Policy globalization and the `information societya: a view from Canada

The Canadian example suggests that recent shifts in communication policy frameworks should be understood as a transformation in how technology is organized politically, and not simply as a policy reaction to technological innovation. The process is tracked chronologically in three sections: institutional renewal (1993}1994); accelerated vertical slippage between national, regional and global policy levels (1995}1996); and horizontal dispersal of communication policy into new other sectors (1997). Across these stages, a series of convergences characterized by increased #uidity between territorial as well as sectoral jurisdictions are discussed; implications for the understanding of communication policy frameworks withi