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Big Data is an evolving term that describes any voluminous amount of structured, semi-structured ... more Big Data is an evolving term that describes any voluminous amount of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data that has the potential to be mined for information. Although big data doesn't refer to any specific quantity, the term is often used when speaking about petabytes and exabytes of data.
In recent times, this meme has become a grave Internet Governance issue.
Despite the fact that Cloud and Big Data poses opportunities for data companies and online users alike, there are concerns that the increased amount of information users reveal about themselves may compromise with the safeguarding of the privacy of their (users’) personal data.
Stringent international regulations of privacy and data protection with regard to automatic processing of personal data thus need to be enforced.
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The open and unified Web we enjoy today began as a US government project – ARPANET - in the late ... more The open and unified Web we enjoy today began as a US government project – ARPANET - in the late 1960’s. Over the years, the governance of this tool changed hands from the Department of Defense, to the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Commerce. The formation of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in 1998, meant that the organization could oversee the governance of the Internet on behalf of the U.S government, under the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions contract. This move would years later spark criticism from various Internet stakeholders, who called for a neutral body to coordinate the Internet. As a result, the IANA transition was effected with the primary objective of relinquishing the U.S government’s control of the Internet, into the hands of the global community. Today, the Internet is governed through a multi-stakeholder model and bottom-up approach.
This research seeks to provide a general understanding of Internet governance, the ecosystem, emerging technologies and issues, as well as identify the various stakeholders in the Internet governance ecosystem, and the respective roles they play in the quest to ensure a shared global ownership of this valuable resource.
Big Data is an evolving term that describes any voluminous amount of structured, semi-structured ... more Big Data is an evolving term that describes any voluminous amount of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data that has the potential to be mined for information. Although big data doesn't refer to any specific quantity, the term is often used when speaking about petabytes and exabytes of data.
In recent times, this meme has become a grave Internet Governance issue.
Despite the fact that Cloud and Big Data poses opportunities for data companies and online users alike, there are concerns that the increased amount of information users reveal about themselves may compromise with the safeguarding of the privacy of their (users’) personal data.
Stringent international regulations of privacy and data protection with regard to automatic processing of personal data thus need to be enforced.
The open and unified Web we enjoy today began as a US government project – ARPANET - in the late ... more The open and unified Web we enjoy today began as a US government project – ARPANET - in the late 1960’s. Over the years, the governance of this tool changed hands from the Department of Defense, to the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Commerce. The formation of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in 1998, meant that the organization could oversee the governance of the Internet on behalf of the U.S government, under the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions contract. This move would years later spark criticism from various Internet stakeholders, who called for a neutral body to coordinate the Internet. As a result, the IANA transition was effected with the primary objective of relinquishing the U.S government’s control of the Internet, into the hands of the global community. Today, the Internet is governed through a multi-stakeholder model and bottom-up approach.
This research seeks to provide a general understanding of Internet governance, the ecosystem, emerging technologies and issues, as well as identify the various stakeholders in the Internet governance ecosystem, and the respective roles they play in the quest to ensure a shared global ownership of this valuable resource.