RESEARCH QUESTION The main research question is: How does Internet infrastructure reconfigure power relationships and resource dependencies, and how could it better serve the public interest? In order to answer the question, the research develops three research streams: environment, geopolitics, and standards. (1) The research on the topic of environment explores the relationship between natural…
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RESEARCH QUESTION Can we use the Internet of Things in a rough environment to detect landslides and other threats while developing an open and secure infrastructure? The research takes place in the Kyrgyz Republic. WHY IS THIS RESEARCH IMPORTANT? Due to the geographic location of the Kyrgyz Republic, the risk of mudslides and flooding is…
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RESEARCH QUESTION The research aims to answer three research questions: (1) What concepts of programming software in an environmentally friendly way (“Green Coding”) exist for software development in general? (2) What concepts of environmentally friendly software engineering processes are already in place in the Internet industry? and (3) How can Green Coding concepts be implemented…
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RESEARCH QUESTION The main research question for this project is: How do climate justice and digital rights movements envision sustainable and equitable internet infrastructures, and how can they best influence internet governance spaces? This project aims to illuminate the dual role of the internet and technology as both potential mitigators of the climate crisis and…
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