Defending Journalism – New Threats to Freedom of Speech »

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10 October 2017 | Netopia

The contemporary threats to journalists extend to all reaches in media and, in some cases, threaten media freedom—reports Netopia from the ECPMF conference “Defending Journalists Under Threat” in Leip... »

Beyond Fake News – Threats to the Life and Work of Journalists »

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26 September 2017 | Netopia

It’s one thing to have US President Trump call the Washington media core “bad people," it’s another to have the president of a country lock up dissenting voices, and this is the challenge facing many... »

The End of Roaming Means… Geo-blocking »

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15 June 2017 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

Today, June 15th, 2017 is the end of roaming in the European Digital Single Market. A big step for the European Union, but telecom operators are not thrilled to see a big source of revenue go away. No... »

Elves vs Trolls – The Battle for Truth Online »

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12 June 2017 | Netopia

As tools are developed and platforms like Facebook tighten up content verification, the battle between Elves and activists fighting trolls, spammers, and fakers for reach and takedown has barely begun... »

Towards a Knowledge Economy »

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12 May 2017 | Dr. Nima Sanandaji, President of ECEPR Think Tank

Today politicians, academics, journalists and entrepreneurs often refer to the knowledge economy. It is relevant to remember that although this might seem as a new buzz phrase it is far from a new phe... »

Wealth Creation in Modern Societies »

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21 April 2017 | Dr. Nima Sanandaji, President of ECEPR Think Tank

How is wealth created in societies? During a long time, economists gave the simple answer that capital, labor and natural resources were the three cornerstones of economic activity. The level of prosp... »

Europe: Towards A Knowledge-Intensive Economy? »

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10 April 2017 | Dr. Nima Sanandaji, President of ECEPR Think Tank

While the European economies are amongst the most prosperous and innovative in the world, development in the region has stalled during recent time. A report by Eurostat shows that nearly a third (30.7... »

What is the “Knowledge society”? »

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5 April 2017 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

What is the ”knowledge society”? We tend to think of knowledge as something connected to individuals and so we need better skills and education to develop in synch with the world. But is that all ther... »

“Spies (Nikolai Levy Remix)” – The Long Tradition of Fake News »

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17 March 2017 | Rhoda Crockett, hacking and spamming expert

In 1999, a 20-second MP3-file purporting to be from Coldplay was uploaded to Napster by a young man in Stanmore, North London. He entitled the file “Spies (Nikolai Levy Remix)”. He let a few people do... »

Jobs, Growth and Europe’s Digital Future in the Creative and Cultural Sectors »

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8 March 2017 | Ideas Matters

The creative and cultural industries have a huge impact on the European economy and are “one of the strategic industries we have in Europe,” explained European Commission official Antti Peltomäki at t... »