Overview

Every year we fund a number of projects from independent researchers and public research institutions under our Research grant program. The research projects cover the following focus areas:

  • Greening the Internet
  • The Internet Economy
  • A Trustworthy Internet
  • Decolonising the Internet

The projects

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Country

Theme

Grantee

Uppsala University

Project title

Developing the Internet Microscope

Grant value

$194,791

Country

Sweden

Theme

Greening the Internet

Research questions

How does the traffic volume and energy requirement of Internet services support what people do in everyday life? Conversely, what kinds of traffic are difficult to tie to any value or meaning, and thus might be wasteful?

Grantee

Pollicy

Project title

Are we Together? The Role of Local Languages (and the Lack of) for Digital Inclusion

Grant value

$199,421

Country

Uganda

Theme

Decolonizing the Internet

Research questions

How do the predominant languages that digital platforms use impact the usability and accessibility of digital platforms and content? What are the barriers for both users and content creators that communicate in local languages?

Grantee

ME2B Alliance Inc

Project title

U.S Ed Tech Industry Benchmark: Data Sharing in Primary & Secondary School Mobile Utility Apps

Grant value

$100,171

Country

United States

Theme

A Trustworthy Internet

Research questions

How is mandated technology treating our most vulnerable (young students)?  

Grantee

Joanna Kulesza and Berna Akcali Gur

Project title

Global Governance of LEO Satellite Broadband

Grant value

$192,000

Country

Poland

Theme

Decolonizing the Internet

Research questions

What are the potential ‘data/digital sovereignty’ and jurisdictional challenges to the integration of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations onto the (5G) telecommunications network? How will the current geopolitical and economic hegemony of developed states in standard-setting for LEO broadband impact developing countries?

Grantee

Jens Finkhaeuser

Project title

On the Far Side of REST: An Architecture for a Future Internet

Grant value

$100,000

Country

Germany

Theme

A Trustworthy Internet

Research questions

How can we establish an alternative web-scale architecture that embraces REST’s strengths, yet addresses its current drawbacks around privacy and security?

Grantee

Data & Society Research Institute

Project title

Platform Mediation and the Verified Internet

Grant value

$200,000

Country

United States

Theme

A Trustworthy Internet

Research questions

What types of evidence are platforms requesting from users as they verify their identities, their property, or their content? How might this evidence unintentionally privilege or disadvantage certain groups who are requesting verification?