Technology and Online Spaces Claro Parlade Director for
Software Policy Asia-Pacific
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BSA Global Members
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BSA Asia Regional Members
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BSA Local Members in Asia
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Online Dispute Resolution
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Pilot ODR Projects in the Philippines 2002 to 2005 Online
Multi-door Courthouse Blind bidding Online Arbitration Online
Mediation Neutral Evaluation E-Rulemaking Facility Working Group
Mode Public Forum
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Use of Appropriate Technology Design of both services largely
influenced by state of technology Bandwidth Issues Graphics vs.
Text Videoconferencing Option Access devices Basic computers Mobile
phones capable of SMS
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Society is changing Information society Digital Economy
Knowledge-based economy Creative Economy
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Technology is advancing Rapid growth of internet usage and
increasing importance of broadband access Enrichment of user
experience Innovations in video-conferencing, from Livemeeting to
Telepresence Growing dominance of wireless anytime, anywhere
computing Diversity in access devices Emergence of cloud
computing
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Policy is evolving Social networking challenging privacy norms
Growing threats to network and data security Policy and legal
implications of cloud computing Need for legal weapons to address
cybercrime, including internet piracy
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But many principles stay the same An innovation environment is
critical to the software industry Free competition, technology
neutrality and open standards Incentive to innovate springs from
intellectual property protection Need for effective legal
framework, appropriate for digital environment