info: Volume 12 Issue 6

Learning from each other: promises and pitfalls of benchmarking in communications policy

Johannes M. Bauer

International benchmarking is increasingly used to inform information and communications policy. The paper aims to discuss the conditions under which learning from the experience…

How to decide on the priorities and coordination of information society policy? Analytical framework and three case studies

Martijn Poel, Linda Kool, Annelieke van der Giessen

ICT is everywhere, but information society policy cannot address all the sectors and policy issues in which ICT plays a role. This paper's aim is to develop an analytical…

Assessing national policies to support software in Europe

Timo Leimbach, Michael Friedewald

Software and software‐based services (SSBS) are a major domain of the European ICT industry and are recognised as a key element in developing the information society. This article…

The benefits of introducing European competition principles into national public broadcasting policy

Karen Donders

This article aims to investigate whether and how the application of European state aid rules to the public funding of public broadcasting organisations in Europe has advanced…

Graduated response and the emergence of a European surveillance society

Trisha Meyer, Leo Van Audenhove

This paper seeks to offer an alternative critique to graduated response, a warning and sanction mechanism aimed at fighting online piracy.

From security versus privacy to identity: an emerging concept for policy design?

Wainer Lusoli, Ramón Compañó

The purpose of this paper is to examine the electronic identity (eID) market from a social, technical and regulatory viewpoint, and the opportunities/challenges for policymakers…

Subsidising the next generation infrastructures. Consumer‐side or supply‐side?

François Jeanjean

It is widely accepted that next‐generation infrastructures will improve economic growth and employment. However, the cost of such a roll‐out is high and profitability is…

Secondary education and broadband diffusion: a qualitative comparative analysis

José María Castellano

This paper aims to analyze the determinants of broadband diffusion, taking into account supply‐side factors such as market entry regulation and demand‐side factors such as…

Making the straightforward complicated Indian-style – reprise

Peter Curwen

Guest editorial

Anastasia Constantelou, Leo Van Audenhove