Founder of OpenDemocracy Anthony Barnett says the BBC should initiate a conversation about Metadata, informing and educating us about its political and social significance and how it can be used for good.
Academic Jeremy Myerson says the BBC should create a digital public space where its archives can be universally accessed and creatively reused, by anyone, free from commercial imperatives or political interference.
Academic Linda Colley says the BBC should be defended as a bastion of Britain's soft power, as well as offering a distinctive and autonomous voice on domestic issues.
Copyright activist Dominic Young says the BBC has always enabled creators to produce outstanding content. In the digital environment it can only continue to do that by engaging with its users as creators, not just as consumers.