Robin Mansell is Professor of New Media and the Internet and Head of the Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science. She is internationally known for her work on the social, economic, and political issues arising from innovations in information and communication technologiesChrisanthi Avgerou is Professor of Information Systems in the Information Systems Group, Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science. Her main interests concern the relationship of information technology to organizational change and the role of information technology in socio-economic development. Danny Quah is Professor of Economics and Head of the Economics Department, London School of Economics and Political Science. His work is concerned with economic growth, income inequality, new technology, intellectual assets, information technology and the weightless economy. Roger Silverstone was Professor of Media and Communications and Head of the Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science from 1998 until his death in July 2006.