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25 Oct 2015

Response to the House of Lords Inquiry on Online Platforms and a EU Single Market

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Responses to Questions on the Inquiry into ‘Online Platforms and the EU Digital Single Market’ by the Internal Market Subcommittee of the Select Committee on the European Union, House of Lords [For background see the Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe] Submitted by Professor William H. Dutton and Professor Thomas D. Jeitschko, Quello Center, Michigan State University, USA. Electronic marketplaces and online platforms are relatively new formats for exchange, and require far more research on their use and impact before there is clarity on their effective regulation and governance. A central motivation for a single market for Europe is the […]
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19 Oct 2015

Bill Dutton at Hong Kong Baptist University as Institute for Creativity Distinguished Visitor

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I have just completed a stimulating and informative visit to Hong Kong as the 2015 Institute of Creativity Distinguished Visitor at Hong Kong Baptist University. It was an honor but also an opportunity to catch up with colleagues and developments in research across the country. I gave a public lecture on the work we did for UNESCO’s Internet Study, a seminar on my conception of the Fifth Estate, and a final roundtable discussion of doctoral student research. Faculty and doctoral students in the School of Communication were the primary audience, and I was impressed with the range of Internet studies […]
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10 Oct 2015

Advisory Board Member John D. Evans Named to Cable Hall of Fame

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The Quello Center congratulates our Advisory Board Member, John D. Evans, Chairman and CEO, Evans Telecommunications Co., on being honored by inclusion in the Cable Center’s Hall of Fame Class of 2016. The Cable Hall of Fame ‘recognizes those ground-breaking leaders who have shaped and advanced our industry. Induction into the Cable Hall of Fame is one of the industry’s highest and most exclusive honors.’ John was happy for me to share this news with the Advisory Board and friends and colleagues of the Quello Center, noting that ‘… Jim Quello for over 40 years (from when I was a […]
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29 Sep 2015

The Importance of Public Service #ChangeAgents by David A. Bray

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Here is the Webcast of Dr David A. Bray’s Quello Lecture on ‘The Importance of Public Service #ChangeAgents in Exponential Times’, which was given at MSU’s Quello Center on 21 September 2015. David Bray – The Importance of Public Service #ChangeAgents in Exponential Times from Quello Center on Vimeo. Abstract Technology is rapidly changing our world, the 7 billion networked devices
in 2013 will double 14 billion in 2015 to anywhere between 50 to 200 billion in 2020. The ability to work and collaborate securely anywhere, anytime, on any device will reshape public service. We must ensure security and privacy are […]
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29 Sep 2015

Discussion of The Importance of Public Service #ChangeAgents

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Following David A. Bray’s 21 September 2015 Quello Lecture on ‘The Importance of Public Service #ChangeAgents in Exponential Times’, David led a wide ranging discussion, available in this Webcast. David Bray – The Importance of Public Service #ChangeAgents in Exponential Times – Discussion from Quello Center on Vimeo. Abstract Technology is rapidly changing our world, the 7 billion networked devices 
in 2013 will double 14 billion in 2015 to anywhere between 50 to 200 billion in 2020. The ability to work and collaborate securely anywhere, anytime, on any device will reshape public service. We must ensure security and privacy are […]
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29 Sep 2015

The Evil Web?

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THE EVIL WEB A. Michael Noll September 26, 2015 © 2015 AMN, blogged with the permission of the author. Along with spam and the pirating of copyrighted material, the Internet has become a dangerous and evil place. The Web has become today’s electronic wild west with the piracy of copyrighted material, identity theft, privacy invasion, and voracious amounts of spam – to list some evils of the Web. In early 2012, Federal authorities went after a Web site that was pirating copyrighted material. In retaliation to the closing of the site and the criminal charges, hackers attacked the Web sites […]
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15 Sep 2015

Delighted to Host David Bray, CIO of the FCC

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The Quello Center is very pleased to host a visit to MSU by Dr David Bray, the CIO of the FCC, and a recent recipient of an Eisenhower Fellow. He will be speaking at the College of Communication Arts & Sciences on Monday, 21 September 2015, in Room 191 at 3pm, giving one of this year’s Quello Lectures. David has spoken recently on related topics, such as on how to reshape public service IT for the new digital era. His talk on Monday promises to be of special value to students considering careers in the public service. The title of […]
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12 Sep 2015

Rural Access to Broadband: the Case in Britain Shines Light on a Pattern

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In Britain, a growing gap between urban and rural Internet speeds is damaging business, adding to farming costs, driving young people away from areas in which they have grown-up, and deterring retirees from moving to some areas of the country. These are some of the conclusions of our in-depth academic study of Internet access that Bill Dutton, Director of the Quello Center, conducted with the dot.rural RCUK Digital Economy Research Hub at the University of Aberdeen, and the Oxford Internet Institute, at the University of Oxford. The report has been published, entitled ‘Two-Speed Britain: Rural Internet Use’. It is based […]
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27 Aug 2015

Com Arts & Sciences at MSU Opens Search for 15 Academics

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The Michigan State University College of Communication Arts & Sciences is seeking a large incoming cohort of new faculty members at all levels to fill 15 positions across the college. We seek intellectual leaders who will continue the progressive legacy of MSU in forging new pathways in communication science. We are excited to welcome new colleagues into a collegial, productive, and dynamic environment where collaboration is the norm and not the exception. The nature of this hire provides a rare opportunity to bring a cluster of researchers focused on particular research problems in novel areas that we have identified in […]
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26 Aug 2015

Avshalom Ginosar and the Quello Center

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With August coming to a close, Avshalom Ginosar has completed his year as a Visiting Fellow at the Quello Center, and has returned to Israel. He left the James and Mary Quello Center with a beautiful photograph of Haifa from Mt Carmel, but also left us with much appreciation for his collaboration over the past year. Among his many contributions to the research environment of the Center, Avsha applied his journalism background to writing some engaging blogs about selected Quello Center events. Most importantly, his curiosity, experience and willingness to engage in all of our activities and discussions made him […]
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