61. Defending an Open, Global, Secure, and Resilient Internet
- Author:
- Adam Segal, John D. Negroponte, and Samuel J. Palmisano
- Publication Date:
- 06-2013
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Abstract:
- Since the idea of a worldwide network was introduced in the early 1980s, the Internet has grown into a massive global system that connects over a third of the world's population, roughly 2.5 billion people. The Internet facilitates communication, commerce, trade, culture, research, and social and family connections and is now an integral part of modern life. Another 2.5 billion individuals are expected to get online by the end of this decade, mainly in the developing world, and further billions of devices and machines will be used. This enlargement to the rest of the globe could bring enormous economic, social, and political benefits to the United States and the world. New technologies could reshape approaches to disaster relief, diplomacy, conflict prevention, education, science, and cultural production.
- Topic:
- Security, Crime, Industrial Policy, Intelligence, Science and Technology, and Communications
- Political Geography:
- China