Do you know about New Media Institute?

A new proof that new media became a big issue on our days is the setting up of an research institute for it.

The New Media Institute (NMI) is an American research and fact finding organization whose mission is to improve public understanding of issues surrounding the Internet and other forms new media communications. NMI works directly with the news media, researchers, academics, government and industry professionals and serves as a primary resource of facts, statistics and analysis (http://www.newmedia.org/)

Should we import this idea also in Europe? Does europeans follow the same trend like the americans?

Liliana