An interview with Jeffrey Boase, Institute of Communication, University of Toronto.
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An estimated 27% of students lack access to broadband in their homes. To spur discussion on closing this divide, this session will raise awareness around rural broadband connectivity issues in Michigan that exacerbate the “homework gap” and affect digital inclusion. Panelists will explore a variety of approaches, including community coalitions, changes in regulation, and public/private partnerships, which can be used to connect the underserved and impact Michigan’s collective progress. Event hosted by Merit Network and live streamed through Detroit Public TV. Moderator: Joe Sawasky, President and CEO, Merit Network Speakers: Quello Director Johannes M. Bauer, Chairperson of the Department of […]
May 22, 2019, room 408, 12:00-1:00PM Digital entrepreneurship is widely believed to be an engine for Africa’s development in the 21st century. From Mark Zuckerberg to Emmanuel Macron and Paul Kagame, technologists and policymakers have proposed that digital technologies are enabling Africa to “leapfrog” and experience ground-breaking economic progress. Yet, in any imaginable measure for digital economies, Africa does far worse than any other continent, and global divides seem to be widening. In this book, we grapple with the large gap between boundless ambition and sobering statistics. We draw on a five-year empirical research project, including fieldwork in 11 African […]
May 24, 2019, 8:30AM-5:00PM, Washington DC Please join us for an ICA workshop sponsored by The Institute for Information Policy at Penn State, The Quello Center at Michigan State, and the Journal of Information Policy. The workshop will take place at Washington Hilton at 1919 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC from 8:30 AM- 5:00 PM. View Program
The Quello Center was honored with the Merit 2019 Innovation Award for original contributions to the Michigan Moonshot project. The Quello Team, led by Co-PIs Johannes Bauer, Laleah Fernandez, and Keith Hampton, developed a multi faceted approach to increase our understanding of the quality of broadband connectivity and its effects on school performance. This is the first study to combine crowd-sourced network data with survey data, administered initially in 202 classrooms in three intermediate school districts across Michigan. Based on the lessons from the pilot phase, the team, working with Merit Network and MLab, plans to scale the project across […]
Thursday, May 16, 4:30-5:30 PM, Quello Center, Room 405. Abstract: Dr. Alwin Mahler will talk about the diffusion of digital innovations, a research area he has pursued since his time as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Michigan State in 1997-1998. He will reflect on two decades of experiences in business development, regulatory, and executive roles in various European companies in IT and telecommunications, including the digital transformation of key industries, such as retailing or the news industry. In addition, he will explore key determinants of the diffusion of digital innovation and agenda setting on a national level, illustrated with Germany’s […]
April 25, 2019 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm in room 184 CAS. Social complexity is thought to be a hallmark of modern life. Individuals now maintain complex personal networks of local and distant friends, family, and workmates. Nevertheless, the frequent exchange of mobile text messages has been shown to strengthen and reinforce existing social bonds, which is at odds with the general trend towards social complexity. Using 3.1 million texting and calling events, along with survey and interview data collected from five sources, I will provide nuanced discussion of mobile texting practices with friend, family, school, and work ties. […]
Dr. Laura DeNardis studies the invisible. In her new book, The Internet in Everything: Freedom and Governance in the Age of Smart Devices, DeNardis lifts the veil of the Internet to make visible the arrangements of embedded power across cyber-physical systems. At a recent talk hosted by the MSU Quello Center in the Department of Media & Information in the College of Communication Arts & Sciences, DeNardis outlined the importance of Internet governance, and the misperceptions surrounding the term. “The term Internet governance is actually an oxymoron,” she said, adding “it’s not just about governments …. with the Internet, almost […]