TIPI provides a research-based program and a forum for digital information policy initiatives in the United States and around the world. Through a series of conferences, policy briefs, surveys and research reports, TIPI connects researchers, public officials and industry representatives with vital information and analyses. Using a multidisciplinary approach, TIPI staff and an extensive network of researchers investigate the role of new technologies in modern societies. With an eye toward informing public policy, TIPI addresses issues of international strategy, community and economic development, and applied technologies, particularly in the areas of tele-health and information access.

Wireless
Wi-Fi’s Promise and Broadband Divides: Reconfiguring Public Internet Access in Austin, Texas	HTML	PDF
Telecommunications Rural Policy - RUPRI
The Rural Internet Connectivity Project	HTML	PDF
Evaluation and Assessment Instruments
coming up soon
Cultural Assets
coming up soon
Telemedicine
Children's Sexual Assault Telemedicine Program Assessment
211
- “2-1-1 State by State:” A Periodic Report on the National Implementation of Three Digit-Accessed Telephone Information and Referral Services	HTML	PDF
- A Report on the Status of Wireless Access to 2-1-1		PDF
- 211 Project with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission		PDF
- Implementing Voice Over IP Telephony in 2-1-1 Call Centers		PDF
E-Government
E-Government Services and Computer and Internet Use in Texas	HTML
Video Games
coming up soon
The Digital Divide
The Digital Divide and Information Literacy Project	HTML
The Digital Divide Research and Community Development Project
2004 Update - Links to the Future (final ARC update telecom report)	HTML
Community Networks
Capital Area Training Foundation's Community Technology and Training Center (CTTC) Program Evaluation	HTML
The Austin Telecommunity Project Network	HTML
TIF Research Project	HTML
Telecommunications Infrastructure
Information and Telecommunications Technology and Economic Development	HTML	PDF
Local Services and Broadband Telecommunications Competition in Texas, Missouri and Kansas		PDF
Feasibility Aspects of a Texas Statewide Educational Network Connecting to Internet2
Broadband Internet Service in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania: A Common Wealth or Digital Divide?	HTML	PDF
International Communication
TIPI International White Paper		PDF
Telecenters in Brazil-Peru		PDF
The Social Shaping of Internet from Below
Bibliography
Bibliography on Information Society		PDF

Telecommunications and Information Policy Institute
UA9 2.102
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas 78712-1094
Phone: (512) 471-5826
Fax: (512) 471-8500

Email: tipi@uts.cc.utexas.edu