Next Digital Decade - Updates

TechFreedom: A New Think Tank Championing Freedom in the Next Digital Decade

Berin Szoka — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:32:56 +0000

Debates over net neutrality, online privacy, cybersecurity, copyright, free speech, media consolidation, and “openness” are all part of a larger conflict between two visions of freedom—and how to protect it. Ensuring the right one comes out on top is the mission of a policy voice in Washington.

Read the rest of this manifesto for TechFreedom here.

Watch Launch of TechFreedom & The Next Digital Decade Live!

Berin Szoka — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:49:33 +0000

Today we're launching both TechFreedom, a new digital policy think tank, and its first publication, The Next Digital Decade: Essays on the Future of the Internet—after the conclusion of the State of the Net conference. Watch the livestream below—12:45-5:30 pm Eastern / 9:45 am - 2:30 Pacific:

Please join the conversation about the book by tweeting about the event using the #NDD hashtag. And follow us at @Tech_Freedom & @Digital_Decade! Check out the agenda below.

Next Digital Decade Symposium Agenda

12:30 - 12:45pm	Lunch buffet served
12:45 - 1:00pm	*Introductory Interview: Overview of The* Next Digital Decade and TechFreedom** Declan McCullagh, CNET, @DeclanM Berin Szoka, TechFreedom, @BerinSzoka
1:00 - 2:10pm	Panel 1: Internet Optimism, Pessimism & the Future of Online Culture Berin Szoka, TechFreedom (Moderator) Andrew Keen, author of Cult of the Amateur, @AJKeen Adam Thierer, Mercatus Center, @AdamThierer Prof. Ann Bartow, South Carolina School of Law, @ProfABartow
2:15 - 3:25pm	Panel 2: Internet Exceptionalism & Intermediary Deputization Adam Thierer, Mercatus Center (Moderator) Prof. Eric Goldman, Santa Clara School of Law, @EricGoldman Josh Goldfoot Prof. H. Brian Holland, Texas Wesleyan School of Law, @Prof_Holland Prof. Mark MacCarthy, Georgetown University, @MacCartM Prof. Frank Pasquale, Seton Hall Law School, @BlckBx
3:25 - 3:40pm	Coffee break
3:40 - 4:50pm	Panel 3: Who Will Govern the Net in 2020? Berin Szoka, TechFreedom (Moderator) Prof. David Johnson, New York Law School Prof. Milton Mueller, Syracuse University, @MiltonMueller Shane Tews, VeriSign @ShaneTews Chris Wolf, Hogan Lovells @PrivacyWolf
4:50 - 5:20pm	Fireside Chat with FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell & Declan McCullagh
5:20 - 5:30pm	Closing Remarks
5:30 - 7:15pm	Cocktail Reception

FCC Commissioner McDowell to Keynote 1/19 Launch of TechFreedom & "The Next Digital Decade"

Adam Marcus — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:57:48 +0000

FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell will be interviewed by veteran tech reporter Declan McCullagh of CNET in a "fireside chat" on tech policy at TechFreedom's half-day symposium to introduce its first publication: The Next Digital Decade: Essays on the Future of the Internet.

TechFreedom is a new non-profit, non-partisan think tank. Our mission is to promote the progress of technology that improves the human condition and expands individual capacity to choose. We advance the freedoms that make experimentation, entrepreneurship and investment possible, and thus unleash the ultimate resource: human ingenuity. On a wide variety of issues, TechFreedom will outline a path forward for policymakers towards a bright future where technology enhances freedom, and freedom enhances technology.

The Next Digital Decade brings together 26 thought leaders on Internet law, philosophy, policy and economics to consider the future of the Internet, from a wide variety of perspectives. This book is essential reading for anyone gazing toward the digital future. The symposium features authors from a selection of the ten organizing questions asked in the book. You can read, download or buy the book here.

What:	TechFreedom & The Next Digital Decade Book Launch
When:	Wednesday, January 19 12:30-5:30 p.m. Symposium 5:30-7:15 p.m. Cocktail reception
Where:	Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill Columbia B, 400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Who:	Panel 1: Internet Optimism, Pessimism & the Future of Online Culture Berin Szoka, TechFreedom (Moderator) Andrew Keen, author of Cult of the Amateur Adam Thierer, Mercatus Center Prof. Ann Bartow, South Carolina School of Law Panel 2: Internet Exceptionalism & Intermediary Deputization Adam Thierer, Mercatus Center (Moderator) Prof. Eric Goldman, Santa Clara School of Law Josh Goldfoot Prof. Mark MacCarthy, Georgetown University Prof. Frank Pasquale, Seton Hall Law School Panel 3: Who Will Govern the Net in 2020? Berin Szoka, TechFreedom (Moderator) Prof. David Johnson, New York Law School Prof. Milton Mueller, Syracuse University Shane Tews, VeriSign Chris Wolf, Hogan Lovells Fireside Chat on the Next Digital Decade Hon. Robert McDowell, FCC Commissioner Declan McCullagh, CNET

To Register: Registration is free but space is limited, so attendees must register in advance. Event questions and media inquiries should be directed to Adam Marcus at amarcus@techfreedom.org.

The event will be also be streamed live on Ustream. Tweet about the event by mentioning @Digital_Decade.

Book Available Online to Read, Download or Purchase; eBook Coming Soon!

Berin Szoka — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:57:53 +0000

The Next Digital Decade can now be read online or downloaded as a PDF, and can be purchased in hardcover ($28.73 + $4.99 for basic shipping). Free eBook versions are coming soon! Links to all versions will always be available here.

To learn more about the book, check out the preface and introduction, or the table of contents.