U.S. policy makers are set to unveil an ambitious new broadband plan on Tuesday, but Canada still fails to understand the importance of the digital economy, says University of Waterloo president David Johnston.

Last-minute amendments to the bill, which will soon move to the House of Commons, deal with disconnection of file sharers and web-site blocking

Parliamentary reporter, Computing , Friday 12 March 2010 at 10:17:00 Passage in Commons may see horse trading between the Tories and Lib Dems on which elements are dropped Fears are mounting that the government's flagship Digital Economy Bill containing the controversial "telephone tax" is being left to the mercy of a last-minute scramble to finish off legislative business before Parliament is ...

Smart electric grids are championed by the federal government, conservation groups and industry as good for the economy and the environment. The digital meters in homes enable measurement and two-way communication with utilities, so consumers can trim electricity use.

The Chartered Institute for IT, also known as the British Computer Society (BCS), has called for more time to be spent on considering the implications of the Digital Economy bill currently passing through Parliament.

Dave Bailey, Computing , Thursday 11 March 2010 at 16:19:00 "Better legislation later, rather than hurried legislation," says Chartered Institute for IT The Chartered Institute for IT, also known as the British Computer Society (BCS), has called for more time to be spent on considering the implications of the Digital Economy bill currently passing through Parliament. Elizabeth Sparrow, the ...

In 'Second Life ,' the economy is on a roll

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Thursday 11 March 2010 at 16:14:00 Government copyright proposals head for the 'wash ups' Controversial proposals concerning the punishment of illegal file sharers may escape a proper debate in the House of Commons. Derek Wyatt, Labour MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, said today that the Digital Economy Bill has been held up for so long in the House of Lords that it ...