<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Dear all, </div><div>I thought this might be of interest </div><div>All the best </div><div>Luca<br></div><div><br></div><h1>Network self-determination: When building the Internet becomes a right</h1>
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<div>There is no doubt that network self-determination reinforces the
distributed nature of the Internet and there is no reason why
individuals should not have the possibility to build the Internet
themselves, improving their standards of living while bridging digital
divides.</div>
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<div><br></div><div>Anyone reading this article would agree that the Internet and
communication technologies play an increasingly essential role in every
connected individual’s life. Access to well-functioning network
infrastructure on affordable and non-discriminatory terms facilitates
significantly the full enjoyment of one’s fundamental rights. Internet
users can easily access knowledge and education, conduct businesses by
trading goods and services online, and utilize digital public services,
from paying taxes to applying to schools and receiving remote medical
consultations.</div>
<div><br></div><div>As connected individuals, we can safely state that the Internet has
become an integral part of our lives and our environment, affecting
substantially how we form our opinions, how we socialize and learn and,
ultimately, what opportunities we are able to grasp over the course of
our lives. But what about the unconnected?</div>
<div>The current digital (r)evolution can also deepen divides in our
societies, due to the uneven distribution of digital dividends between
those for which connectivity is available and easily affordable and
those who are either unconnected or face considerable challenges to
connect.<a href="http://www.ietfjournal.org/network-self-determination-when-building-the-internet-becomes-a-right/#_ftn1" mce_href="http://www.ietfjournal.org/network-self-determination-when-building-the-internet-becomes-a-right/#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1">[1]</a><br mce_bogus="1"></div>
<div><br></div><div>This article briefly explores how groups of unconnected and scarcely
connected individuals can regain control over their digital futures,
building their own community networks and enjoying what I define as
“network self-determination.”<a href="http://www.ietfjournal.org/network-self-determination-when-building-the-internet-becomes-a-right/#_ftn2" mce_href="http://www.ietfjournal.org/network-self-determination-when-building-the-internet-becomes-a-right/#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2">[2]</a>
I argue that network self-determination leads to several positive
externalities for the affected communities while preserving the Internet
as a distributed, interoperable and generative network of networks.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In this perspective, concrete examples of communities enjoying
network self-determination seem to prove that “the design and
development of the Internet infrastructure have a growing impact on
society”<a href="http://www.ietfjournal.org/network-self-determination-when-building-the-internet-becomes-a-right/#_ftn3" mce_href="http://www.ietfjournal.org/network-self-determination-when-building-the-internet-becomes-a-right/#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3">[3]</a> and foster a digital environment that enables human rights.</div><div><br></div><div><i>Continues here</i> <a href="http://www.ietfjournal.org/network-self-determination-when-building-the-internet-becomes-a-right">http://www.ietfjournal.org/network-self-determination-when-building-the-internet-becomes-a-right</a>/ <br> </div><div><br></div><div>Feel free to share <a href="https://twitter.com/1lucabelli/status/979020870231449601">https://twitter.com/1lucabelli/status/979020870231449601</a><br> </div><div><br></div><div>More on Network Self-determination here <a href="http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/handle/10438/19924">http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/handle/10438/19924</a><br> </div><div>More on Community Networks here <a href="http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/handle/10438/19401">http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/handle/10438/19401</a><br> </div><div>More on Community Networks governance, architectures and regulations here <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ycwkvdlm">https://tinyurl.com/ycwkvdlm</a> <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;" mce_style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;" mce_style="font-size: 8pt;">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;" mce_style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;" mce_style="font-size: 8pt;"><b>Luca Belli</b>, PhD </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;" mce_style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;" mce_style="font-size: 8pt;">Senior Researcher, Center for Technology & Society, FGV Rio de Janeiro </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;" mce_style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;" mce_style="font-size: 8pt;">Chercheur Associé, Centre de Droit Public Comparé, Université Paris 2<br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;" mce_style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;" mce_style="font-size: 8pt;">Head of Internet Governance @ FGV<br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;" mce_style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;" mce_style="font-size: 8pt;"><a href="http://internet-governance.fgv.br">internet-governance.fgv.br</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;" mce_style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;" mce_style="font-size: 8pt;">@1lucabelli <br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 8pt;" mce_style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;" mce_style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 8pt;" mce_style="font-size: 8pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 8pt;" mce_style="font-size: 8pt;"> </span></div></span></body></html>