Openness and innovation in the information society

Openness and innovation in the information society Dr Ian Brown, OII

Open Access
Growing influence of open licences - Creative Commons (60m+ items) and GPL
Opportunity for greater global impact of European culture through innovative licensing
Opportunity for European software firms to overcome US first-mover advantage through building open source products and services
Opportunity for European governments to support local software capacity by procuring open source
Opportunity for European universities to teach the world by collaborating on open source learning materials
Opportunity for soft power projection

Alternative business models
Touring, merchandise, scores, branding, try-before-buy, mash-ups, consulting…
openbusiness.cc
openrightsgroup.org/creativebusiness/

Net neutrality & end-to-end
Continued net neutrality and application of end-to-end principle critical to continued innovation…
… as are transparency and strong competition enforcement

Competition regulation for the Internet era
Strong, transparent pro-active competition regulation is key
Generativity of PC + Internet ecosystem has driven radical innovation and should be maintained

Openness and innovation in the information society

by Ian Brown on May 24, 2008

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