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Module 4 The Future of Connectivity Resources

Ready to explore on your own? For more in-depth exploration of the topics covered in this module, start with the resources listed below.

Recommended Reading/Viewing (The Top 10)

1. Future of the Internet: Sir Tim Berners-Lee (Inventor of the Internet) calls for a Magna Carta for the World Wide Web

1. The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen Links to an external site.

Google's Eric Schmidt & Jared Cohen w/ Glenn Beck "The New Digital Age" Links to an external site.

2. How the Internet of Things is Revolutionizing Healthcare Links to an external site.(freescale.com, PDF; White Paper)

3. Data protection in the Internet of Things Era (Information Week)

4. Disruptive Technologies: Series of Articles and Interviews Links to an external site. with Eric Schmidt, Clay Shirkey Links to an external site., and others.

5. Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs Links to an external site. (Congressional Research Service; PDF)

6. Net Threats Links to an external site. (Pew Research Internet Project)

7. Mobile Nation: The economic and social impacts of mobile technology (brochure) Links to an external site. or full Report Links to an external site. (Deloitte Access Economics; PDF)

8. Building social robots Links to an external site. (Science Friday podcast; 45 min.)

9. Wireless Infrastructure Links to an external site.(C-SPAN video; 31 min.)

10. YouTube Video:Four lessons from robots about being human Links to an external site.

For Further Reading:

1. Technological Connections:

ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Links to an external site.

Harnessing the Internet of Things Links to an external site.

Internet of Things: Evolving transactions into relationships Links to an external site. (PricewaterhouseCoopers, Technology Forecast; PDF)
Counting the Internet of Everything in Real Time (c|net)

IoT and Healthcare:

IoT and privacy:

Alessandro Acquisti: Why privacy matters Links to an external site.

Letter to Federal Trade Commission: Internet of Things, Project No. P135405 (Memo from Daniel W. Caprio of McKenna Long & Aldridge; PDF)
Challenges facing the Internet of Things (Entitlement & Compliance Management, blog post)

2. Interpersonal & Emotional Connections

Sherry Turkle (Author of Alone Together): Ted Talk Links to an external site.

Marco Tempest: Maybe the best robot demo ever Links to an external site.

ZENO R25: World's 1st Advanced Social Robot Links to an external site.

Meet Jibo, a Social Robot for the Home Links to an external site.

Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto: Japan's robot revolution Links to an external site.(CNN)
The theoretical explanation of virtual intimacy among social network sites users Links to an external site. (academia.edu, PDF download)

3. Political and Global Implications:

How the Internet will (one day) transform government Links to an external site.

4. Socioeconomic Implications:

One laptop per child project Links to an external site.

Digital divide grows on high-speed Internet access Links to an external site. (SF Gate)
Digital inclusion survey Links to an external site.(Insititute of Museum and Library Services; American Library Association; Information Access and Policy Center; International City/County Management Association)
Call me...maybe: How much has the digital divide affected the intergenerational communication? Links to an external site.(Pacific Sun)
California's digital divide Links to an external site.(Public Policy Institute of California)

5. Economic Implications:

Non-fiction books for further reading:

The New Digital Age: Transforming Nations, Businesses, and our Lives Links to an external site. by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other Links to an external site. by Sherry Turkle
Revolution 2.0: The Power of the People is Greater than the People in Power Links to an external site. by Wael Ghonin