The Internet and Governance
in Asia
A critical reader

This book constitutes a first ever attempt to map the impact of the Internet on governance in Asia. The book is divided into the following five sections:

• Internet and Democracy: ways in which the Internet has been harnessed to promote greater democratization, public debate and political participation;
• E-Government: the provision of services through the Internet and other ICT networks and its impact on public accountability and transparency;
• Cyber Security: the critical issues and concerns such as surveillance as well as the means by which the Internet can be effectively used to improve security as well as minimize risks from terrorism;
• Internet Governance: critical issues relating to the technical coordination of the Internet and the prospects for the best possible means to govern the structure and operations of the Internet;
• Internet Policy and Regulation: key policy and regulatory issues and concerns relating to the use and impact of the Internet.

Foreword
By Nitin Desai, pg 1

An Introduction
By Indrajit Banerjee , pg 3

SECTION 1: The Internet and Democracy

Introduction
By Eric Loo, 17

The Internet: Simulacrum of Democracy?
By Eric Loo, 21

Australia’s Online Apathy
By Morris Jones, 39

The Logic of New Media and Democratization
By Randolph Kluver, 65

SECTION 2: e-Government

Introduction
By Madanmohan Rao, 87

e-Government in Asia
By Madanmohan Rao, 92

e-Government in India
By Alwyn Didar Singh, 119

Trends and Characteristics of e-Government in South Korea
By Sun Phil Kwon, 141

SECTION 3: Cyber Security

Introduction
By Shyam Tekwani, 169

Online Networks of Terrorist Groups and Their Implications for Security: A Case Study of Sri Lanka’s Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
By Shyam Tekwani, 173

Virtual Terrorism: How Modern Terrorists Use the Internet
By Gabriel Weimann, 189

Cyber Security as a National and International Issue in Governance
By James Andrew Lewis, 217

SECTION 4: Internet Governance

Introduction
By Paul Wilson, 241

A History of Internet Technical Coordination
By Paul Wilson, 244

Challenges and Responses
By Geoff Huston, 266

Models for Coordination and Distribution
By Geoff Huston, 305

SECTION 5: Internet Policy and Regulation

Introduction
By Ang Peng Hwa, 325

Framework for Regulating the Internet
By Ang Peng Hwa, 327

Digital Piracy and the Copyright Response
By Peter K Yu, 340

Jurisdictional Issues of the Internet and Governance
By Venkat Iyer, 360