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Many of us have enjoyed and taken advantage of the resources available on the INTERNET, a network of networks that makes the democratization of knowledge possible. The data that, as an input of fundamental importance, are accessed through the INTERNET to generate knowledge and support human development, must be processed so that they continue to give added value to the citizen, who will use them to contribute to social, economic, political and cultural welfare in the global electronic village. ; Muchos de nosotros hemos disfrutado y aprovechado los recursos disponibles en INTERNET, red de redes que hace posible la democratización del conocimiento. Los datos que como insumo de fundamental importancia son acesados mediante INTERNET para generar conocimiento y apoyar el desarrollo humano, deben ser procesados para que continúen dando valor agregado al ciudadano, quien los utilizara para contribuir al bienestar social, económico, político y cultural en la aldea global electrónica.

Wissenschaft ist auf Diskurse angewiesen. Das Wissenschaftssystem reproduziert sich durch Publikationen, die auf bereits vorliegende Publikationen zurückgreifen und umgekehrt die Entstehung neuer Publikationen anregen. Die enge Kopplung wissenschaftlicher Diskursbeiträge insbesondere an das Kommunikationsmedium Papier wird derzeit vom Kommunikationsmedium Computernetz gelöst. Auf diesem Hintergrund thematisiert der Beitrag sowohl die technischen Vorteile des Internet (Geschwindigkeit, Leistungssteigerung) als auch seine möglichen Nachteile. So verleiht das Internet den Autoren z.B. bisher keine karrierefördernde Reputation in den etablierten Wissenschaftsorganisationen. Der Autor stellt für Anwender im Soziologiebereich die wichtigsten Netzdienste (Email, Newsgroups und Mailingslists, Newsletters, Periodicals, elektronische Magazine, FTP-Server, Telnet, World-Wide-Web und WAIS) vor. (ICH)

Das Netzwerk ist die Nachricht -- Lehren aus der Geschichte des Internets -- Die Kultur des Internet -- eCommerce und die New Economy -- Virtuelle Gemeinschaften oder die Netzwerkgesellschaft? -- Internet-Politik I: Computernetzwerke, Zivilgesellschaft und der Staat -- Internet-Politik II: Privatheit und Freiheit im Cyberspace.

Controlling the Internet has for a long time been the privilege of academics in the USA. However, with the evolution of the Internet as the world communication medium of the 21st century and the world-wide-web providing the infrastructure for business and public services in the digital era, the stakes have risen dramatically. The value of the Internet is nowadays considered extremely important in a number of key areas of public life ranging from business, law, local and central government to international politics. Various proposals as to who should be responsible for controlling or even policing the Internet have been considered and debated upon over the past few years. The issue has been raised at an unprecedented level with governments of the most powerful countries on the planet locked in serious and longstanding diplomatic negotiations as to which of the super powers should be in control. Yet the less powerful and smaller nations have repeatedly called for the establishment of an international organization to guarantee independent control of the Internet. This paper considers the above two proposals and attempts to answer the following questions: a) Do single countries deserve the right of having absolute control and acting as the sole guardian of the ultimate communication medium? b) Would an international organization be the answer? If so, how independent can it be and how much security can it offer to the smaller nations and the individual user? The study of each case is performed on the basis of what criteria would apply in terms of legal framework adopted, transparency of procedures and degree of acceptance of the controlling body on a world wide basis. The ultimate question raised is: can the guardian be trusted and if so how widespread this trust would be? The results of the first internet governance forum meeting in Athens in 2006 and the aims of the second due in Rio de Janeiro in November 2007 are also discussed.