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 Last update: 2003/07/14

chiariglione.org proposes to set up a Digital Media Project. Ideally, this is the formalisation of the implicit project "Digital Media" that has been running for 75 years, pieces of which only existed in the minds of scientists, businessmen and public authorities. The lack of success of Digital Media in the last 10 years shows that we need an explicit project because things, particularly as complex as those made possible by Digital Media Technologies, do not just "happen". If we want to reap the benefits from the huge investments made, we must recognise that critical hurdles have to be identified, a master plan has to be created and activities have to be organised so that hurdles can be removed.

Does the proposal imply the creation of a global Digital Media Gosplan similar to the one that used to run the economy of the former Soviet Union? By all means, no!

The Digital Media Project should be a not-for-profit organisation, open to all interested parties: industry representatives, user associations and public authorities with the task to:

1. Identify the obstacles that prevent the full enjoyment of the benefits of Digital Media
2. Recommend actions to remove the said obstacles to appropriate entities
3. Follow-up on the recommendations in the appropriate environments.

The Digital Media Manifesto is the movement that should write down the mission, the workplan and the charter of the Digital Media Project. Most of the preparatory work can be done by correspondence (email) and a physical meeting may only be needed to finalise the text of the Manifesto.

Submit your contribution to manifesto@chiariglione.org. Click here to read the contributions received so far.

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