By Vint Cerf “The story of the Internet continues to this day, evolving and adapting to new technologies, spawning new applications and companies to provide them.” The 40 Maps that Explain the Internet and the accompanying commentary are largely accurate in their description of the evolution of the Internet from its early experimental phase as Read More
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IEEE Global Internet Policy Monitor: 5 July 2017
Valuable coverage of significant current policy activities happening around the world in the sphere of internet technology is provided courtesy of IEEE. 5 July 2017 summary – IEEE Global Internet Policy Monitor – is available here. Read more summaries here.
Do the Internet and Automation Make Us More or Less Civilized as Societies?
By David Bray “The internet, globalization, and increasing inter-connectivity of the planet has created an environment that is cognitively very different from what most of our ancestors ever experienced.” People Centered Internet’s Senior Fellow Dr. David Bray offers reflections and insights from his “day job” as a public servant in the US government. Do you find Read More
Evolving Standards for Assuring an Inclusive Internet
https://ieeetv.ieee.org/ieeetv-specials/connecting-the-next-billion-internet-inclusion-advancing-solutions The People Centered Internet was part of IEEE’s Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions in Washington, D.C., on 24 April and 25 April. Day 1 included working group sessions, and Day 2 included a 2.5 hour briefing that was publicly broadcast live via IEEE.tv, and which is included below for on demand viewing. Sessions built on previous internet inclusion events organized by Read More
Speaking of Identity
By Joe Andrieu Identity is one of the most important constructs of society. It’s also one of the hardest to discuss. I’ve been in perhaps hundreds of conversations in over a dozen years about user-centric and digital identity. I’ve realized that many of our challenges in digital identity stem from two problems in these conversations. Read More
Interview: Dr. David Bray
Senior Fellow for the People Centered Internet, David Bray was interviewed by Mei Lin Fung in May 2017. He started the idea of positive “#Change Agents” and promotes the concept of transforming Public Service so that everyone can be involved in Public Service. He has been recognized by CIO.com as a top 100 global Chief Read More
Artificial Intelligence and Privacy Engineering
AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics rely on massive data sets. While holding the potential for great benefit to society, this explosion of data collection creates privacy and security risks for individuals. In this podcast episode, one of the world’s foremost privacy engineers – CxOTalk Industry Analyst Michael Krigsman – explores the broad privacy implications of data Read More
Notes from Reality: The Philosophy of AI Ethics
An Interview with Dr. David Bray by John Taschek Notes from Reality is a series of posts on AI and its impact on humans, what can be done today, and what may happen tomorrow. No one has all the answers, but we are trying to arrive at the right questions. Read John Taschek‘s interview with Read More
Conscious Venture Lab Calls for Applications
An impact-business accelerator Conscious Venture Lab is opening its third application round to entrepreneurs from across the U.S. and world. This round, to be located inside the Innovation Village in West Baltimore, will focus on companies solving problems in the areas of urban resilience and smart cities. Conscious Venture Lab provides entrepreneurs a solid foundation Read More
The First ‘Smart Village’ in India: the Story of Creation
In a way, Mahatma Gandhi conceptualized smart villages. A champion of participatory democracy and grassroots development, he believed that making villages self-contained and sustainable was the first step towards empowering India. Seven decades after independence, India is nowhere close to realizing Gandhi’s vision of empowered villages. However, an example of Harisal, a small village in Read More