1. Who should produce and distribute information? Public vs. private provision of information--dissemination, user fees, access.
2. How can government encourage the production and dissemination of information?
3. Privacy, Freedom of Information laws, data protection statutes
4. Libel and slander vs. freedom of speech
5. National security policies--classification, export controls.
6. Telecommunications policy--PTT's vs. regulated utilities/common carriers vs. competition.
7. Mass media/broadcasting policy--ownership, content, regulation, licensing of journalists.
8. Education policy.
9. Labor/workforce issues.
10. Industrial policy--information infrastructure, technical compatibility standards.
11. Maintenance of cultural values.
S. Braman, "Defining information: An approach for policy
makers," Telecommunications Policy, Sept. 1989, pp. 233-42.
A. W. Branscomb, Who Owns Information? From Privacy to Public
Access (New York: Basic Books, 1994).
P. Hernon & H. Relyea, "Information Policy," in
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, vol. 48 (suppl.
11) (1991), pp. 176-204.
M. Jussawalla, et al., eds., Information Technology And Global
Independence (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1989).
C. McClure, et al., eds., United States Government Information
Policies: Views And Perspectives (Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1989).
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