Public policy How do you see public policy evolving in relation to Internet Issues? The status of public policy right now, with respect to the Internet, is low-grade. There is no firm, clear-sighted leadership on issues of public policy, at least within the United States. And we are a leader. The reason for this is that the questions are incredibly daunting. What's the role of property? What's the role of law? What's the role of government? What are the effects going to be? These are huge questions that people involved in elections, in running administrations and bureaucracies, have not yet had time to digest. There is no one who's come forward and said, "Here, we've got a clear vision; here is the answer." But answers are now starting to crystallize; they're starting to emerge. There is an opportunity for real leadership in public policy. i would expect that public policy folk who come to the conference will leave knowing that they are considerably further ahead than when they arrived. |
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