ICTlogy

Amy Mahan wrote to me some weeks ago suggesting to add more content to the Regulation category. I don’t believe in coincidences, so after being hit in the face by two good articles, I’ve no excuse but citing them here ;)

First one is William H. Dutton’s paper on The Role of the Internet Governance Forum. Entitled Addressing the Issues of Internet Governance for Development: A Framework for Setting an Agenda for Effective Coordination., the paper a submission to the Internet Governance Forum. It begins with a brief history of Internet “regulation” and ends with the current issues the Internet Governance Forum should deal with and “how”.

Second one, and strongly related to Dutton’s, is John Palfrey’s post The Internet Governance Forum which is sort of FAQ about the subject.

Both are good readings, light enough for newbies on the field, deep enough for the ones already familiar with Internet governance.

Bonus links:

• Net Dialogue, perhaps the site about Internet governance.
• OECD’s Internet Governance site, with OECD’s contributions in public policy areas related to the Internet.
• ICT4D Wiki Internet Governance Category

The network, PID (PhD students in ICT for Developing Regions), is an international PhD network for everyone in the field of ICT for developing regions. The network is created to support and facilitate networking and knowledge sharing.

The page dates from June 14th, 2006, so it’s still young, but the idea is thrilling, as it is the idea of organizing the Annual ICT4D Postgraduate Symposium at Royal Holloway. It is too a new field not to try to benefit from a community to help each other.

[thanks Paolo]