Research Challenges in Internet Governance

Опубликовано 22 июня 2016, 3:29

Internet governance (IG), at its core, is a global discussion between governments, businesses, civil societies, technical experts, academic researchers, and other interested parties on how to shape the evolution and use of the Internet. A central debate concerns whether a federated multi-stakeholder approach, in which all interested parties can participate, is a more appropriate model than a centralized intergovernmental model, where countries would enter into treaties that are negotiated at the government-to-government level. Another issue concerns the role of the US government in managing the operations of the Internet. This session aims to explain the issues involved in Internet governance, the upcoming milestones that make 2015 a critical year for engaging in IG, and explore how academic researchers can enable more thoughtful, evidence-based dialogues with policy stakeholders in the ongoing debates on issues ranging from required technology innovations, to economic analyses, multi-stakeholder policy frameworks, and studies on socio-cultural impacts.