Nolan Bowie
Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
Contact:
Telephone: (617) 496-6845
Email: nolan_bowie@harvard.edu
July 16, 2007
Treating Money as Free Speech
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Nolan Bowie, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
July 9, 2007
"Ensuring Privacy in the Broadband Era"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Nolan Bowie, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
"The states should add an amendment to their constitutions for a general right of privacy, as is now included in the state constitution of California; Congress should create a federal Privacy Commission, whose role would be to investigate violations of privacy laws and bring cases to the Department of Justice for prosecution, modeled after the Privacy Commission of Canada; Congress should also strengthen existing federal privacy laws."
July 2, 2007
"Education for the Long Term"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Nolan Bowie, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
"I wish to share my vision of a possible future where the digital divide — a term that implies inequality of access to Internet connectivity, to relevant information, education, knowledge, and opportunity in digital formats and in digital networks — is eliminated in the United States by adapting a national ubiquitous high-speed broadband policy."
June 25, 2007
"Rewriting the Broadcast Regulation Rules"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Nolan Bowie, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
"...Congress could amend the Communications Act to require the FCC to allocate spectrum now used by TV stations to "unlicensed broadband," thus creating the opportunity for the rapid deployment of ubiquitous wireless, high-speed broadband. This approach is more attuned to First Amendment principles, and, it would go a long way in spurring the economy, closing the digital divide, delivering better e-government and e-citizen services, better healthcare and emergency services, lifelong learning opportunities, and promoting national security."
June 11, 2007
"Bridging the Digital TV Gap"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Nolan Bowie, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
"...the FCC has mandated a new standard for TV broadcasting — digital, which is not compatible with existing analog standards. The switchover is an issue not just for consumers but for society as a whole, since it raises concerns of a widening digital divide, the environmentally safe disposal of old televisions, and even greater media-ownership concentration."
June 4, 2007
"Consumer Benefit in Cable Franchising"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Nolan Bowie, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
" Instead of local municipalities — with the participation of local citizens and their local community representatives — negotiating in good faith for better content, high-speed access to broadband, and quality digital services, Verizon proposes an expedited, but self-serving, single statewide franchise license that does nothing to improve choice or benefit consumers."
