As part of my work for Carnegie UK Trust on Brexit and the digital sphere I am considering the future of regulation during and post Brexit. Economic activity in the UK digital sphere is profoundly shaped by regulation of telecommunications, … [Read more...] about A vision for regulating the digital sphere after Brexit?
Regulation
Can the BBC makes itself more transparent in this Charter Review? #FOI
Has anyone spotted anything from the BBC during Charter Review about how the broadcaster can make itself more transparent? Next week the UK government and civil society will play a leading role in the UN Open Government Partnership Summit in Mexico … [Read more...] about Can the BBC makes itself more transparent in this Charter Review? #FOI
Rural broadband draft manifesto
Rural superfast broadband is in a mess as the government struggles to work out how to reach the last 10% of the population having spent hundreds of millions of pounds connecting people who were relatively easy to connect. The CMS Select Committee … [Read more...] about Rural broadband draft manifesto
Finally BBC to share public service content with #hyperlocals for free?
Way back in 2010 I first called for the BBC to give away its local public service content when Jeremy Hunt crow-barred local TV out of the BBC budget.: 'make content produced with your money freely reusable by all comers – including local papers … [Read more...] about Finally BBC to share public service content with #hyperlocals for free?
Measuring plurality at a local level – should #hyperlocals be included? DCMS consultation
DCMS is consulting on a measurement framework for media plurality. Late in the day they have asked me if I can help elicit views from the #hyperlocal media community (for free and quickly). DCMS says: ‘Media plurality is about the information that … [Read more...] about Measuring plurality at a local level – should #hyperlocals be included? DCMS consultation
Regulation for innovation – really?
Regulation for innovation sounds like an oxymoron but, for regulated developed economies to retain a competitive edge, they need to understand how innovators and regulators can work well together. Digital technologies allow innovations to spread so … [Read more...] about Regulation for innovation – really?