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arXiv:1511.07519 (cs)
[Submitted on 24 Nov 2015]

Title:Does the Internet deserve everybody?

Authors:Yehia Elkhatib, Gareth Tyson, Arjuna Sathiaseelan
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Abstract:There has been a long standing tradition amongst developed nations of influencing, both directly and indirectly, the activities of developing economies. Behind this is one of a range of aims: building/improving living standards, bettering the social status of recipient communities, etc. In some cases, this has resulted in prosperous relations, yet often this has been seen as the exploitation of a power position or a veneer for other activities (e.g. to tap into new emerging markets). In this paper, we explore whether initiatives to improve Internet connectivity in developing regions are always ethical. We draw a list of issues that would aid in formulating Internet initiatives that are ethical, effective, and sustainable.
Subjects: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
Cite as: arXiv:1511.07519 [cs.CY]
  (or arXiv:1511.07519v1 [cs.CY] for this version)
  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1511.07519
Journal reference: Proceedings of the 2015 ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Ethics in Networked Systems Research
Related DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2793013.2793018

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From: Yehia Elkhatib PhD [view email]
[v1] Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:27:54 UTC (11 KB)
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