[kictanet] Day 1 0f 10:-Internet Governance Discussions, Introductory Theme

[mwende njiraini]

Hi

This book review on "Internet Governance: An Introduction" raises key policy
considerations we may need to consider particularly with regard to the vital
areas of trust and confidence.

The review proposes the need for "a marriage of the technical to the
institutional that will provide the oversight necessary, the oversight that
can allow for effective governance."

http://www.arraydev.com/commerce/jibc/2007-08/Cordell_Book%20Review_PDF%20Ready.pdf

Regards

Mwende

Disclaimer: These comments are the author's own.
On 8/11/08, Michuki Mwangi <michuki at swiftkenya.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Brian et al,
>
> Brian Munyao Longwe wrote:
> >
> > 1) Cyber-Crime: Due to the vast nature of the network, the Internet
> > a good example here is the Nigeria "419" scams which in the recent
> > past seem to be originating more from the USA/Europe than from
> > Nigeria itself.
>
> > 2) Cyber-Warfare: also known as "information warfare" it is defined
> > in Wikipedia as "... the use and management of information in pursuit
> > of a competitive advantage over an opponent.
>
> > 3) Child Pornography: Among other evils that plague the Internet,
> > this is probably the most disturbing.
>
> > 4) Spam: it has been reported that unsolicited commercial email and
> > more recently malicious, meaningless email garbage constitutes almost
> > 80% of all email transmitted over the internet.
>
>
> The common factor between them is that they are successful and thriving
> markets niches and steady revenue streams to a whole lot of folks. That
> means they continually provide incentive to the players to keep
> re-inventing themselves against all legal and enforcement measures.
>
> IMHO until the day the huge financial gains can be eroded from such
> activities we cannot anticipate significant success to be achieved in
> the near or short-term.
>
> We must recognize that the commercialization of the Internet resource
> has brought us both the good and bad, and the best and worst are yet to
> come. How we deal with these present issues (both good and bad) will
> impact the future of the Internet resource as we know it today; either
> positively or negatively.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Michuki.
>
>
>
>
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