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Self- and Co-Regulation as Indicators of a Transformed Statehood in the Mediamatics Sector
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Tracking Number ICA-1-10510
(1) Self- and Co-Regulation as Indicators of a Transformed Statehood in the Mediamatics Sector
Liberalization, globalization and convergence lead to a political control crisis and subsequently to regulatory reforms in the mediamatics sector (media, telematics), the convergent communications sector. The traditional common pattern of statehood in the mediamatics sector is obsolete and a new common pattern seems to emerge, encompassing changes of political institutions, content and processes of regulation and control. In this paper we focus on one important element of such a transformed statehood, on the changing division of labor between governments and the industry –more generally, between state actors and societal actors – and in particular on the models of self- and co-regulation in the European Union. Self- and co-regulation are widely considered to be tools of great promise by the industry and various policymakers, prominently by the European Commission. In our analysis we summarize incentives, risks and success factors of self- and co-regulation, present a classification for the different types of regulation, and provide an overview and assessment of self- and co-regulation as defined and practiced at the EU-level.
Introduction
The change towards a European Information Society can, inter alia, be depicted by three major interwoven characteristics: ƒ
a transformed societal communications system, mainly driven by digitalization, convergence and globalization – which we describe as mediamatics (media,telematics)
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,
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transformed economic interactions – which we analyse as digital economy
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, and
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transformed policies, polities and politics – which we analyse as transformed statehood in the mediamatics sector
3
.
This paper concentrates on the third characteristic, a transformed statehood as a result of efforts to cope with the public control crisis, triggered by the impact of mediamatics and the digital economy. We focus on one particular indicator of this transformed statehood, on the trend towards increased self- and co-regulation, in other words, on the new division of labor between state and private actors in the regulatory process and on new institutional forms of regulation.
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For a detailed analysis of the convergent communications system see Latzer 1997, 1998.
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For major industrial economic characteristics of the digital economy and its implications for market
structures, business strategies and public policy see Latzer/Schmitz 2001, 2002; Schmitz/Latzer 2002.
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For an overview of the transformed statehood in the mediamatics sector see Latzer 2000b.
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| | Authors: Just, Natascha. and Latzer, Michael. |
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Tracking Number ICA-1-10510
(1) Self- and Co-Regulation as Indicators of a
Transformed Statehood in the Mediamatics Sector
Liberalization, globalization and convergence lead to a political control crisis and
subsequently to regulatory reforms in the mediamatics sector (media, telematics), the
convergent communications sector. The traditional common pattern of statehood in
the mediamatics sector is obsolete and a new common pattern seems to emerge,
encompassing changes of political institutions, content and processes of regulation
and control. In this paper we focus on one important element of such a transformed
statehood, on the changing division of labor between governments and the industry –
more generally, between state actors and societal actors – and in particular on the
models of self- and co-regulation in the European Union. Self- and co-regulation are
widely considered to be tools of great promise by the industry and various
policymakers, prominently by the European Commission. In our analysis we
summarize incentives, risks and success factors of self- and co-regulation, present a
classification for the different types of regulation, and provide an overview and
assessment of self- and co-regulation as defined and practiced at the EU-level.
Introduction
The change towards a European Information Society can, inter alia, be depicted by
three major interwoven characteristics:
ƒ
a transformed societal communications system, mainly driven by digitalization,
convergence and globalization – which we describe as mediamatics (media,
telematics)
1
,
ƒ
transformed economic interactions – which we analyse as digital economy
2
, and
ƒ
transformed policies, polities and politics – which we analyse as transformed
statehood in the mediamatics sector
3
.
This paper concentrates on the third characteristic, a transformed statehood as a
result of efforts to cope with the public control crisis, triggered by the impact of
mediamatics and the digital economy. We focus on one particular indicator of this
transformed statehood, on the trend towards increased self- and co-regulation, in
other words, on the new division of labor between state and private actors in the
regulatory process and on new institutional forms of regulation.
1
For a detailed analysis of the convergent communications system see Latzer 1997, 1998.
2
For major industrial economic characteristics of the digital economy and its implications for market
structures, business strategies and public policy see Latzer/Schmitz 2001, 2002; Schmitz/Latzer
2002.
3
For an overview of the transformed statehood in the mediamatics sector see Latzer 2000b.
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