Internet Governance and Sustainable Development

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Comment by Olubodun Olufemi on February 24, 2010 at 5:16pm

Yes, I will be posting here my personal observations on how e-fraudsters do their things. It may not entirely be an expert idea but plain observations I could made with information available when I use the Internet. But here it shall be different-sustainable development and ICTs.

Comment by Seiiti on February 24, 2010 at 4:48pm

Olubodun, welcome! This is a great idea - have you joined the group on Cybercrime? http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/group/cybercrime

Although not a computer specialist, Frank Abagnale has made an important contribution to also share the tricks of con artists and fraudsters with his books. I'm interested to hear more from you here on our community!

Comment by Olubodun Olufemi on February 24, 2010 at 11:03am

A number of things are interesting here and I must say that the affordances of technology make it possible to interact more flexibly than before. I plan to be able to contribute to cybercrime by bringing useful information as they become available on the 'tricks' of e-fraudsters. Sustainable development is one aspect of discussion that I am interested in also. Developing countries are on top when issues on development come to focus. Although some may claim situations may not be as static as many would believe but I think it is disturbing that continuity is the main challenge. Information and communication technology will (in my opinion and I think it is a general opinion) help situate efforts and activities towards addressing a number of challenges plaguing the world by the involvement of diverse interest and experts in researches and creative deployment of Internet resources and other relevant technological resources as well.

Comment by Iffat Rose Gill on January 20, 2009 at 8:47am

Looks good Maja! Great work!

Comment by Maja on January 19, 2009 at 9:21pm

As promised, below is the link to the report from the scenarios workshop held at the IGF. Thank you to all of the Diplo friends who participated and so helped shape the scenarios!

http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2008/internet_global_scenarios.pdf

Please contact tvetter@iisd.ca (or me!) with any questions!

Comment by Maja on January 15, 2009 at 5:13am

Also coming soon: the report from the scenarios exercise in Hyderabad... sorry for the delay, there was a long cue for copy-editing!

Comment by Maja on January 15, 2009 at 4:50am

Hi everyone! I hope to be able to share with you a commentary on the evolution of the SD-IG linkages over the past few years -- as soon as it's out of the copy-editing process. There have been a lot of news about environmental aspects of specific IT companies lately -- please feel free to post items you come across in this space!

Here are a few:

Researcher Says Google Carbon Story is Wrong:http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3795996/Researcher+Says+Google+Carbon+Story+Is+Wrong.htm

Apple Puts Green Makeover at Risk with CSR Snubhttp://www.greenbiz.com/news/2009/01/14/apple-puts-green-makeover-risk-with-csr-snub

How You Can Really Clean Up
We think of hi-tech industries as being eco-friendly. But, says Michael McCarthy, some are a great deal friendlier than others. It's all a question of being aware of your ecological footprint
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/2948822

Comment by Maja on December 2, 2008 at 1:40pm

Hi Seiiti!

Here is a list of some of the documents that will give you an idea of our work.

They are all available at the

IISDnet Internet Scenarios Library and Community Page:

http://groups.iisd.org/internetscenarios/


Available for download:

Mapping the future of the Internet onto Global Scenarios: a preliminary view
Observations from an IISD Workshop, October 23-24, 2008 Ottawa, Canada

Critical Internet Uncertainties : How Will Governance, Evolution and Growth of the Internet Affect Sustainable Development?
Maja Andjelkovic, with Tony Vetter

The ICT sector and the Global Connectivity System: A Sustainable Development Overview
Tony Vetter, with Heather Creech

Internet Governance Forum: A development perspective
A primer for the third meeting, Hyderabad, India, 3-6 December, 2008
Tony Vetter

Internet Governance and Sustainable Development: Towards a Common Agenda
Don MacLean, Maja Andjelkovic and Tony Vetter

There are also a couple of informal commentaries on the first two IGF meetings, by yours truly.

As you will see, our work is still exploratory in nature. We would be most grateful for your comments and suggestions! Please feel free to post them here, on the IISD's site, or send them to maja.andjelkovic@gmail.com

Comment by Seiiti on November 24, 2008 at 10:15pm

Excellent initiative, Maja!
Can you tell us what are the main documents in this field we can access to know more? Hvala!!