Archive for the ‘Lucy Hopkins’ Topic
Regulation in the digital age
Published: 9 August 2012
The world as we know it is changing. We are seeing rapid transformations in technology which are bringing about changes in the way consumers participate in the economy and society. This fast pace of change can be seen clearly in the growth of technology businesses. As of September 2006, Facebook was extended beyond its original target audience of educational institutions to anyone with a registered email address. By May 2012, it had over 900 million active users. A similar story can be seen with Twitter which had grown to 140 million active users by March 2012 since its creation in 2006.
Publication: All that’s digital isn’t gold: The challenges and risks of the digital age
Published: 18 June 2012
Widespread access to the internet and the new technologies that are built upon it are making powerful new approaches to consumer empowerment possible. We are seeing extraordinary advances in our ability to communicate with each other, that will have a more profound and transformative effect on society and the economy than previous advances in communications technology.
All that’s digital…
Published: 18 June 2012
Imagine a world where a company can refuse you a loan because your friends on Facebook have bad credit ratings. When you get worse deals than others when buying online because a company has tracked your search patterns and know that you’re not much of a bargain hunter. These things are already happening in the online world.
New ‘Digital Engagement Cookbook’ website serves up recipes for effective consumer empowerment
Published: 17 April 2012
I’m delighted to introduce our new website – the Digital Engagement Cookbook. It’s to help local authorities, charities, retailers, service providers and campaign groups, among others, to explore the new opportunities that the digital world offers for engaging and empowering citizens and consumers. Digital tools and channels are an increasingly essential way of engaging citizens and consumers, and helping them to mobilise around an issue or make more informed decisions.