The Pew Internet & American Life Project studies and analyzes public-policy issues such as privacy and security, telecommunications law and the “digital divide” among social classes in the United States http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx Experts are divided about the role Western technology firms will play in helping monitor dissident activity in the future. Some hope the open Internet and prospect of consumer backlash will minimize businesses' cooperation with authoritarian governments, but others believe profits will compel firms to go along. Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899403271&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Public Policy&WT.rss_a=The Future of Corporate Responsibility&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>Studies in three cities show that if people believe their local government shares information well, they also feel good about their town and its civic institutions. Avid information consumers from media and online sources are also more likely to be involved and feel they have impact.</p> Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=328390&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Public Policy&WT.rss_a=How the Public Perceives Community Information Systems&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>Government agencies have begun to open up their data to the public, and a surprisingly large number of citizens are showing interest. Some 40% of adult Internet users have gone online for raw data about government spending and activities, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.</p> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:45:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=58651&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Public Policy&WT.rss_a=Government Online&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>Technology experts and stakeholders belive that innovative forms of online cooperation could result in more efficient and responsive for-profit firms, non-profit organizations, and government agencies by the year 2020. </p> Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:15:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=58243&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Public Policy&WT.rss_a=The Impact of the Internet on Institutions in the Future&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>A new report by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows that the Internet is not changing the fundamental socio-economic character of civic engagement in America.</p> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:25:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=54907&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Public Policy&WT.rss_a=The Internet and Civic Engagement&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>Political and civic involvement have long been dominated by those with high levels of income and education, leading some advocates to hope that Internet-based engagement might alter this pattern. However, a new report by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows that the Internet is not changing the fundamental socio-economic character of civic engagement in America.</p> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:10:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=54906&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Public Policy&WT.rss_a=Report: The Internet and Civic Engagement&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>This speech looks at how government leaders and others can apply the Pew Internet tech-user typology to promoting their missions.</p> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=53332&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Public Policy&WT.rss_a=Presentation: The Nine Tribes of the Internet&WT.z_contenttype=Speech <p>A new report by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project finds that the 2008 election was the first in which more than half the voting-age population used the Internet for political purposes.</p> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:10:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=51112&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Public Policy&WT.rss_a=New Pew Research Center Report Examines the Internet's Role in Campaign 2008&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>Three-quarters (74%) of Internet users—55% of all U.S. adults—went online to take part in or get news and information about the 2008 election. The most interested are the most likely to browse sites that match their views.<br /></p> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=51110&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Public Policy&WT.rss_a=The Internet's Role in Campaign 2008&WT.z_contenttype=Report Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx