Online registration is now open for the 2015 Technology Policy Institute Aspen Forum, scheduled this year for August 16 – 18.
Aspen Forum
2014 TPI Aspen Forum has Ended, but the Videos Live On…
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TPI Aspen Forum Videos Now Available
Videos of the panels and keynotes at the 2014 Technology Policy Institute Aspen Forum are now available.
Dispatch from the TPI Aspen Forum
Sunday, August 17 Last night, we kicked off our 2014 Aspen Forum…
TPI Aspen Forum Kicks Off Next Weekend
The 2014 Technology Policy Institute Aspen Forum begins next Sunday, August 17 and runs through August 19. Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-3) will give opening remarks at this year’s Forum and is expected to discuss the government’s role in furthering progress in the technology sector. Prominent economist Tim Bresnahan from Stanford University will give a keynote address on entrepreneurship and economic growth and the featured Monday night dinner speaker will be David Cohen, Executive Vice President at Comcast. The event will also feature a special luncheon conversation with the authors of the landmark book “Information Rules,” Carl Shapiro of the University of California, Berkeley and Hal Varian, Chief Economist of Google.
Aspen Breakout Sessions Address Key Policy Issues
The Technology Policy Institute has confirmed presenters for the 2014 Aspen Forum breakout sessions. The three informal, off-the-record breakout sessions will cover the pertinent topics of net neutrality, innovation and patents, and spectrum sharing. The Aspen Forum is scheduled for August 17 – 19 and registration can still be performed online.
Aspen Panel – Data and Trade
Digital goods and services represent an increasingly large part of the U.S. and global economies and are only just beginning to be considered in the context of international trade. While digital trade can be an important component of economic growth, a thriving future is not guaranteed. Policies like data localization laws, internet governance rules that affect how data flows around the globe, and potential mistrust created by intrusive government surveillance, to name a few, can all act as digital trade barriers. The panel “Data and Trade” at this year’s TPI Aspen Forum assembles a group of experts on trade and data flows to explore these issues and the future of digital trade.
The Expendables 3 Leak and the Financial Impact of Pre-Release Piracy
This past week a DVD-quality copy of the movie The Expendables 3…
Aspen Panel – Copyright Protection: Government vs. Voluntary Arrangements
Attempts to mitigate the harms associated with digital piracy have yielded a variety of approaches, including legal digital sales channels, government intervention (such as the shutdown of Megaupload), and voluntary industry-level cooperation (such as the Copyright Alert System in the U.S.). Participants on the panel “Copyright Protection: Government vs. Voluntary Arrangements” at this year’s TPI Aspen Forum will discuss empirical evidence on the effectiveness of these initiatives, and legal and policy theories regarding the appropriateness of these initiatives to serve the interests of the creative industries, the technology industries, and society.
Aspen Panel: Political Economy of Telecom Reform
Calls for a new Telecommunications Act have been growing, with proponents citing problems with the FCC’s “siloed” structure in light of the increasing convergence of industries that compete in each other’s markets. However, similar concerns motivated the 1996 legislation. How has the political landscape changed since the 1996 Act, and can new legislation be successful? Participants on the panel, “Political Economy of Telecom Reform” at this year’s TPI Aspen Forum will discuss such questions as: what, beyond market and technological changes, is motivating calls for telecom reform now; how can the process surrounding the 1996 Act inform development of a new Act today; what interest groups are involved, what are their incentives, and how have these groups and their interests changed since 1996?