This document discusses the need for a more sustainable "ecological internet" as global internet usage increases. It notes that internet usage will reach 5 billion people by 2020 and addresses how to facilitate new users in an environmentally sound way. It also examines problems like privacy, addiction, and cyber threats and argues that future internet research should focus on inclusion of all people and harmonization with human society and the environment.

1. Ecological Internet
- Toward Sustainable Internet -
2012.9.20
Kilnam Chon
KAIST/Keio University
EEET
Rev2012.5.24 ++ NORDUNET

2. Contents
1. Global Internet Users
2. Internet as Social Infrastructure
3.Engineering Systems
4.Future Internet Research
5. Recent Developments
6. Problems and Abuse
7. Internet Governance
8. Ecological Internet – Toward Sustainable Internet
9. Remark
Bibliography
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3. 1. Global Internet Users
2010: 2 billion Internet users(out of 7 billions)
Passed the tipping point of 25%
2020: 5 billion Internet users(out of 7.5 billions)
Most of people in the world
How do we facilitate new Internet users with
ecologically sound manner?
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4. 2. Internet as Social Infrastructure
• What kinds of the social infrastructure is the Internet
being developed around the world?
• Example: Transportation
- Train: Good social infrastructure
- Car: Need to avoid USA phenomena
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5. 3. Engineering Systems
• All engineering systems go through periodic major changes.
- Road
unpaved  paved  high speed
- Train
steam engine  electric engine  high speed
- Phone
manual  automatic  mobile  smart
- Television
black & white  color  high definition
• Is it time for the Internet to go through the major change?
- Future Internet research efforts are challenging now.
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6. 4. Future Internet Research
• Long term research on fundamental issues
• Future Internet research started in 2000s around the world
2005~ USA/NSF
2006~ EU/FP
2004~ China/CNGI
2007~ Japan/NWNG
2006~ Korea/FIF
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7. 4.1 Future Internet Research
Future Internet
Issues
- Security
- Mobility
- Scalability
- Management
Current Internet
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8. 4.2 Future Internet Research(addition)
Future Internet
Applications
- eHealth
- eEducation
- eSociety
Issues
- Security Technologies
- Mobility - Cloud Computing
- Scalability - Internet of Things
- Management
Current Internet
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9. 4.3 Future Internet Research(addition)
Future Internet
New Users Applications
- The Other Billions - eHealth
- eGovernment
Green ...........
Issues
- Green Internet - Security
- Green Society Technologies
- Mobility - Cloud Computing
- Scalability - Internet of Things
Data Explosion - Management
Current Internet
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10. 5. Recent Developments
- Walled Garden
- Video as Major Application
- Data Explosion
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11. 5.1 Walled Garden?
• Facebook with one billion users
• Broadband Services in Japan(NTT), Korea(KT),...
• Great Firewall(China)
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12. 5.2 Video as Major Application
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13. 5.3 Data Explosion
• Video Traffic
- TV through Internet as primary media?
• Internet of Things
- Machine as the Internet user
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14. 6. Problems and Abuse
• Global
- Cyber Attack
- Cyber Terrorism
- Cyber Warfare
• Personal
- Privacy
- Addiction
- Cyber Attack
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15. 7. Internet Governance
• Current Stakeholders on Internet Governance
- USA Federal Government(DoC,...)
- Other Governments(EU, National Government,..)
- ICANN and NRO
- Standardization Organizations(IETF, ITU, ISO,...)
- Internet Governance Forum
• What Internet governance model are we looking for?
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16. 8. Ecological Internet
- Toward Sustainable Internet
• It may be time to think of the long term perspective of
the Internet as critical global social infrastructure.
• Future Internet research & development shall address
- for all people in the world, not just current users(First
Billions), and
- harmonization with the human society and the global
environment
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17. 8.Ecological Internet
- Toward Sustainable Internet(continued)
We may call the emerging global social infrastructure based on
the Internet as
- Sustainable Internet: The Internet we can sustain and
we want to sustain,
- Humane Internet: The human-centered Internet, which
is harmonized with the human society,
and/or
- Ecological Internet: The Internet governance based on
consensus like ecological democracy
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18. 9. Remark
• It is only the beginning of the Internet revolution now.
• Where are we heading?
• Are we making the mistakes of other global
infrastructures such as automobile and nuclear
technology among others?
• Are we having good global coordination now?
• Open data and sources are changing the world.
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19. Bibliography
Global Internet Governance Forum
ITU
Internet Society/IETF-IRTF
EU FP7(FI Week, FI Assembly, EIFFLE,..)
USA NSF
Asia AsiaFI
China CNGI
Japan NWGN
Korea FIF, FN2020
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