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Evolving Technology Policy in the Digital Economy

Explore the evolution of technology policy in the digital economy, focusing on online dispute resolution, rapid technological advancements, and emerging policy challenges such as cybersecurity and cloud computing. Learn about innovation principles, intellectual property protection, and legal frameworks for the digital environment.

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Evolving Technology Policy in the Digital Economy

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  1. Technology and Online Spaces Claro Parlade Director for Software Policy Asia-Pacific

  2. BSA Global Members

  3. BSA Asia Regional Members

  4. BSA Local Members in Asia

  5. Online Dispute Resolution

  6. Pilot ODR Projects in the Philippines • 2002 to 2005 • Online Multi-door Courthouse • Blind bidding • Online Arbitration • Online Mediation • Neutral Evaluation • E-Rulemaking Facility • Working Group Mode • Public Forum

  7. Use of “Appropriate Technology” • Design of both services largely influenced by state of technology • Bandwidth Issues • Graphics vs. Text • Videoconferencing Option • Access devices • Basic computers • Mobile phones capable of SMS

  8. Society is changing • “Information society” • “Digital Economy” • “Knowledge-based economy” • “Creative Economy”

  9. Technology is advancing • Rapid growth of internet usage and increasing importance of broadband access • Enrichment of user experience • Innovations in video-conferencing, from Livemeeting to Telepresence • Growing dominance of wireless – “anytime, anywhere computing” • Diversity in access devices • Emergence of “cloud computing”

  10. Policy is evolving • Social networking challenging privacy norms • Growing threats to network and data security • Policy and legal implications of cloud computing • Need for legal weapons to address cybercrime, including internet piracy

  11. But many principles stay the same… • An innovation environment is critical to the software industry • Free competition, technology neutrality and open standards • Incentive to innovate springs from intellectual property protection • Need for effective legal framework, appropriate for digital environment

  12. Claro V. Parlade clarop@bsa.org

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