Tag Archives: internet
Is One Global Internet Possible?
Back in January 2010, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a speech outlining the digital foreign policy initiatives her department would enact in the coming years. In what became known to the international community as “21st Century Statecraft“, Secretary Clinton emphasized the use of technology to improve diplomatic, democratic, and political efforts in solving some […]
Putin: A Chance To E-Deem Yourself
New legislation passed by the Russian Duma has sparked controversy between Government officials and human rights groups. The bill, Russia State Duma Bill 89417-6, would essentially create a blacklist of Internet sites containing alleged child pornography, drug related material, extremist material, and other content illegal in Russia. While ostensibly this bill intends to challenge the […]
How Creating a Digital Society will Change our World
Internet Cafe will develop into Internet society) Sha Zukang, the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, recently spoke at a conference at Stanford University about the importance of connection technologies (i.e Internet, mobile phones, and text messages) in promoting development in today’s modern world. While it seems universally agreed upon that giving people access to […]
