Dispatch From Aspen: Unlocking Innovation
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Director Meredith Attwell Baker keynoted the Progress and Freedom Foundation's kick-off reception at the think tank's annual summit in Aspen, Colo. on Sunday evening. Her thesis: "Unlocking Innovation - Has the Key Been Misplaced?"
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Baker, who is accustomed to speaking 24/7 about the digital television transition, promised she would refrain from those talking points and instead focused on the importance of crafting policies that foster innovation and growth while relying on private sector investment and free market competition. That balance is particularly important as the Bush administration "turn[s] over the keys to the next custodians of our nation’s telecom and information policies," she said.
During her talk, she hit on several topics including the ongoing discussion about network management principles and continued calls by some groups for "net neutrality." "I’m just not convinced this is the key that opens the door to innovation, but instead one that deadbolts it locked, shut," she said. Baker also spoke about broadcast localism and a la carte cable pricing.
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