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April 2010

Private Investment and the National Broadband Plan

Having worked for over 9 months to figure out how America could have the healthiest broadband ecosystem in the world, one consistent theme is the health of that ecosystem depends heavily -- in fact, primarily -- on private investment.

If we get the implementation of the mobile piece of the Plan right, we can precipitate a massive private investment boom and build a world-leading broadband ecosystem. And if we get it wrong, we will cause our economy to suffer huge losses in wealth and jobs, our competitiveness diminished as other countries surge ahead, riding over the wireless networks of the future.

Report profiles a new world for cybercrime

The age of destructive nationwide viruses has faded and tailored attacks targeting individual data are on the rise, according to an annual Symantec Internet security report. The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report outlining international trends about malicious hacking from 2009 had Brazil ranked third as the source of malicious attacks behind the United States, which is first, followed by China. The report, released earlier this month, indicated that while accusations of Chinese and North Korean hacks against the government get media attention, only 25 percent of malicious attacks in 2009 targeted a government. Brazil is the source of 48 percent of those attacks against governments. The report showed developing countries like Brazil, India and even Vietnam skyrocketing in rankings for cybercrime activity like spam, phishing for data and malicious code as their computer infrastructure grows.

Put Away That Laptop: Professors Pull The Plug

It was only a few years after colleges started requiring students to have laptops that some professors started banning them in their classrooms. Many professors say they don't want to compete with surfing the Internet, shopping for shoes, checking e-mail and Facebook. But it may be impossible to put that genie back in the bottle; kids are finding their way around even the cleverest efforts by campus IT departments to keep them off-line.

Survey: 'Digital natives' need more IT support

A recent survey that shows even tech-savvy college students require more campus IT support than you might think. Only four in 10 college students surveyed said they receive adequate support for education technology tools on campus, although 70 percent of respondents said they would prefer to take a course with "a great deal of technology" if proper IT help was provided, according to Instructors and Students: Technology Use, Engagement, and Learning Outcomes, released April 7 by higher-education research firm Eduventures and Cengage Learning, a Connecticut-based company that provides research, learning, and teaching solutions.

Cell phones have much potential in classrooms

Teachers are finding interesting and creative ways to include mobile phones in classroom instruction in an effort to bridge the divide between the technologies children use at home and what they use in school, education technology experts say. Common Sense Media hosted a series of panel discussions April 21 that examined how mobile technology can both help and hinder children's development and education. Many educators are still resistant to bringing the technology into the classroom for different reasons.

Senate Commerce Committee
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
Thursday, Apr. 29, 2010
10am


Wednesday, April 28, 2010
10:30 a.m. ET

Advertising is virtually everywhere. The Internet and new technologies have taken kids' exposure to advertising to new levels. That's why the Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, will launch Admongo, a campaign to raise advertising literacy among the nation's youth.

WHO:
David Vladeck, Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection
Len Gordon, Director, FTC Northeast Region
C. Lee Peeler, President and CEO, National Advertising Review Council;
Executive Vice President, National Advertising Self-Regulation, Council of Better Business Bureaus
Oscar Ramírez, Teacher, Oyster-Adams Elementary School, Washington, DC

TO CALL IN: The phone number is 877-407-8033. The lines, which are for media only, will open at 10:15 a.m. ET. No conference ID is required

Fleishman-Hillard
202-857-2209
lisa.miller@fleishman.com


Toronto, Canada
May 6-8, 2010
http://makingmediapublic.wordpress.com/


Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
10am
http://sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Home

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is scheduled to testify, as is Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary Larry Strickling.

National Association of Broadcasters CEO Gordon Smith and CTIA CEO Steve Largent will also appear. So will American Cable Association Chairman Steve Friedman and CenturyLink Vice President Tom Gerke.


Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media and the Media Democracy Fund
New York, New York
June 9-10, 2010
http://gfem.org/node/796

Please join Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media and the Media Democracy Fund for our second annual . This year's gathering will take place on June 9th and 10th at the offices of the Open Society Institute in New York City.

(Note: This is a funder-only event and space is limited.)

The 2010 Funder Conversation will build on last year's convening and continue a critical dialogue on how philanthropy can best harness its resources ─ financial, knowledge, and leadership ─ to meet the needs of democracy in our increasingly media-saturated world. (2009 notes and presentations can be found at http://gfem.org/node/577.)

Over the course of the two days, the format will emphasize peer-to-peer exchanges and conversation as we explore the current state and future of media and the role that philanthropy plays in strengthening it. Participants will be informed by leading practitioners and funders who will share their knowledge of media funding for content (including documentary films, journalism, audio, web sites, mobile content, installations and more), media policy (advocacy, education, government policy and access), and media infrastructure (innovative platforms, development, training, capacity building and support of small or large-scale information delivery and telecommunications systems).

The aim of these two days together is to provide a unique space for strategy development during what is undeniably a dynamic moment in history. Agenda and speaker list are currently in development. Our intent is for all attendees to share their knowledge, collectively address funding challenges and leave better able to navigate both the funding and media environments.

Registration: There is no fee to attend for GFEM and Media Democracy Fund members; there is a $50 fee for non-members. Space is limited to 50 participants so please reserve your spot today by registering online at http://mediagrantmaking2010.eventbrite.com.


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