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Newsletter June 2009
EU Kids Online
The EU Kids Online research network concluded their work with a one day conference in London on 11 June 2009. The network also published a Final Report provides a unique summary of EU-Based research on children online.
The Final Report and other resources can be found on the network website here: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/EUKidsOnline/
Your attention is drawn in particular to the Online Database of European Research (Repository) collated by the network.
CoE: A New Notion of Media
On the 28th and 29th of May 2009 the Council of Europe (CoE) Ministers responsible for Media and New Communications Services met to discuss ‘A New Notion of Media’: http://www.ministerialconference.is/
tVPN Site Update
tVPN has just moved to a CMS based web site. This allows us to bring you many more resources and use the power of social media to make you part of the policy debate.
New features include:
- Category based database of resources
- Discussion threads
- Social media links
As with any technology change there may be a few teething problems. If you find a problem with the site do mail us at info AT virtualpolicy.net.
CoE: Guidelines Protecting Human Rights on the Internet
In 2008 The Council of Europe released Guidelines for protecting human rights on the Internet. These comprised two documents:
- Human Rights Guidelines for Online Games Providers
- Human Rights Guidelines for Internet Service Providers
The Guidelines seek to outline how these two industries can promote rights as defined in the “Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms” (in particular Article 10 – Freedom of expression) in the context of their customers and citizens generally.
Continue reading “CoE: Guidelines Protecting Human Rights on the Internet”
BERR-OECD 2009
the Virtual Policy Network organized themes and speakers for a a workshop on 11 March 2009 convened by the UK Government’s Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) with OECD’s Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy (ICCP). The workshop examined the following themes:
- How can virtual worlds contribute to innovation, to transformation of business, government and public services and to increasing transparency, improving innovative services delivery, and creating employment?
- Should public policy frameworks be adapted to support governments, citizens, and businesses using virtual worlds to improve their performance? If so how?
Speakers included Mr Tom Watson MP (UK Minister for Digital Engagement).
A summary of the workshop can be downloaded here: http://www.virtualpolicy.net/_Downloads/OECD/IE(2009)_8_virtual worlds.pdf
BAFTA
10th March 2009, Hilton Park Lane, London: As a member of this year’s BAFTA Video Game awards jury for Multiplayer Games Ren Reynolds will be attending the awards ceremony.
British Library: Digitial Lives
On 11th Febuary 2009 Ren Reynolds spoke at the First Digital Lives Research Conference: Personal Digital Archives for the 21st Century at the British Library in London.
CETIS-Eduserv-VW2009
16th January 2009, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK: Ren Reynolds lead a conference discussion at ‘Maximising the effectiveness of virtual worlds in teaching and learning‘ exploring the policy road blocks to the greater adoption of virtual technology in education.
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