Archive for September, 2009



The Internet enables you to watch television on your computer. This is no longer the dream of a futurist. As Web TV continues to unfold, Internet users will have increasingly worldwide stores of programs accessible at anytime from anyplace. Long-held visions of on demand television might well be realized in the near-term. However, this convergence [...]

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: [...]

Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Network Society Professors Manuel Castells[1] and Bill Dutton[2] An Online Graduate Seminar at the Open University of Catalonia and the University of Oxford (Michaelmus Term 2009) Professors Manuel Castells and Bill Dutton are offering their co-taught course on ‘Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Network Society’ during Michaelmus Term 2009. Up to eight [...]