[Chapter-delegates] Internet data and research

[Michael Kende]

Many thanks Mark.  Would the validation procedure for part 1 be part 2?  My worry is the resources involved in validation of part 1.  To take an example from my recent past, I presented a widely used data set on the number of Internet users in a variety of countries, and had complaints that the number for one of the countries must be wrong - which may have been the case, but how would one validate that, and how much would that cost?  As for two, since any cutoff rating would be somewhat arbitrary, is it not better to simply make the ratings available, and let users decide?
Thanks
Michael

From: <Urban>, "Mark (CDC/OCOO/OCIO/ITSO)" <fka2 at cdc.gov<mailto:fka2 at cdc.gov>>
Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 5:54 PM
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Subject: RE: Internet data and research

Michael,

There's three approaches to aggregate data presentation.  I recommend all three be made available:

1.       Show only sources subject to strict validation procedures

2.       Allow users to rate sources, and then pick sources > a certain rating

3.       Show all data from all sources.

The advantages here are that "nonstandard" data sets that the community trusts can be included in reports, while new or unvalidated datasets can "prove their worth" over time.
Regards,
Mark D. Urban
Vice-Chair,
ISOC Disabilities and Special Needs Chapter

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Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Internet data and research

As part of my new role at ISOC, we are launching a new portal on the ISOC website that aggregates existing data sources and reports (ours and third-party),  The purpose of it is threefold: first, as a public resource to learn about the impact of new infrastructure on the Internet, and the broader economic impact of the Internet; second, in order to help identify gaps in data, and determine how best to fill those gaps; and third, to promote new analysis and insights by everyone in the Internet community, including ourselves, to further stimulate a better understanding of the Internet and its Economy.

The portal is at.

https://www.internetsociety.org/internet-data-and-research

One outstanding issue is whether, and if so how, to exclude bad research and data from the list.  On the one hand is a strong desire to be open and inclusive of all available data and reports, while on the other hand there is a thought that we should review and exclude suspect or biased work. We do not have the resources to perform such extensive review on each linked item (as of today there are over 200 in the database), and I believe that it would be difficult to determine the criteria for excluding work in any case.  However, in order to be of most use as a public resource, it would be useful to provide information that could help all of us make decisions about what data and reports to use.  As a result, we are considering including a review section, such as used in Amazon, to rate and provide comments from all, including hopefully the authors.  For starters, there are two feedback sections, one to send me comments on specific reports, and the other to provide suggestions for work that has not yet been included.  Thoughts on how to move this forward would be most appreciated.

Best regards,

Michael Kende
Chief Economist
Internet Society
Galerie Jean-Malbuisson 15
CH-1204 Geneva
Switzerland

Tel: +41 22 809 0367
E-mail: kende at isoc.org<mailto:kende at isoc.org>
Website: www.internetsociety.org<http://www.internetsociety.org>

'The Internet is for Everyone!'



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