Message to #DAVOS17 – Netopia Has the Answer »

27 January 2016 | Per Strömbäck

The so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution was the main topic of the World Economic Forum in Davos, in case you spent all of last month under a rock and didn’t notice. Netopia has discussed this plent... »

Is Social Media Killing the Truth? »

13 January 2016 | Per Strömbäck

Yes, new technologies have been normalized before, but that is not a case contra regulation but pro. Steven Johnson is an American author of many books on technology. Some of them are great books, ... »

Netopia’s #DigitalSingleMarket Xmas Wish »

10 December 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Dear Father Christmas, I have been a good online publication all year, dutifully covering the digital policy issues, interviewing decision-makers, tweeting opinions, did all my homework and ate my ... »

Peace for Paris »

20 November 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Last week’s news about the terror attacks in Paris shocked Netopia as much as anyone. Who does not have a strong relation to the City of Light? This writer visited Paris Games Week only two weeks befo... »

Will #Robots Take Your Job? (and Netopia on Television) »

10 November 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Does automation create more jobs than it kills? Some say we’re not automating fast enough, others that there is a race for jobs between computers and humans. But it’s also about the quality of those j... »

#DigitalSingleMarket Fail and Why Both Sides Are Wrong About Net Neutrality »

2 November 2015 | Per Strömbäck

The European Parliament vote on the Telecoms Single Market in Europe was either the end of network neutrality or an historic achievement for the open internet, depending on who you ask. Both are wrong... »

How Not to Save #NetworkNeutrality »

27 October 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Today the European Parliament voted on the telecoms single market in Europe, a part of the Commission’s agenda for the digital single market. Netopia has previously reported on the Council’s position ... »

No Way Out? The News Media’s #Digital Conundrum »

25 October 2015 | Per Strömbäck

“The news media let the genie of the bottle, now their trying to put it back inside”. This is how a friend of mine captured the news media’s current digital predicament. While snappy, is it really tru... »

Welcome to the New Netopia »

5 October 2015 | Per Strömbäck

We gave Netopia a make-over. It was long overdue. I hope you like the new design, I like to think it makes it easier to find one’s way around the website, and much better on mobile. There are some new... »

The Mixed Blessing of Unlimited Distribution or Does the Appstore Need a Make-Over? »

31 August 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Gamescom is the world’s biggest games show. It brings 400 000 gamers to the Cologne Fair every August where they spend hours in line to get a 15-20 minute sample of upcoming game hits like Star Wars: ... »