New issue of Policy and Internet (2,2)
Welcome to the second issue of Policy & Internet for 2010! We are pleased to present six articles which investigate the role of the Internet in a wide range of policy processes and sectors: agenda...
View ArticleInternet, Politics, Policy 2010: Closing keynote by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger
Our two-day conference is coming to a close with a keynote by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger who is soon to be joining the faculty of the Oxford Internet Institute as Professor of Internet Governance and...
View ArticleNew issue of Policy and Internet (2,3)
Welcome to the third issue of Policy & Internet for 2010. We are pleased to present five articles focusing on substantive public policy issues arising from widespread use of the Internet:...
View ArticlePersonal data protection vs the digital economy? OII policy forum considers...
Catching a bus, picking up some groceries, calling home to check on the children – all simple, seemingly private activities that characterise many people’s end to the working day. Yet each of these...
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Time for debate about the societal impact of the Internet of Things
The 2nd Annual Internet of Things Europe 2010: A Roadmap for Europe, 2010. Image by Pierre Metivier.On 17 April 2013, the US Federal Trade Commission published a call for inputs on the ‘consumer...
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How effective is online blocking of illegal child sexual content?
The recent announcement by ‘Anonymous Belgium’ (above) that they would ‘liberate the Belgian Web’ on 15 July 2013 in response to blocking of websites by the Belgian government was revealed to be a...
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Is China changing the Internet, or is the Internet changing China?
China is now the world’s biggest energy consumer, and there are more Chinese Internet users than Americans on the planet. Image of the LED screen at Beijing’s The Place shopping mall by Trey Ratcliff....
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Staying free in a world of persuasive technologies
We’re living through a crisis of distraction. Image: “What’s on my iPhone” by Erik Mallinson Ed: What persuasive technologies might we routinely meet online? And how are they designed to guide us...
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The complicated relationship between Chinese Internet users and their government
There are many groups and institutions at all levels in China from central to local who are all exerting an influence on Chinese cyberspaces. Image of Nanjing Road, Shanghai, by Jesse Varner.Ed: What...
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Designing Internet technologies for the public good
MEPs failed to support a Green call to protect Edward Snowden as a whistleblower, in order to allow him to give his testimony to the European Parliament in March. Image by greensefa.Computers have...
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Will digital innovation disintermediate banking — and can regulatory...
Many of Europe’s economies are hampered by a waning number of innovations, partially attributable to the European financial system’s aversion to funding innovative enterprises and initiatives. Image by...
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Does a market-approach to online privacy protection result in better...
Even in the EU there is no particular interface-protection mandate for websites, for example when users want to interact with websites to control use of their personal data. Image of the ECJ by...
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New Voluntary Code: Guidance for Sharing Data Between Organisations
Many organisations are coming up with their own internal policy and guidelines for data sharing. However, for data sharing between organisations to be straight forward, there needs to a common...
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Should adverts for social casino games be covered by gambling regulations?
Lord of the Rings slot machines at the Flamingo, image by jenneze (Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0). Unlike gambling played for real money, “social casino games” generally have no monetary prizes. Social casino...
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