589074.do You can find Chapter 1, the introduction, on line and available free, if you'd like an overview of the Handbook. See: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199589074.do#.UQ6iIOg7i_E It was published in late January 2013. The first paragraph of the … Continue reading The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies
Internet Governance
The Risk of ‘Privacy Impact Assessments’ – PIA in the Sky
I’ve run across the promotional material for a new book by David Wright and Paul De Hert, Privacy Impact Assessment, Springer, Dordrecht, 2012. They argue that the book ‘is timely as the European Commission’s proposal for a new Data Protection Regulation would make privacy impact assessments mandatory for any organisation processing “personal data where those … Continue reading The Risk of ‘Privacy Impact Assessments’ – PIA in the Sky
Single Issue Politics is Undermining the Internet
The worldwide diffusion of the Internet is one of the most promising technological developments of the 21st Century. Over 2 billion people use the Internet with large proportions of North America and West Europe online, but larger numbers of users – and growing fast – in such rapidly developing nations as Brazil, Russia, India and … Continue reading Single Issue Politics is Undermining the Internet
Advice to Ofcom
The Advisory Committees to Ofcom have created a blog site to provide useful information of relevance to anyone with a serious interest in communication issues across the communities and nations of the UK and Northern Ireland. It is designed to inform members of the various advisory committees to Ofcom. It will accomplish this by using … Continue reading Advice to Ofcom
Internet Governance and National Digital Policies, Paris, 9-10 November 2011
Internet Governance and National Digital Policies Paris, 9-10 November 2011 (noon on 9 November - noon on 10 November) A UK ESRC Digital Policy Forum in Collaboration with the International Diplomatic Academy, Paris, organized by the International Diplomatic Academy and the Oxford Internet Institute as one of a series of seminars on ‘Digital Policy’. This … Continue reading Internet Governance and National Digital Policies, Paris, 9-10 November 2011
Moving Content Control Closer to the Household: Who is doing the research?
News of the launch of ParentPort should be of interest to all following communication issues, as it aims to provide an integrated, single site, to help households complain about content or material they feel is inappropriate for children, such as by helping to direct them to the appropriate regulator. This complements initiatives by the largest … Continue reading Moving Content Control Closer to the Household: Who is doing the research?
Selected Responses to Jeremy Hunt’s Open Letter
I worked with several colleagues at the OII (Victoria Nash, Monica Bulger, and Alissa Cooper) to pen responses to Jeremy Hunt's Open Letter, requesting feedback of relevance to the new communications bill. They were submitted under my name as director of the OII, but also as a Co-Principal Investigator of the ESRC Seminar Series, entitled … Continue reading Selected Responses to Jeremy Hunt’s Open Letter
Digital Policy Issues for the New Communications Bill
Digital Policy Issues for the New Communications Bill A Meeting to be held as part of an ESRC Seminar Series entitled 'Digital Policy: Connectivity, Creativity and Rights' Location: Oxford Internet Institute (OII) Seminar Room, 1 St Giles’, Oxford Time: 10.00-16.00 on 24 June 2011 An invited group of academics and practitioners will meet at the … Continue reading Digital Policy Issues for the New Communications Bill
Launch of New ESRC Research Seminar Series on ‘Digital Policy: Connectivity, Creativity and Rights’
A new ESRC Research Seminar Series on Digital Policy: Connectivity, Creativity and Rights will be launched at University of Wales, Newport, on April 1 2011. This event ‘Digital Wales: Inclusive Creativity and Economy’ is hosted by the School of Art, Media and Design. The main project Web site is at: http://idl.newport.ac.uk/digitalpolicy/ The day features speakers … Continue reading Launch of New ESRC Research Seminar Series on ‘Digital Policy: Connectivity, Creativity and Rights’
UNESCO Publication on Freedom of Connection – Book Launched and Accessible in Print and Online
Our manuscript has been published by UNESCO in a print edition, also available online. The citation is: William H. Dutton, Anna Dopatka, Michael Hills, Ginette Law, and Victoria Nash (2011), Freedom of Connection – Freedom of Expression: The Changing Legal and Regulatory Ecology Shaping the Internet. Paris: UNESCO, Division for Freedom of Expression, Democracy and … Continue reading UNESCO Publication on Freedom of Connection – Book Launched and Accessible in Print and Online