*New*: The Knight Foundation has released a video series, "The Digital Revolution & Democracy" featuring interviews and clips from FOCAS 2011. Watch it here, and join the discussion with the Twitter hashtag #infoneeds.
On October 17 the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will release the final in a series of eight white papers aimed at implementing the recommendations of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy. The paper—“Assessing Community Information Needs: A Practical Guide” by Richard C. Harwood—proposes four guideposts and nine strategies for communities to assess and build a healthy information...
IDEA Chairman Reed Hundt speech gave a speech at the June 29, 2011 OECD High Level Meeting entitled "The Internet Economy: Generating Innovation and Growth", in Paris, France. The aim of the High Level meeting was to reach a consensus on how best to ensure the continued growth and innovation of the Internet economy.
In her address to the OECD High Level Meeting on the Internet Economy, European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes referenced the Aspen Institute IDEA project as one of the key forums which seeks to define "principles" for the Internet. Commissioner Kroes' complete speech is here:Internet Essentials
The proceedings of the E-G8 Forum are now available in an eBook. Reed Hundt, Chairman of the IDEA Project, was one of the panelists on the panel entited "Sharing Value: How to divide the digital bounty among creator, distributors---and governments?"
This will be the fourth plenary meeting of the Aspen IDEA project and will feature US, European and other international companies, government officials and representatives of nongovernmental. More information about the Aspen IDEA Project can be found www.aspeninstitute.org/idea.Please note this event is by invitation only.
