The internet has emerged as a reservoir of information and has pushed the world to evolve into a global village … society poses considerable challenges for Internet Governance. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN …) is the institution responsible for the internet management. ICANN has been at the center of the debates over global …

through the internet. Can this connectivity transform pooreconomies, as techno-optimists hope, or are there more deeply rooted … evidence on the extent to which, and how, internet connectivity affects economicdevelopment. Not surprisingly, estimates vary … widely with the context, particular outcome, andform of internet studied. Overall the literature points towards sizeable …

Computer and Internet use, especially in developing countries, has expanded rapidly in recent years. Even in light of … Internet penetration, both currently and over time, we examine panel data for 161 countries over the 1999-2004 period. We … factors associated with computer and Internet penetration do not differ substantially between developed and developing …

derives theoretical grounds from the existing economic models to support the hypothesis that the internet, inter alia, enables … evidence to show that the growth landscape has indeed shifted decisively in favor of developing countries in the Internet Age … gains from internet adoption in comparison to the average advanced country. The paper discusses policy implications from the …