Informing public
policy in community and economic development
SXSW Interactive
is gearing up: speakers for this year's event
include Phil Torrone (Makezine),
Limor Fried (Eyebeam
OpenLab), Dan Rather (CBS
News) and Will Wright (The Sims and the
very new Spore).
TIPI
provides a research-based program and
a forum for digital information policy
initiatives in the United States and
around the world. TIPI is housed at
the University of Texas at Austin. Established
in 1996, the Institute is supported
through grants, gifts and research contracts
from a variety of foundations, public
agencies and commercial enterprises.
In addition
to staff and our research network, TIPI
maintains a public agency advisory group.
Digital
Cities Convention |
Broadband Wireless for better managed
cities
This
event provides a forum for local government
decision makers to strategize on deploying
broadband wireless infrastructures
for more inclusive communities.
Electronics
Techtonics |
Thinking at the Interface
Papers
and panel proposals can be now submitted
for “Electronic Techtonics:
Thinking at the Interface,”
the first international conference
of HASTAC (“haystack”:
Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology
Advanced Collaboratory). The interdisciplinary
conference will be held April 19-21,
2007, in Durham, North Carolina, co-sponsored
by Duke University and RENCI (Renaissance
Computing Institute).
Charles Benton (Benton Foundation Chairman and
CEO) recently sent a letter to President Bush
urging the President to create a national broadband
strategy.
"A
hybrid system with wireless support" is
the solution chosen by the community of Piraí,
Brazil.
"Piraí Digital",
one of the case studies included in the Wireless
Internet institute is is inspiring 92 other
communities around Rio de Janaiero (Brazil)
to follow its example.
