Future of the Internet Initiative White Paper - Internet Fragmentation: An Overview
This paper provides an overview of current and potential instances of technical, governmental, and commercial fragmentation of and on the Internet. It identifies 28 examples of fragmentation at both the technical and content and transactions layers, offering a holistic baseline against which to consider specific instances of fragmentation and the range of options available for their remediation.
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| Report location: | source |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | World Economic Forum |
| Authors: | Vinton G. Cerf, Wolfgang Kleinwächter, William J. Drake |
| Page count: | 80 pages |
Methods
The research method used in the report involves a survey of literature, expert consultations, and analysis of current trends and practices that illustrate the trend towards fragmentation. The paper maps the landscape of key trends and practices that have been described as constituting Internet fragmentation and highlights 28 examples across technical, governmental, and commercial categories.
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Key Insights
The paper discusses three forms of fragmentation: technical, governmental, and commercial. Technical fragmentation involves impediments in the underlying infrastructure that affect the Internet's functioning. Governmental fragmentation results from policies and actions that constrain certain uses of the Internet. Commercial fragmentation arises from business practices that limit certain uses of the Internet. The paper highlights 28 examples across these categories, including issues like IPv4/IPv6 incompatibility, content blocking, digital protectionism, data localization, and walled gardens.
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Additional Viewpoints
Categories: English publication language | commercial fragmentation | cybersovereignty | cyberspace | data localization | digital protectionism | domain name system | economy | fourth industrial revolution | geo-blocking | geo-localization | globalisation | governmental fragmentation | innovation | intellectual property | internet | internet governance | national security | network neutrality | security | social networks | technical fragmentation | technology | walled gardens