Stanhope Centre for Communications Policy Research: Training



	Training and Development Annenberg/Oxford Summer Institute This summer programme was established at the Programme for Comparative Media Law and Policy, Oxford University in 1998 and offers intensive, high level study of law, policy and regulation in a range of communications sectors. This annual two-week programme is designed to introduce participants to the multitude of issues presented by the new communications technologies. Participants are able to focus on specific regional issues, and are at the same time exposed to a broad international perspective and a network of like-minded experts from countries worldwide. In 2005, for the first time the Annenberg School for Communication joined this summer programme as the main sponsor. Sessions focussed on, for example, the Internet (Web sites and regulation of hate speech), satellite (distribution and regulation of controversial channels) and advanced multi-channel digital broadcasting, all of which present extraordinary questions of law, policy and cultural change with impact on interactivity and direct marketing. Visit the Programme's home page. December 2004 - Stanhope Centre sent a representative to consult with the Public Affairs and Media Office of the OSCE Presence in Albania. Dr. Joan Barata, from the University of Barcelona , assisted with draft amendments to the electronic media law related to digital terrestrial broadcasting and satellite service providers in Tirana. East Africa Training Programme From January 24th through March 4th, the Stanhope Centre and London School of Economics Crisis States Programme hosted 16 East African journalists to the UK for a specifically tailored Fellowship programme including politics and economics. More Information » Intellectual Property in Comparative Perspective: Cultural Implications of Technological Change An intensive policy-oriented two-week summer seminar on the political and cultural context of intellectual property law, held at the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest. August 1-12, 2004. Visit the seminar's archived web site for details. ICT Training Programme In August 2003, 25 journalists from Eastern and Central Europe met in Budapest for a two-week training session on Information and Communications Technologies. The archived ICT Programme Website has the course curriculum, coursework and faculty information