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New Labour's record on e-government
20 October 2008
Knowledge Politics today publishes a new pamphlet by e-government researcher Andrew Pickering.  E-government is a central plank of New Labour's attempt to make the public services more accessible to the public - in this publication Pickering analyses the successes and failures of Labour's ten years in power.  Launching the pamphlet, Knowledge Politics Head of Research Craig Berry said: "E-government projects have had a bad press in recent years. Andrew makes clear that there is much more to this subject beneath the headlines."
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Knowledge Politics begins workplace ICT research
8 March 2008
Knowledge Politics has today launched a new research project on the use of information and communication technology in the workplace.  Research officer Laura White spoke about the importance of the issue for the future of the information society: "The working lives of many people are now dominated by ICT. This has opportunities, but we are not necessarily taking these opportunities."
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Knowledge Politics welcomes broadband review
22 February 2008
Knowledge Politics has today welcomed the government's announcement of a review of broadband infrastructure. The review will be overseen by the former Chief Executive of Cable and Wireless, Francesco Caio, and will be overseen by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Knowledge Politics Head of Research Craig Berry said, "The review will help Britain to keep ahead of the curve in the global economy. But there remain wider issues the government is failing to address. Greater equity in internet access requires a much broader and more ambitious social policy programme, which we will continue to push for."
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Knowledge Politics chief calls for mixed economy in broadcasting
3 November 2007
Knowledge Politics Head of Research Craig Berry today argued that public service broadcasting must remain a vital part of media provision in the digital age.  In a pamphlet for think-tank Compass, Berry argues: "Clearly, broadcasting differs from education and health, in that we will always expect the bulk of provision to be delivered privately, but public service broadcasting still has a key role to play. To pursue the cultural, educational, economic and other gains that we want to achieve, we have to keep enabling ourselves to harness the possibilities of the new media."
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Knowledge Politics Quarterly
3 October 2007
Knowledge Politics has today launched a new interdisciplinary online journal, KPQ.  The first issue features articles from leading academics including Robert Hassan, Fred Flagg and Alberto Massetti-Zannini.  Introducing the journal, Editor Craig Berry said, "The time has come for academics and experts to look across disciplinary borders and provide a concerted focus on the politics of knowledge. For whatever reason, this is not done enough – and as a result we are failing to learn vital insights from other researchers. It is my hope that KPQ can play a small part in rectifying this."
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The future of the information society is a local one
1 October 2007
Knowledge Politics today publishes its long awaited reported on localism and the information society.  Contributors to the report include Edward Andersson of Involve, Helen Goulden of Communities and Local Government, Shaun Fensom of Manchester Digital and Professor Gordon Dabinett - with a focus section on proposals for 'city top-level domains'.  The report argues there is a strong place for locality and local activity in the emerging information society.
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