1. Local Propositions on Free Expression, Regulation, Technology and Privacy

    Efforts to regulate content and access will create an infrastructure of surveillance and in tandem dismisses any and all attempts at equality. The infrastructure appears to be reluctant twoards regulation, making regulation difficult to apply.

2. PVRS: Content Control

With personal video recorders hitting the market, how to regulate viewing becomes a major concern. Without some resolution of the digital copy protection issue, personal video recorder technology remains vulnerable.

3. Back from the Brink at Last

Asia-Pacific's newspaper industry begins to shake off the economic doldrums. And more importantly, they are quickly embracing new technologies and business models to build strong franchises for the future.

4. Data-carrying Capability of TV Signal

The ability to use a portion of the broadcast signal to deliver data, and even streaming video, to personal computers may be the biggest opportunity for broadcasters, and the biggest potential competitive threat.

5. G8 Needs to Bridge Its Own Digital Divide

The gap between the access of rich and poor countries to information and communication technologies becomes a growing concern. Policymakers are certainly aware of something called the Digital Divide a focus in the Group of Eight summit meeting.

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