My last blog argued that the UK should stop moving along the road of a duty of care regime, as this will lead Britain to become what might be called a 'Digital Nanny State', undermining the privacy and freedom of expression of all users. A promising number of readers agreed with my concerns, but some asked … Continue reading Jettison the Digital Nanny State: Digitally Augment Users
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Thanks to the Consumer Forum for Communications and Its Chair, Roger Darlington
The Consumer Forum for Communications (CFC) has been an "informal forum hosted by Ofcom, for consumer representation to share information and views with each other , and with people who formulate and implement communications politics that affect consumers." With announcements of new champions for communication consumers in the news, the CFC will no longer be … Continue reading Thanks to the Consumer Forum for Communications and Its Chair, Roger Darlington
Rethinking Consumers in the Digital Age and Their Role in Shaping Policy, Regulation and Practice
A personal response to Communications Consumer Panel consultation of 25 April 2019 Bill Dutton 12 May 2019 I was a former member and Chair of the Advisory Committee for England, and have followed the Consumer Forum for Communications (CFC) for years. Having returned from working in the US for four years, I’ve also attended the … Continue reading Rethinking Consumers in the Digital Age and Their Role in Shaping Policy, Regulation and Practice
Inspiring a Startup Mentality in Legacy IT Organizations – FCC CIO at the OII on 19 June, 4-5pm
Modernizing and Inspiring a “Startup Mentality” in Legacy Information Technology Organizations Speakers: David A. Bray, Oxford Martin Associate and CIO of the U.S. FCC, Yorick Wilks, and Greg Taylor 19 June 2014 from 4-5 pm OII Seminar Room, 1 St Giles’, Oxford By some estimates, 70% of IT organization budgets are spent on maintaining legacy … Continue reading Inspiring a Startup Mentality in Legacy IT Organizations – FCC CIO at the OII on 19 June, 4-5pm
Cities and the Internet: New Perspectives
I've certainly been involved in research on the role of new information and communication technologies in shaping local and urban communities, such as with my work on Wired Cities from the late-1970s, when interactive cable communication was expected to support local and interactive communication in ways that would support community. Later I was involved with … Continue reading Cities and the Internet: New Perspectives
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’
Networking Distributed Public Expertise: Strategies for Citizen Sourcing Advice to Government
My paper on 'Networking Distributed Public Expertise: Strategies for Citizen Sourcing Advice to Government' is one of a series of Occasional Papers in Science and Technology Policy, Science and Technology Policy Institute (TPI), Institute for Defense Analyses, Washington DC. I will post the abstract below and would welcome comments, directly or to this blog. Abstract … Continue reading Networking Distributed Public Expertise: Strategies for Citizen Sourcing Advice to Government
Digital Policy: Connectivity, Creativity and Rights
The ESRC has awarded my colleagues and I support for a seminar series on 'Digital Policy: Connectivity, Creativity, and Rights'. This will involve: me and colleagues at the OII, University of Oxford; Dr Gillian Youngs, the principal applicant, recently appointed to a professorship at the Newport School of Art, Media and Design at University of … Continue reading Digital Policy: Connectivity, Creativity and Rights