Governing global electronic networks : international perspectives on policy and power / / edited by William J. Drake and Ernest J. Wilson III

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (681 p.)
• Disciplina: 384
• Soggetto topico: Telecommunication policy; Telecommunication - International cooperation
• Soggetto non controllato: INFORMATION SCIENCE/Communications & Telecommunications; INFORMATION SCIENCE/Technology & Policy
• Altri autori: DrakeWilliam J WilsonErnest J., III.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; I The Global Governance of Infrastructure; 2 Sovereign Right and the Dynamics of Power in the ITU; 3 Balancing Equity and Ef ciency Issues in Global Spectrum Management; 4 The Peculiar Evolution of 3G Wireless Networks; 5 The GATS Agreement on Basic Telecommunications; II The Global Governance of Networked Information, Communication, and Commerce; 6 Trade Barriers or Cultural Diversity?; 7 The Global Governance of Mass Media Content; 8 International Regulation of Internet Content; 9 Creating Conventions; 10 Privacy in the Digital Age ; 11 Intellectual Property Rights, Capacity Building, and ''Informational Development'' in Developing CountriesIII The Participation of Nondominant Stakeholders in Network Global Governance; 12 Louder Voices and the International Debate on Developing Country Participation in ICT Decision Making; 13 The Ambiguities of Participation in the Global Governance of Electronic Networks; 14 Spectators or Players?; 15 Multistakeholderism, Civil Society, and Global Diplomacy; 16 Conclusion; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this volume, experts analyze the global governance of electronic networks, emphasizing international power dynamics and the concerns of nondominant actors. Each chapter concludes with a set of policy recommendations for the promotion of an open, dynamic and more equitable networld order.
• Titolo autorizzato: Governing global electronic networks
• ISBN: 0-262-30931-9; 0-262-27193-1; 1-4356-9985-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782860303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: The information revolution and global politics