Title: Digital Britain: The Final Report (pdf, 3mb)
Author: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Pages: 245 pp.
ISBN: 9780101765022
Publisher: UK Government
Date published: June 2009
Date accessed: 17/06/2009
Type of information: government publication
Language: English
On-line access: yes (pdf, MS Word)
Abstract:
The Digital Britain Report is the Government's strategic vision for ensuring that the UK is at the leading edge of the global digital economy. It is an example of industrial activism in a crucial growth sector.

The report contains actions and recommendations to ensure first rate digital and communications infrastructure to promote and protect talent and innovation in our creative industries, to modernize TV and radio frameworks, and support local news, and it introduces policies to maximize the social and economic benefits from digital technologies.

The report provides actions and recommendations to promote and protect talent and innovation in our creative industries, to modernise TV and radio frameworks and support local news, and introduces policies to maximise the social and economic benefits from digital technologies.

The Report is one of the central policy commitments in the Government's Building Britain's Future plan and draft legislative programme.

Digital Britain measures include:

* A three-year National Plan to improve Digital Participation
* Universal Access to today's broadband services by 2012
* Next Generation fund for investment in tomorrow's broadband services
* Digital radio upgrade by the end of 2015
* mobile spectrum liberalisation, enhancing 3G coverage and accelerating Next Generation mobile services
* robust legal and regulatory framework to combat Digital Piracy
* support for public service content partnerships
* a revised digital remit for Channel 4
* consultation on funding options for national, regional and local news

See also:
* Digital Britain: The Final Report (MS Word, 356kb)
* Report sections
* Consultation on legislation to address illicit peer-to-peer (p2p) file-sharing
* DCMS - Community radio consultation seeking views on changes to the current licensing regime
* Digital Britain Impact Assessments (pdf, 1,5mb)

Title: Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009–2010
Editors: Shahid Akhtar and Patricia Arinto
Pages: 382 pp.
ISBN: 978-81-321-0084-3
e-ISBN 978-1-52550-456-7
Publisher: Sage, ICDR, Orbicom
Date (published): 2009
Date (accessed): 13/06/2009
Type of information: research publication
Language: English
On-line access: yes
Abstract:
The biennial Digital Review of Asia Pacific is a comprehensive guide to the state-of-practice and trends in information and communication technologies for development (ICTD) in Asia Pacific.

This fourth edition (2009–2010) features 30 economies and four subregional groupings. The chapters provide updated information on ICT infrastructure, industries, content and services, key initiatives, enabling policies, regulation, education and capacity building, open source and R&D initiatives, as well as key ICTD challenges in each of the economies covered. The common framework that underpins these reports allows readers to undertake a comparative analysis and assess progress across the region.

In addition, regional overviews provide a synthesis of ICTD trends, regulatory issues, and lessons for managing innovation in the network economy. The thematic chapters focus on issues in ICT in education, a key area in ICTD.

The authors are drawn from government, academe, industry and civil society, providing a broad perspective on the use of ICTs for human development.