 Welcome to the GigaNet Community Portal
The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) is an emerging scholarly community initiated in spring 2006 in conjunction with the UN Internet Governance Forum. Its four principal objectives are to: (1) support the establishment of a global network of scholars specializing in Internet governance issues; (2) promote the development of Internet governance as a recognized, interdisciplinary field of study, (3) advance theoretical and applied research on Internet governance, broadly defined: and; (4) facilitate informed dialogue on policy issues and related matters between scholars and Internet governance stakeholders (governments, international organizations, the private sector, and civil society). Membership in the GigaNet is open to individual researchers who have contributed to the scholarly literature on Internet governance. In general, members also would hold a PhD or other advanced degree and be affiliated with a university, research institution, or related organization. However, in reviewing membership applications, GigaNet will focus on overall scholarly profiles rather than strict conformity with these degree and affiliation criteria. GigaNet is governed by its Steering Committee and we congratulate those elected to positions for the 2008 period. We also offer tremendous thanks to our Inaugural Steering Committee and Start-Up Group for the great work in moving GigaNet forward. As a premier research event, GigaNet organizes an Annual Symposium. The 2007 Annual Symposium was held, Sunday, 11 November, at the Hotel Windsor Barra, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2008 Annual Symposium will be held on 2 December, in conjunction with the 3rd IGF Meeting from 3-6 December 2008 in Hyderabad, India. Spotlights: |