Turkish president approves law for non-Turkish broadcasts- June 26, 2008 A draft enabling the state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corp (TRT) to broadcast in different languages and dialects other than Turkish, has been approved by Turkish President Abdullah Gul. Under the law, TRT will also be able to employ foreigners....http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/turkish-president-approves-law-for-n... FCC Invites Review of Strategic Plan for 2009-14- June 26, 2008 The U.S. telecoms and broadcast regulator the FCC has released its draft strategic plan for the next five years, outlining its objectives for broadband, competition, spectrum management, media regulation, public safety, and modernisation of the FCC itself. The strategy document...http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/fcc-invites-review-of-strategic-plan... The Global eSustainability Initiative- June 25, 2008 GeSI is a global partnership of ICT companies that promotes technologies for a sustainable development. GeSI seeks: to foster global and open cooperation, to inform the public of its members voluntary actions to improve their sustainability performance, and to promote...http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/the-global-esustainability-initiativ... "Ageing well": European Commission unleashes 600m for development of new digital solutions for Europe's elderly people- June 25, 2008 By 2020, 25% of the EU's population will be over 65. To respond to this growing demographic challenge, the Council of Ministers approved today a Commission plan to make Europe a hub for developing digital technologies designed to help older...http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/ageing-well-european-commission-unle... RomTelecom reaches half a million DSL subscribers- June 25, 2008 Romanian incumbent wireline operator RomTelecom has reported that it has signed up more than 500,000 fixed line broadband subscribers. According to TeleGeographys GlobalComms database the telco launched its ADSL network in May 2005, under its own brand and via its...http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/romtelecom-reaches-half-a-million-ds... How Global Should the Internet Be- June 25, 2008 A key issue on the agenda is finding a way for ICANN to extract itself finally from oversight by the U.S. Commerce Dept., a move that even some of the U.S.'s closest allies, including Canada and Italy, now support. A...http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/how-global-should-the-internet-be.ht... Sidewalks for Democracy Online- June 25, 2008 The question that this essay will ask and answer is not what can we do to redesign democracy for the Internet Age, but, rather, why have we decided to delete democracy from the most visited interface citizens have with their...http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/sidewalks-for-democracy-online.html South Korea Considers New Ways To Monitor Net- June 25, 2008 After weeks of tumultuous protests inspired largely by South Korea's netizens, the country which claims to be the world's most wired society is considering new ways to monitor the Internet. Embattled President Lee Myung-Bak highlighted both the benefits and dangers...http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/south-korea-considers-new-ways-to-mo... UK journalists leading the way with blogs and video, says European study- June 23, 2008 Journalists in the UK are more likely to be producing video content and blogging as part of their workload than their European counterparts, a new survey has suggested. According to the European Digital Journalism Study, 61 per cent of UK...http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/uk-journalists-leading-the-way-with-... Chinese YouTube shut down amid censor fears- June 23, 2008 One of the most popular video-sharing websites in China has been shut down, prompting fears the Government may be tightening its control over the internet. The site, 56.com, which usually offers YouTube-style video, has been suspended for more than two...http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/chinese-youtube-shut-down-amid-censo... |