Module 6: A Look Into the Future

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Module 6 A Look Into the Future

• The Future of the Internet
• Our Role in the Future Internet

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The Future of the Internet

• The Internets future is very bright
• It is expected to grow to over 300 million
  connections by 2005
• It is expected to improve everything including
• Competitiveness
• E-commerce
• Health
• Education
• Etc

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The Future of the Internet

• Access and growth
• Digital divide
• Age
• Education
• Race
• Income
• Geography
• Next Generation Internet (NGI) Initiative with
  three goals
• Experimental Research for Advanced Network
  Technologies
• Next Generation Network Testbeds
• Revolutionary Applications

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The Future of the Internet

• Business and Culture
• To expand e-commerce through high speed bandwidth
  Internet2
• Expand knowledge
• Look for a print media replacement
• Improve Quality of information through better
  indexing and retrieval
• Social effects consequential illiteracy.

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Our Role in the Future Internet

• We have to redefine the Internet to suite the
  changing
• Lifestyles
• Demand for new applications
• Demand for better graphics
• Demand for faster network
• There will also be new efforts for
• Legislation
• Self-regulation
• Mass education
• Others