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SESERV
Socio-Economic Services for European Research Projects
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European Seventh Framework CSA FP7-2010-ICT-258138
SESERV Results on
Tussles in the Future Internet
Burkhard Stiller on behalf of SESERV
Brussels, Belgium, October 11, 2012
Future Networks
10th FP7 Concertation Plenary Meeting
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Those who study and
Motivation those who build
need to talk
People
study the Internet Converged mobile, wired and
wireless broadband networks
stakeholder conflicts,
digital economy
shifting context, digital
participation Internet-connected sensors,
governance and actuators, devices and objects
regulation
Immersive and interactive
Do social networks drive media technologies
democracy?
Clean-slate vs evolutionary
Should governments censor architecture
and filter digital content?
Future networks, Internet
People
Where’s the value in the
digital economy?
of services and clouds build the Internet
Internet of things,
networked and social
media
How do we decide in a world ICT for security, trust and
dependability
where everything is tracked?
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Conceptual Structure
How to build socio-economic discourse?
Economic and Social
Future Internet System Architecture
Science Principles and
Ecosystem Principles and Theories
Theories
How individuals, communities How Future Internet
and businesses behave? systems behave?
Supply & Demand
Maximising Net Benefit
Externalities
Asymmetric Information
Future Internet
Public Goods
Economic Tussles Design Principles
Rationalization
Networking and Social Capital
Empowerment and
FI: Societal Themes Future Internet
participation Capabilities
Information and Lifelong
learning
deeper meaning to common and simplified deeper meaning to
social scientists concepts at the point of technologists
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The FI Ecosystem: Societal Themes
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A Cartography of Economic Tussles
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Themes, Topics, and Practical Issues
• Ultimate tussle between an increasingly sophisticated user
community and technologists/operators trying to catch up if not
retaining the control of this advantage.
• Technology push
• Little regulation
• Fixed network
• Traffic is predictable
• Users have to educated
• Technology adoption
• Illicit behaviors emerge
• Mobile networks
• Diverse formats
• Technology becomes mainstream
• User-driven
• Regulated
• “Smart“
• Heterogeneity of format
• Users take control
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SESERV‘s Economic
Recommendations
• Technology makers
• should understand major stakeholders’ interests,
• should be neutral,
• should explore consequences and dependencies
on complementary technologies,
• should increase transparency
• Technology makers and Providers
• should align conflicting interests through incentive
mechanisms.
• Policy makers
• should encourage knowledge exchange and joint
commitments.
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Thank you for your attention!
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Standardization Outcomes:
1. ITU-T Recommendation Y.3001 Input
2. ITU-T Draft Recommendation Y.FNsocioeconomic
3. Question Description for next Study Period
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