Google Scholar’s platform dynamics undermine the academy’s ability to understand how it evaluates itself.
Research articles on Infrastructure & Standards
There is no one set definition for the phrase “ad hoc networks”. The term refers to the ability for members of a network to establish a network connection between devices. Yet, ad hoc networks pertain to both the technical domain of network infrastructures, the social, political and economic modes of self-organisation they enable, and the
Protocol has become a common term in a huge variety of technical and societal fields. This entry traces its proliferation from Antiquity to blockchains and points out its organisational properties and powers.
Avatars, as emanations of human identity, do not at the moment enjoy a regulated legal status. This article specifies legal tools for creating digital identity and their limitations.
In this article, we assess the effectiveness and impact of telecommunications transparency reports on government requests for information.
This article examines the policy dynamics of the first internet exchange point (IXP) in a country with a low level of competition in the global South.
Standards impact technology leadership, more so where they precede market launch. European values are therefore important for European technology in ICT markets.
This paper investigates challenges arising for Value Sensitive Design due to the distribution of power in socio-technical ecosystems.
How have app stores governed the global app response to the coronavirus pandemic? An exploratory systematic mapping of COVID-19 pandemic response apps.
This article belongs to Concepts of the digital society , a special section of Internet Policy Review guest-edited by Christian Katzenbach and Thomas Christian Bächle. 1. Introduction The concept of decentralisation traverses multiple contexts, fields and disciplines. We begin this multidisciplinary discussion on decentralisation with describing
KEYWORDS: Decentralisation
