04751nam 2200817 a 450 991095836430332120251116160641.09786610185108978030917129803091712969781280185106128018510497803095113080309511305(CKB)111069351121086(OCoLC)52824108(CaPaEBR)ebrary10038734(SSID)ssj0000163476(PQKBManifestationID)12073066(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000163476(PQKBWorkID)10108265(PQKB)11764247(MiAaPQ)EBC3375460(Perlego)4736387(BIP)7081672(EXLCZ)9911106935112108620020404d2001 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrGlobal networks and local values a comparative look at Germany and the United States /Committee to Study Global Networks and Local Values, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. ;[Great Britain] National Academy Pressc20011 online resource (xv, 241 pages)Compass series Global networks and local valuesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780309073103 0309073103 Introduction and context The evolution of global networks Understanding local values and how they are affected by global networks Democracy and political institutions Free speech and the Internet Privacy and freedom of information The impact of global e-commerce on local values Governance in cyberspace : multi-level and multi-actor constitutionalism Information networks and culture Principles and conclusionsWhether you call it the third wave, the information revolution, or the virtually connected world, the implications of a global information network are profound. As a society, we want to forestall the possible negative impacts without closing the door to the potential benefits. But how? Global Networks and Local Values provides perspective and direction, focusing on the relationship between global information networks and local values-that is, the political, economic, and cultural norms that shape our daily lives. This book is structured around an illuminating comparison between U.S. and German approaches toward global communication and information flow. (The United States and Germany are selected as two industrialized, highly networked countries with significant social differences.) Global Networks and Local Values captures the larger context of technology and culture, explores the political and commercial institutions where the global network functions, and highlights specific issues such as taxation, privacy, free speech, and more. The committee contrasts the technical uniformity that makes global communication possible with the diversity of the communities being served and explores the prospects that problems resulting from technology can be resolved by still more technology. This thoughtful volume will be of interest to everyone concerned about the social implications of the global Internet.Compass series (Washington, D.C.)Computer networksSocial aspectsCase studiesComputer networksSocial aspectsGermanyComputer networksSocial aspectsUnited StatesComputer networksPolitical aspectsCase studiesComputer networksPolitical aspectsGermanyComputer networksPolitical aspectsUnited StatesComputer networksEconomic aspectsCase studiesComputer networksEconomic aspectsGermanyComputer networksEconomic aspectsUnited StatesGlobalizationComputer networksSocial aspectsComputer networksSocial aspectsComputer networksSocial aspectsComputer networksPolitical aspectsComputer networksPolitical aspectsComputer networksPolitical aspectsComputer networksEconomic aspectsComputer networksEconomic aspectsComputer networksEconomic aspectsGlobalization.303.4833MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910958364303321Global networks and local values4368966UNINA