All publications for Mary Rundle

Ethical Implications of Emerging Technologies: A Survey

Embracing coherent ethical guidelines is essential for building inclusive knowledge societies and raising awareness about the ethical aspects and principles is central for upholding the fundamental values of freedom, equality, solidarity, tolerance and shared responsibility. Thus, UNESCO encourages the definition and adoption of best practices and voluntary, professional guidelines addressing ethical issues for media professionals, information producers, and service providers and users with due respect to freedom of expression.

authored by mary rundle, chris conley, published on 1 mar 2007

Interoperability In the New Digital Identity Infrastructure

This paper maps out multiple dimensions of interoperability in the emerging digital identity management infrastructure, with a view to promoting openness in this infrastructure. The paper provides a background to the infrastructure; an explanation of components, items exchanged, and interconnection flows; an account of interoperability at various levels; a look at the costs and benefits of interoperability; and a brief consideration of factors that influence interoperability and innovation, such as the market, law, and self-regulation. Because this technology is still developing, the paper seeks to offer a snapshot of the current landscape with a view to promoting discussion about the future.

authored by mary rundle, paul trevithick , published on 31 jan 2007

International Personal Data Protection and Digital Identity Management Tools

International guidelines establish principles for the treatment of personal data. Might digital identity management tools simultaneously allow the interests of government, the private sector, and the citizen to be met - namely, legitimate government access to and sharing of personal data, efficiency in web-services exchanges, and effective protections for personal data?

authored by mary rundle, published on 20 jun 2006

Beyond Internet Governance: The Emerging International Framework for Governing the Networked World

Increasingly, governments are regulating the “Net” – that is, the Internet and people’s activities over it. Because the Net is global in nature, governments are turning to intergovernmental organizations to iron out common approaches.

authored by mary rundle, published on 13 dec 2005

Identity Management as a Cybersecurity Case Study

In our increasingly networked world, information relating to an individual is of interest for its commercial value and for its potential to help promote a safe electronic realm, among other things.

authored by mary rundle, published on 1 sep 2005

NetDialogue: A Mechanism to Promote Transparency and Public Dialogue in International Net Governance

In WGIG terms, the Net Dialogue website introduced here is a tool to shed light on how international organizations are dealing with the issue of “applicable jurisdiction and cross border coordination” in international Net* governance. Available in English (EN), Chinese (ZH), and Arabic (AR).

authored by mary rundle, published on 1 feb 2005

Berkman Center for Internet & Society