Smart Internet 2010 is an ambitious, 170-page report on the future of the Internet commissioned by the Australian government. It covers a lot of ground (much of it likely familiar to you if you're a regular BB reader), aimed at a general audience (e.g., net-clueless regulators). It basically tries to sum up all the stuff going on with P2P, copyright, games, VoIP, and all. The authors spoke to a lot of non-usual-suspects, people from outside policyland, and came up with something that's a lot closer to a couple months' worth of blog-reading than a couple months' talking to academics and regulators.
Smart Internet 2010 explores future possibilities for Australia in open source and social network technologies, eHealth, digital games, voice applications and mobiles. It identifies possible outcomes that are relevant to innovation strategies and sectoral development. Smart Internet 2010 also synthesises rich insights from interviewees who are 'thought leaders' in their respective domains, and includes relevant coverage of global and industry trends.
(Thanks, Darren!)
