Posts Tagged ‘communications industries’


Section 5.1 – Education and Skills

There is virtually no-one, from young children to the very elderly, who does not engage in some way with digital technologies in today’s Britain. The average adult spends almost half of his or her waking hours using the products and services of the digital information and communications industries, whether at work, at home or on [...]

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Section 3.2 – Investment in Content: Rights and Distribution

The core ethos, and success, of the internet to date lies in its ability to stimulate shared ideas and content. It also promotes participation, pro-activity and creativity. But there is a tension between providing reasonable rewards for creativity, which have historically required a measure of protection for the creator’s rights, and the freedom to allow [...]

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Digital Britain: The Interim Report

Digital Britain: The Interim Report, published on 29th January, 2009. From the official Joint DCMS/BERR press release The Government has today [29th January, 2009] published a plan to secure Britain’s place at the forefront of the global digital economy. The interim report contains more than 20 recommendations, including specific proposals on: next generation networks universal [...]

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