Social Science Research Council

ICT governance has two main axes: the process and politics of decision making about ICTs, and the wider and often contested array of substantive issues, such as access to technology, content, privacy and security, and intellectual property. Understanding the latter is crucial to building an effective and inclusive global civil society.

The documents below, written between 2002 and 2004, focus primarily on these substantive issues. For greater attention to process, see the 'Governing Global Electronic Networks' conference agenda.