NSF/OECD Workshop “Social and Economic Factors Shaping the Future of the Internet”, 31 January 2007

OVERALL SUMMARY: NSF/OECD Workshop on "Social and Economic Factors Shaping the Future of the Internet”   e book version

Agenda | Position papers | Issues list for consideration and prioritisation | Speakers' profiles | About the OECD's Committee on Information and Communications Policy | Additional Resources 

The OECD has held several workshops on policy issues related to the "future of the Internet", the aim of which is to feed substantively into its meeting at Ministerial level in 2008.

Position papers

All speakers' and participants' position papers (PDF, 1655 KB)

Presentation for session 1: Are we at an inflection point?

• David Clark, MIT: Defining a future network: A new research agenda

Position papers for session 2: Economic Landscape

• Geoff Huston, APNIC: Addressing as a Fundamental Part of the Internet
• Bruce Schneier, BT Counterpane: Information Security and Externalities
• Shane Greenstein, Kellogg School of Management: Data Constraints and the Internet Economy
• Bill St. Arnaud, CANARIE: Most significant economic challenge to the future of the Internet
• Bill Woodcock, Packet Clearing House: Instrumenting the Internet to support the development of informed policy

Position papers for session 3: Social Implications

• Michael Geist, University of Ottawa: The policy response to the user-generated content boom
• Leslie Daigle, Internet Architecture Board: How technology evolution can be partnered with social policy and regulatory discussions
• Inuk Chung, KISDI: Roles and Impacts of IT on new Social Norms, Ethical Values and Legal Frameworks in Shaping a Future Digital Society
• Jonathan Zittrain, Oxford University: The Future of the Internet – And How to Stop It
• Brian Kahin, University of Michigan: How is the Internet affecting the relationship between social and economic activity?
• Lee McKnight, Syracuse University: The Future of the Internet is not the Internet: Open Communications Policy and the Future Wireless Grid(s)

Position papers for session 4: International Dimension

• João da Silva, European Commission
• Michelle O'Neill, U.S. Department of Commerce: What the international community can do to protect the integrity of the Internet while facilitating e-commerce and global trade
• Makoto Yokozawa, Nomura Research Institute/ Kyoto University: The track on international issues will address how different governments and economies address issues relating to a global infrastructure
• Richard Simpson, Industry Canada: The Role of Government in the Global Network Economy
• Markus Kummer, UN IGF: Internet governance and the need for an inclusive multi-stakeholder dialogue
• Paul Twomey, ICANN: International Issues that Affect How Governments and Economies Address Issues Relating to a Global Infrastructure

Issues list for consideration and prioritisation

Readers are invited to complete and prioritise the issues on the list PAGE 4 of Proposed Issues List by order of importance and return the list to FutureInternet@oecd.org. For additional information please contact Karine Perset karine.perset (a) oecd.org

Speakers' profiles

Speakers profiles

About the OECD's Committee on Information and Communications Policy

• The Committee on Information, Computer and Communications Policy
• OECD work on Security of Information Systems and Networks 
• OECD work on Privacy and Personal Data

Additional resources

• OECD ICCP Workshop: “The Future of the Internet”, Paris, 8 March 2006
• Proceedings of OECD ICCP Workshop "The Future of the Internet": Paris, 8 March 2006
• 100 Challenges the Ubiquitous Network is faced with - Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication
• The Progress & Freedom Foundation Tech Agenda 2007
• Position paper by Beau Brendler, Consumer Reports Webwatch
• Position paper by Andrea Camanzi, Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the ICCP Committee of the OECD
• Position paper by Ulf Dahlsten and Max Lemke, European Commission
• Position paper by Manon Ress, Consumer Project on Technology
• Postion paper by Tom Dale, DCITA, Australia
• Position paper by Andrew Odlyzko, Digital Technology Center, University of Minnesota
• Postion paper by WITSA
• Trust and on demand: Enabling privacy, security, transparency, and accountability in distributed systems
• Foreign Affairs: The Globally Integrated Enterprise by Sam Palmisano, CEO, IBM
• Principles for an Open Broadband Future by Gigi Sohn, Public Knowledge