1969-2019 Experiences, challenges and enlightenments from 50 years development of the Internet
Communication University of Zhejiang/CyberLabs
Session 118
In 2019, the Internet will celebrate its 50th anniversary. As a brand-new achievement of human civilization and an important technological revolution in the history of human development, the Internet is of great historical significance and contemporary value. Although we can't catch up with the dramatic technological changes, we can stop at this particular point(2019), and make a systematic review and summary of the development experience, the challenges and enlightenment of the Internet in the past 50 years (1969-2019) . This does not only serve as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Internet, but also provide an excellent opportunity to reflect on the future development of the Internet. We have always been committed to promoting the oral history research of Internet's 50 years of development process, rules and trends. We hope that through this project, on one hand, we can accumulate and expand the research resources of Internet development history, promote the diversification and globalization of Internet history research and the innovation of Internet history writing paradigm, and lay a good foundation for the development of Internet history in the future. On the other hand, this project is conducive to the construction of global Internet database, the collection of audio-visual documents and archives formed in the process of oral history interview, and lays a historical data foundation for the promotion of extensive research on oral history of the Internet. Over the past 12 years, we have interviewed more than 400 Internet pioneers, covering more than 40 countries and regions, and now we are still actively promoting the continuous development of this project.
Moderator
Dr. Bu Zhong, Professor, Pennsylvania State University | Penn State · College of Communications
Speakers/Panellists
Dr. Fang Xingdong, Director, Communication University of Zhejiang, China
Prof. Xiong Chengyu, Professor, Tsinghua University, China
Luigi Gambardella, President, ChinaEU
Marc Weber, Internet History Program Curatorial Director, Computer History Museum
Mr. Zhu Xuguang, Director, Communication University of Zhejiang, China
Session's link to WSIS Action Lines
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C3. Access to information and knowledge
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C4. Capacity building
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C5. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
to learn from the history of the development of the internet, we can know what kind of lessons and experiences different countries experienced and dealt with when they first adapt internet and construct infrastructure, which could be a good way for countries that haven`t deployed and developed internet well. then it could be good for the other half people who haven`t get connected.
Session's link to Sustainable Development Process
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Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
learn from history and lessons of other countries to better develop the internet to other countries. and use the power of internet to end poverty and improve livelihood of the other half who haven`t connected to the internet.