As the person who coined the term The Digital Economy in my 1995 book of that title, I feel obliged to comment on the UK government’s Digital Economy Bill, which was unveiled last Friday. The proposed law is fundamentally flawed because it punishes Internet users who share songs. File-sharing a classic example of [...]
I posted yesterday about my remarks to the 5th Ministerial eGovernment Conference in Malmo, Sweden.
The first wave of democracy established elected and accountable institutions of governance, but with a weak public mandate and an inert citizenry. Citizens listened to speeches, debates, and television ads. They gave money and voted. But when it came to having [...]
I gave a speech today to the 5th Ministerial eGovernment Conference in Malmo, Sweden. My message was that governments should not let the world’s current economic crisis delay much-needed government reinvention around the Internet and other digital technologies. Instead, the current crisis makes public-sector innovation even more urgent.
(The 5th Ministerial eGovernment conference brings together high-level [...]
I was interviewed by 2 Net Geners for Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, one of Germany’s largest circulation dailies. I enjoyed the interview and below is a pretty good translation.
The original can be found: http://jetzt.sueddeutsche.de/texte/anzeigen/488882
“For you the internet is like breathing”
Those who are “Digital Natives” can no longer imagine a life without web access. That makes our [...]
