Rather than referring to the U.S. as “The Melting Pot”, many suggest that the country is in essence a “hyphenated America”, or a mosaic of cultures and ethnicities. With an estimated 12 million unauthorized immigrants believed to be living in the United States, immigration is an issue that is already shaping politics for the next Presidential election.
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.
Spectrum for the Next Generation of Wireless explores possible sources of spectrum, looking specifically at incentives or other measures to assure that spectrum finds its highest and best use. It includes a number of recommendations, both private and federal, of where and how spectrum can be repurposed for wireless use.
The Aspen Institute Symposium on the State of Race in America explores the opportunities and challenges for people of color in 21st century America.
On this panel on race and politcs: Michael Steele, Donna Brazille, Juan Wiliams and others
More information, including the agenda, is available here.
The Future of Work examines the challenges to conventional notions of work and organization brought on by new digital technologies and trends. As the velocity of change increases, institutions and individuals must adapt. Yet many structures, including those in education, government, business and the economy, often remain rooted in the past.
Communications and Society Program and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation release the fourth and fifth in a series of white papers aimed at implementing the recommendations of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy.
Learning how to access, analyze, and create digital and media content with thoughtfulness and social responsibility is one of the key recommendations of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy, whose landmark report, Informing Communities, was issued last year.
The 2010 Aspen Institute Roundtable on Spectrum Policy (AIRS), entitled The Search for 500 MHz: Spectrum for the Next Generation of Wireless, will be held November 14-16 at the Aspen Wye River Conference Center. This event is by invitation only.
