Policymaking for critical infrastructure : a case study on strategic interventions in public safety telecommunications / by Gordon A. Gow.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. A public policy challenge -- 2. The design Nexus -- 3. Turning to the empirical -- 4. The standardization effort -- 5. Innovation and experimentation -- 6. Communities of experts -- 7. The structures of intervention.

"By weaving together three distinct fields - public policy, technology studies and management of critical infrastructure - this volume shows how public policy can help to improve the management of large technical systems." "The work also discusses a range of contemporary issues in telecom policy and regulation, such as public consultation, technical standards, network unbundling and interconnection. This work provides observations and recommendations for policy makers, regulators, industry and consumer groups alike, furthering the improved coordination of efforts across these domains of interest."--BOOK JACKET.