Book review: Advanced introduction to platform economics by Robin Mansell and W. Edward Steinmueller

In Advanced Introduction to Platform Economics, Robin Mansell and W. Edward Steinmueller offer a new roadmap to the economics and regulation of digital platforms, arguing that decisions about regulating platforms should be driven by careful economic analysis. This concise book provides a helpful guide to those coming with fresh eyes to studying platforms and platform regulation, finds Sara Bannerman

Boycott China Olympics

This is research on the Burma/China relationship and why one should boycott the Beijing Olympics.China is the largest overall supporter of the dictatorship in Burma. Currently, China is one of the largest arms suppliers to the military regime, supplying them with over 2 billion US Dollars worth of weapons and military equipment including tanks, fighter jets and military advisors for training. This has allowed Burma's regime to quadruple its size to 450,000 men, including approximately 70,000 child soldiers. China is one of the largest economic supporters of Burma as well. China has more than 2 billion US Dollars worth of investments in Burma, and the government gives Burma hundreds of millions of dollars in grants and loans. Burma relies on China's support. The regime is currently giving up money for natural gas by selling it to China for less than its value to keep China's international political support. China has also voted against UN Sanctions to help the people of Burma

Book review: Advanced introduction to platform economics by Robin Mansell and W. Edward Steinmueller

In Advanced Introduction to Platform Economics, Robin Mansell and W. Edward Steinmueller offer a new roadmap to the economics and regulation of digital platforms, arguing that decisions about regulating platforms should be driven by careful economic analysis. This concise book provides a helpful guide to those coming with fresh eyes to studying platforms and platform regulation, finds Sara Bannerman. Advanced Introduction to Platform Economics. Robin Mansell and W. Edward Steinmueller. Edward Elgar Publishing. 2020

Book review: Advanced introduction to platform economics by Robin Mansell and W. Edward Steinmueller

In Advanced Introduction to Platform Economics, Robin Mansell and W. Edward Steinmueller offer a new roadmap to the economics and regulation of digital platforms, arguing that decisions about regulating platforms should be driven by careful economic analysis. This concise book provides a helpful guide to those coming with fresh eyes to studying platforms and platform regulation, finds Sara Bannerman. Advanced Introduction to Platform Economics. Robin Mansell and W. Edward Steinmueller. Edward Elgar Publishing. 2020

Privacy and smart cities: A Canadian survey

This paper reports the results of a national survey of Canadians about smart city privacy. Our research questions were: How concerned are Canadians about smart city privacy? How do these concerns intersect with age, gender, ethnicity, and location? More, what are the expectations of Canadians with regards to their ability to control, use, or opt-out of data collection in smart city context? What rights and privileges do Canadians feel are appropriate with regard to data self-determination, and what types of data are considered more sensitive than others? In part two of this paper, we review existing literature on privacy and smart cities, particularly in Canada. In part three, we outline the method used in our survey. In part four, we present the findings of our national survey on Canadian attitudes towards privacy in a smart city context. We conclude by summarizing our findings and setting out possible areas for future research.Cet article présente les résultats d’un sondage national sur la vie privée dans les villes intelligentes mené auprès des Canadiens et des Canadiennes. Nos questions de recherche étaient les suivantes: à quel point les Canadiens sont-ils préoccupés par la vie privée dans les villes intelligentes? Comment ces préoccupations se recoupent-elles avec l’âge, le sexe, l’ethnicité et le lieu? De plus, quelles sont les attentes des Canadiens et des Canadiennes en ce qui concerne leur capacité à contrôler, utiliser ou de se retirer de la collecte de données dans un contexte de ville intelligente? Quels sont les droits et privilèges que les Canadiens jugent appropriés en ce qui concerne l’autodétermination informationnelle et quels types de données sont considérés plus sensibles que d’autres? La deuxième section de l’article présente une revue la littérature existante sur la protection de la vie privée et les villes intelligentes, en particulier au Canada. La troisième section décrit la méthode utilisée dans notre sondage. Finalement, la quatrième section consiste en une analyse des résultats du sondage national sur les attitudes des Canadiens et des Canadiennes à l’égard de la protection de la vie privée dans une ville intelligente. Nous concluons en résumant nos conclusions et en définissant les domaines possibles de recherches futures

Intellectual property issues in ICT4D

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Switching the light on: Can intensive psychoanalytical psychotherapy enable a child diagnosed with developmental delay to become unstuck?

This research is a qualitative single-case study focusing on a child diagnosed with global developmental delay who was ‘stuck’ in their development. The aim of the research was to investigate whether they could be moved along the developmental trajectory by receiving an intervention of intensive thrice-weekly psychoanalytical psychotherapy treatment. The research question was: can intensive psychoanalytical psychotherapy enable a child diagnosed with developmental delay to become unstuck? The data was collected from the therapist’s observations of sessions as recorded in the detailed write-up of their process notes. Ten sessions were selected for analysis from the first year of treatment, and three sessions from the second year. The main methods employed for data analysis were thematic analysis and matrix methodology. Three themes were identified by this indepth analysis. The first was ‘finding a voice: language development’, the second ‘play and space – peekaboo’, and the third and final theme was ‘the body: feelings, evacuation and physical holding’. The research results demonstrated that development did shift, and that the patient became less stuck and was able to move along their developmental trajectory. More specifically, the findings showed that language developed substantially, from only six words in the first analysed session and one-word sentences to sentences of four, five or more words and interactional conversational language. It was evident that the development of language opened up the patient’s world relationally, and that they were much more able to communicate and get their emotional needs met. The research illustrated increased awareness of others, a growing sense of time and place in which the present, past and future were more understood, and a place in which sequencing and linking began to occur. Thus the patient was able to shift from a flat, two-dimensional world to a livelier, curious, three-dimensional world in which the notion of a third began to exist and the beginnings of Oedipal development emerged. The development enabled the patient to look around more; the world became a bigger and more interesting and accessible place. The patient began to manage other developmental issues such as anxiety about separation and object constancy, and to develop an understanding that the therapist would return after a gap or break. A more reliable object relationship developed. Holding another in mind during absences was achieved, and anxiety was alleviated. There was a clear shift from using non-verbal communication such as acting out and projective identification to being able to use their language acquisition, to stay with a thought and use thinking. The results showed an increased sense of self and a stronger identity. There was evidence of mental growth and of more of an internal psychic structure, as well as of a notion of play and a developed use of symbolism, and developmental milestones were negotiated and worked through. The conclusion reached is that the research has provided evidence of the benefit of long-term intensive psychoanalytical psychotherapy for this patient group that supports other work in the field of global developmental delay

Consultation on How to Implement Canada\u27s CUSMA Commitment to Extend the General Term of Copyright Protection

As a group of Canadian Intellectual Property Law scholars, we write regarding the Ministers’ recently launched consultation on extending the term of copyright protection in order to meet Canada’s CUSMA commitments. With this letter, which we jointly submit in response to the call for comments, we wish to express our shared concerns about both the proposed term extension and, more immediately, the inappropriately curtailed nature of this consultation process