Internet Governance

Seminar 09 Response to EC’s Public Consultation on post-i2010

Bill Dutton Fifth Estate, Internet and Everyday Life, Internet Governance, Research and Learning, Shaping the Internet, Wisdom of Crowds

The Internet and the Future European Information Society: Key Issues Behind the Development of Guiding Principles A position paper prepared for submission to the European Commission’s public consultation on post-i2010: priorities for new strategy for European information society (2010-2015). INFSO-Post-i2010@ec.europa.eu Contributors to this response include the following participants in the European Alpbach Forum Seminar 09: … Continue reading Seminar 09 Response to EC’s Public Consultation on post-i2010

European Forum Alpbach 2009 and Seminar 09

Bill Dutton *OIINEWS, Broadcasting, Fifth Estate, Information Communication and the Social Sciences, Internet and Everyday Life, Internet Governance, Political Implications, Wisdom of Crowds

I attended a stimulating forum in Alpbach, Austria, from the 20th to 26th of August. The forum is well known in the German speaking regions of Europe, but less visible than it should be, in Britain, for example. The forum was launched in 1945, immediately following the Second World War, as a means to open … Continue reading European Forum Alpbach 2009 and Seminar 09

OxIS 2009 and Digital Britain

Bill Dutton *OIINEWS, General Interest, Internet and Everyday Life, Internet Governance, Ofcom, Shaping the Internet, Social Issues, Social Science Research

Yesterday, we launched the 2009 Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) report, which nicely coincided with the recent release of the Government's Digital Britain white paper. Jack Riley of the Independent caught an issue raised by our study, which questions the infrastructure focus of Digital Britain, suggesting that more emphasis should be placed on addressing the beliefs … Continue reading OxIS 2009 and Digital Britain

The New Economic Context of Internet Governance

Bill Dutton Governance, Internet Governance, OII, Shaping the Internet

The global economic recession is focusing attention on issues of industry self-governance and trans-national coordination that could reshape debate over Internet governance. As national economies and international financial institutions continue to struggle with the consequences and implications of the global banking collapse, Internet governance may be recast in new and relatively unfamiliar contexts, creating both … Continue reading The New Economic Context of Internet Governance

A Surveillance Society?

Bill Dutton *OIINEWS, eGovernment, General Interest, Internet and Everyday Life, Internet Governance, Political Implications, Social Issues

The UK’s House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee has published its report on ‘A Surveillance Society? Fifth Report of Session 2007-08, Vol. I.’. It has generated a wide range of press reports, which have been aggregated at: news.google.com The full report by the committee is online and available at: publications.parliament.uk (pdf) May I also … Continue reading A Surveillance Society?

Fifth Estate posted on SSRN

Bill Dutton Fifth Estate, Information Communication and the Social Sciences, Internet and Everyday Life, Internet Governance, OII, Political Implications, Shaping the Internet, Social Issues, Social Science Research

The text for my lecture, 'Through the Networks (of Networks) -- the Fifth Estate' is now posted on SSRN. I hope this makes it more easily accessible. As always, comments are most welcome, as I am continuing to develop this concept. Dutton, William H., "Through the Network of Networks - The Fifth Estate" (October 15, … Continue reading Fifth Estate posted on SSRN

The Civil Society Movement: the Case of Indonesia

Bill Dutton General Interest, Governance, Internet Governance, Political Implications, Shaping the Internet, Social Issues

Just a note to alert colleagues to a talk at the OII on Thursday, 17 April 2008, entitled ‘The Role of the Internet in the Civil Society Movement: the Case of Indonesia’ from 15:00 – 16:30. The speaker, Yanuar Nugroho, is based at the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, University of Manchester, where he just … Continue reading The Civil Society Movement: the Case of Indonesia

UK’s Internet Governance Forum: Civil Society Needs to Get On-board

Bill Dutton Internet Governance, Social Issues

I hope many from civil society attend the UK Internet Governance Forum & Best Practice Challenge Launch Thursday 6 March 2008 16.00 – 18.00 Followed by drinks reception Location Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, Westminster The event is presented by Nominet in collaboration with the Rt Hon Alun Michael MP and the Department for Business, Enterprise … Continue reading UK’s Internet Governance Forum: Civil Society Needs to Get On-board