CCTP-732 - What's Shaping the Global Internet Society?, Spring 2009

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Course Description

The Internet continues to evolve rapidly. How it evolves will have a huge impact upon how individuals will use it and the impact they will have on society. This course will examine how new technologies, government policies, standards decisions, business practices, and different worldviews are shaping how the Internet is being used in countries around the world. The course will begin with an examination how Internet policy, telecommunications policy, information policy, national security policy, copyright policy, trade policy, and other government policies can foster or hinder the development and use of information technologies. It will also examine the impact of Internet technologies on business models and culture.

This course is held once a week, for one hour and fifty minutes.

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