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
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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?
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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?
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How is mandated technology treating our most vulnerable (young students)?
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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?
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How can we establish an alternative web-scale architecture that embraces REST’s strengths, yet addresses its current drawbacks around privacy and security?
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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?