Analogies and the internet

COMPLICATED technologies demand a complex response from managers, executives and policy-makers. That's where analogies enter the public discourse. Consider the challenges in simply describing what the internet actually is, and in formulating policies for its routing and access, or for that matt...

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Published in:IEEE engineering management review 2015-06, Vol.43 (2), p.10-11
Main Author: Cunningham, Scott W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Europe
Government
Internet
Law
Network neutrality
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Summary:COMPLICATED technologies demand a complex response from managers, executives and policy-makers. That's where analogies enter the public discourse. Consider the challenges in simply describing what the internet actually is, and in formulating policies for its routing and access, or for that matter, in describing (or even circumscribing) the collection of data on the internet.
ISSN:0360-8581
1937-4178
DOI:10.1109/EMR.2015.2430414