Obama administration to roll our broadband and put more computers in schools
Yahoo!Tech writes that “[r]olling out broadband and putting more computers in schools will be pieces of a massive economic recovery package proposed by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, he has announced. [...]
IGF And The Secret War on Freedom of Speech (AMENDED)
Three years ago, the Financial Times published an op-ed by ACT president Jonathan Zuck regarding the first effort by governments like China, Iran, and Cuba to replace ICANN and its [...]
The Latest Fallout from the Financial Crisis – Governments Want to Bail Out The Internet
Here at the United Nations' Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Hyderabad, we saw yet another domino begin to fall in the growing financial crisis. Despite the lack of interest in [...]
On Copyright – Bad Assumptions lead to Bad Conclusions
Here in Hyderabad at the IGF I just got done listening to a panel titled “Overcoming Obstacles to Effective Digital Education” and while that is ostensibly a great idea for [...]
Live from Hyderabad! Alphabet Soup Conference Time!
ACT has two people who have flown to Hyderabad, India to participate in multiple events built around the United Nations Economic Development arm sponsored “Internet Governance Forum” Conference. In addition [...]
Facebook holds acquisition talks with Twitter
Yahoo!Tech reveals that “Social networking company Facebook recently held acquisition talks with Twitter, the micro-blogging company, the Financial Times said. The negotiations […] put a valuation of as much as [...]