In March 2015, I spoke at the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference (15NTC) on the topic of what the future of the Internet could be. More information about the session and the abstract can be found at: https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/02/speaking-nten-15ntc-conference-austin-about-our-choice-internet-futures
Warning: As you will see, these slides are done in the minimalist "Lessig style" and so there is not a great amount of value in these slides without hearing the actual session. Unfortunately there was no recording of the event.
A Choice Of Internet Futures: Will Nonprofits Be Stuck In The Slow Lane?
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A Choice Of Internet Futures
Will Nonprofits Be Stuck In The Slow Lane?
2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference (15NTC)
4 March 2015
Dan York, Senior Content Strategist
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What is the Internet Society?
The Internet Society (ISOC) is a cause-based organization that works with
governments, industries, and others to ensure the technologies and policies
that helped develop and evolve the Internet will continue into the future.
Our programs cultivate an Internet that is open to everyone, everywhere and
aim to ensure that it will continue to be a tool for creativity, innovation, and
economic growth.
MISSION: To promote the open development, evolution,
and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people
throughout the world.
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How We Work To Protect Our Internet
Operating at the intersection
of policy, technology, and
development allows the
Internet Society to be a
thought leader on issues key
to the Internetâs continued
growth and evolution.
Technology
Development
Policy
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History
Founded in 1992 by Internet pioneers
Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn as an
international nonprofit organization.
The Internet Society is the
organizational home of the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF), the
primary entity responsible for
establishing the Internetâs open
standards and best practices.
For more details, visit
www.internetsociety.org/history
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Caveat
These are my personal views â
They may or may not reflect
Internet Society positions
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Internet Invariants
âą Global Reach
âą General Purpose
âą Permissionless Innovation
âą Accessible â connect, build, study
âą Conventions and social behavior
âą Reusable tech building blocks
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âIf when you say internet,
you think of a computer,
then you probably don't live
in an African country.â
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/19/africa/africa-mobile-internet/
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Internet Invariants
âą Global Reach
âą General Purpose
âą Permissionless Innovation
âą Accessible â connect, build, study
âą Conventions and social behavior
âą Reusable tech building blocks
âą No permanent favorites
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âą Messages only to other users
âą Discussions not visible outside
âą Some content only available on
that service (license agreements)
âą Only one service at a time (dial-up)
âą You paid $$$ for access (usually)
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âą Messages only to other users
âą Discussions not visible outside
âą Some content only available on
that service (license agreements)
âą Only one service at a time (dial-up)
âą You pay $$$ for access (usually)
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Resources
âą Internet Society Future Scenarios
http://www.internetsociety.org/internet/how-its-evolving/future-scenarios
âą Global Internet Report
http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/global-internet-report
âą Mary Meeker â Internet Trends
http://www.kpcb.com/internet-trends
âą Dr. Robert Pepper
âą (many others)
The Internet Society:
Encourages open development of standards, protocols, administration.
Enables economic growth in developing countries through education and training
Fosters participation and and develops new leaders in areas important to the evolution of the Internet.
Provides reliable information about the Internet.
Leads and facilitates discussion of issues that affect Internet evolution and developments.
The Internet Society works globally, across the broad range of policy, technology, and development, which allows it to bring unique perspectives and insight about how to address some of the significant issues facing the Internet today.
The Internet Society works globally, across the broad range of policy, technology, and development, which allows it to bring unique perspectives and insight about how to address some of the significant issues facing the Internet today.
The Internet Society is the parent corporation of the IETF. However, the Internet Society itself grew out of the IETF, to support those functions that require a corporate form rather than simply the ad hoc approach of the IETF. In reality, the Internet Society was formed because the IETF Secretariat, which had been operated under NSF contract by staff at the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) would not be supported beyond 1991 by NSF. The then Internet Activities Board sought to create a non-profit institution that could provide financial support for the IETF Secretariat among other things. CNRI served as the first host for the Internet Society's operation.
100+ organization members
Tens of thousands of individual members
90+ chapters worldwide
Regional Bureaus: Africa, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, North America, South & South East Asia
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