William H. Dutton

I have a short submission to the Internet Governance Forum, essentially arguing that the IGF could play a critical role in managing, indentifying and coordinating Internet policy issues. I’d be delighted to receive any feedback. Its entitled ‘Addressing the Issues of Internet Governance for Development: A Framework for Setting an Agenda for Effective Coordination. A [...]

The Oxford e-Social Science Project (OeSS) has a new web site to facilitate access to project papers, presentations and related news. It is at http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/microsites/oess/ OeSS is a node within the National Centre for e-Social Science, and focuses on the legal, ethical and institutional dynamics of the e-sciences.

Roger Silverstone died 16 July 2006. He was a major figure in the study of media and communication. He will be most often remembered for his work on television and everyday life, but he also made outstanding contributions to the study of new information and communication technologies. For example, he took the major leadership role [...]

I attended a meeting in Kurort Rathen, Germany, on 18 June 2006, which launched a promising effort to construct an academic network of colleagues interested in Internet governance issues. Professor Wolfgang Kleinwachter, University of Aarhus, has been the engine behind this, and is probably the best person to contact if you are interested in its [...]