[Updated] Beyond Broadband Access: Data Based Information Policy for a New Administration

Penn State, Michigan State and Rutgers Universities and the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, in cooperation with the New America Foundation, held 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.

A three day event, Beyond Broadband Access features 10 panels with topics including:

* Theories, models, and measurement
* Data collection
* Spectrum and Wireless
* Broadband Policy
* Regulation

[Workshop Program]
[Workshop Speakers Bios]
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**Panel 1. Theories, Models and Measurement I
- Bohlin, Erik and Kohlilul, Ibrahim,
“Is the European Broadband Public Spending a Sensible Project? The Opportunity Cost Concept and Implications of the Input-Output Analysis”

- Neogi, Prabir,
"The Impacts of Broadband Infrastructure Investments and ICT Use: The Case of Canada”
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**Panel 2. Theories, Models and Measurement II
- Forbes, Scott,
“Let’s Count What Matters: Constructing a New Framework for Broadband Metrics”

- Middleton, Catherine,
“Beyond Broadband Access: What do We Need to Measure, and How Do We Measure It”

- Hudson, Heather,
“Using Data for Policy Development: Designing a Universal Service Fund for Tanzania”
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**Panel 3. Data and Democracy
- Schejter, Amit,
"Rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties,
and rulers of tens: Does Democracy Count?"

- Schement, Jorge,
“Data and Democracy”

- Tongia, Rahul,
“Costs of Exclusions from Networks”

- Menou, Michael,
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**Panel 4. Traffic, Data Collection
- Lehr, William, Bauer, Steve and Clark, Daivid,
"Broadband Microfoundations: the Need for Traffic Data"

- Bauer, Johanes and Sungjoong Kim
"Approaches to Overcoming Data Challenges in International Comparisons"
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**Panel 5. Broadband I
- Jamison, Mark and Hauge, Janice
“What’s in a Name? Analyzing the Evolving Concept of Broadband”

- Flamm, Kenneth,
“The Determinants of
Disconnectedness: Understanding US Broadband Unavailability”
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**Panel 6. Broadband II
- Sutherland, Ewan,
“Information Policy Measures in Europe and Africa”

- Lee, Sangwon and Brown, Justin
“Ubiquitous Broadband Deployment: Examination of Adoption Factors,
Network Competition and Network Effects”
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**Pannel 7. Spectrum/Wireless
- Meinrath, Sascha
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**Pannel 8. Users
- Hargittai, Eszter,
“The Role of Skill in Internet Use”

- Wattegama, Chanuka,
“Prospects of Volunteer Computing Model in Performance Data
Gathering for Broadband Policy Formulation: A Case study from South Asia”

- Kwon, Youngsun,
“From Penetration to Information Service Accessibility and Usability”
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**Panel 9. China and Approaches to Comprehensive “Informatization”
- Zhou, Hongren,
“China’s Informatization Program”

- Zhang, Bin,

- Taylor, Richard,
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**Panel 10. Regulation
- Frieden, Robert,
“Case Studies in Abandoned Empiricism and Peer Review at the Federal Communications Commission”

- Misuraca, Gianluca, Centeno, Clara and Broster, David,
“ICTs for Governance and Policy Modeling in Europe: Challenges and Future Prospects”

- Noam, Eli,