Cloud Computing
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US Cloud Act: implications and reactions
In the USA, the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act) is proposing to establish a new framework for authorities to access data stored abroad and thus amend the Stored Communications Act (SCA). We look...
Cloud collections: legal, scientific, and technical aspects of the digitisation of art
16 March 2015
Cloud Computing, Cryptocurrencies, Gender rights online, Internet governance and digital policy
With the emergence of Web 2.0 and the proliferation of new digital technologies, there is a growing public demand for free, accessible, and engaging online content, extending to the realm of art. Digitisation has crea...
Whom would you trust to take care of your digital assets?
21 June 2013
Say \'digital assets\' and instantly eyes glaze, in a way wearily familiar to those of us who try and interest our friends and family in the details of the technologies we all rely on. And the deafening media roar ove...
Two new ‘Internet Governance Lite’ videos
22 March 2013
Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Gender rights online, Internet governance and digital policy, Telecommunications infrastructure
Ever wondered how the Internet works and what all these terms and abbreviations stand for? You don\'t have to be an engineer to understand it. Diplo has produced two new animated videos in the ‘Internet Governance ...
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Cloud computing: Opportunities and issues for developing countries
This paper looks at how cloud computing will surpass the Internet in adoption and usage as this technology’s users are on the other side of the digital divide. It looks at the diffusion of mobile phones and devices in developing countries and its continuous dramatic ... Read more...
