Penn State, Michigan State and Rutgers Universities and the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, in cooperation with the New America Foundation, will hold an Experts Workshop, “Beyond Broadband Access: Data-Based Information Policy for a New Administration” at the Foundation’s new headquarters in Washington, D.C., September 22-24, 2009.

Information about the program can be found at: http://www.newamerica.net/events/2009/beyond_broadband_access/.

This website will shortly be updated with the initial program and participants. The Workshop is accepting submissions (Abstracts) for participation until April 30.

If you have any questions, please contact me directly at rdt4@psu.edu. This is promising to be a very interesting event. Stay tuned!

Following TPRC (TPRC paper can be downloaded here: http://www.intramis.net/TPRC_files/TPRC%2008%20Taylor-Zhang%20Final.pdf) in September, there was an Experts' Workshop in Beijing on “Measuring/Bridging the Digital Divide”, hosted by the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, and featuring three “foreign experts”, i.e., myself, Prof. Heather Hudson of the University of San Francisco, and Dr. Prabir Neogi of the Government of Canada. It was organized by Prof. Zhang Bin, a professor at the BUPT.

A background paper was prepared for the meeting, in English and Chinese, which can be accessed here:
http://www.intramis.net/bupt_file/BUPT%20Background.pdf),
along with a copy of my presentation:
http://www.intramis.net/bupt_file/BUPT%20Beijing%20presentation_Taylor.p...,
and Doctor Neogi's presentation:
http://www.intramis.net/bupt_file/BUPT%20Beijing%20presentation_Neogi.pd...
the event’s program can be accessed here: