[Chapter-delegates] Internet data and research v2

[Michael Kende]

I am please to announce version two of the portal (with the same URL as below).  There are two main changes to the portal, and we have also updated it with recent reports.  The first change is the Amazon-style system allowing everyone to rate a data source or report (out of five stars) and provide written comments as well.  The second is to make it much easier to search, either by category and sub-category or by keyword.  There is also a link to send in comments including new data and reports that we overlooked.  Our hope is that this provides a broad view of the state of the art in what is known about the Internet and its impact, and that it will also help us to identify gaps in our knowledge, which we will work to fill.  As such, I hope that you use the portal and interact with it, and please send it on to broaden the user base.
Best regards,
Michael

PS sorry for any cross-posting

From: Michael Kende <kende at isoc.org<mailto:kende at isoc.org>>
Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 4:17 PM
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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

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