Conclusion: Governance of Global Electronic Networks: The Contrasting Views of Dominant and Nondominant Actors
Conclusion: Governance of Global Electronic Networks: The Contrasting Views of Dominant and Nondominant Actors
This chapter examines whether the United States has a consensus that differs from the preferences of non-dominant actors, whether the current global governance mechanisms for information and communications technology (ICT) are working well or broken, how the current arrangements on global governance of electronic networks affect non-dominant actors, and what scholars and researchers can do to help practitioners in the field of ICTs. The chapter first considers the so-called barriers to entry in ICT before turning to the priorities of the “rest of the world” (developing countries and transitional economies). It then discusses the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) as a site of contestation over global ICT governance, private sector self-governance, and market powers.
Keywords: global governance, United States, non-dominant actors, information and communications technology, electronic networks, barriers to entry, rest of the world, developing countries, World Summit on the Information Society, private sector
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