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itemprop="articleBody"> <h1 style="background-image: url('/images/files/newsletter/newsletter-header-small.jpg'); color: #fff; padding: 20px; text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);">IEEE Internet Policy Newsletter - January 2017</h1> <h4>ISSUE 3 | JANUARY 2017</h4> <div style="background-color: #f2f2f2; padding: 20px;"> <h2 style="border: none;">Mobile-Assisted Data Collection for Effective Policymaking</h2> <p><em>By Sridhar Vedachalam, Alec Shannon and Kellogg J Schwab</em><br /> Johns Hopkins Water Institute, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH)</p> <p>An estimated 2.4 billion people lack access to an improved sanitation option, while nearly 1 billion people lack access to improved water. Lack of access to adequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is a leading cause of diarrheal illness, intestinal worm infections and poor nutritional status in developing countries.</p> <div class="readmore"><a href="/newsletter/january-2017/mobile-assisted-data-collection-for-effective-policymaking" class="btn btn-default">Read More</a></div> <hr /> <h2 style="border: none;">Digital Ecosystem: Life Moves On -- Internet Inclusion & The Global Start Up</h2> <p><em>By Susan Hyon Parker, IEEE Internet Initiative – Ethics & Policy</em></p> <p>As the digital ecosystem moves forward in the development process of an inclusive internet, we re-assess the expansion of services and the commitments that stakeholders have championed in progressing the best interests of not only civic group organizations and corporate interests associated with connectivity, but more importantly the focus of ethics and the interplay they have within our daily lives as humans.</p> <div class="readmore"><a href="/newsletter/january-2017/digital-ecosystem-life-moves-on-internet-inclusion-the-global-start-up" class="btn btn-default">Read More</a></div> <hr /> <h2 style="border: none;">On Cross-cultural Information Security Behaviors in the Workplace</h2> <p><em>By Dr. Bobby Swar (Concordia University of Edmonton, Canada) and Dr. Tahir Hameed (SolBridge International School of Business, South Korea)</em></p> <p>Information technology and systems generally bring large benefits to organizations in terms of efficiency, productivity and strategic positioning. They are also the largest source of information-related threats and vulnerabilities. Frequent headlines on data breaches and system compromises highlight the losses of businesses in tune of millions of dollars, delayed services, inconvenience and frustration faced by both the customers and their employees.</p> <div class="readmore"><a href="/newsletter/january-2017/on-cross-cultural-information-security-behaviors-in-the-workplace" class="btn btn-default">Read More</a></div> <hr /> <h2 style="border: none;">Options and Challenges in Providing Universal Access to the Internet: Part Two</h2> <p><em>By Helen Anne Hicks (North Park University), Rajesh Nighot (IEEE), Nagender Aneja (Universiti Brunei Darussalam), Mohammed Aledhari (Western Michigan University), Ali Kashif Bashir (Senior Member, IEEE) and Jared Bielby (IEEE)</em></p> <p>In many regions around the world, Internet access is quickly becoming an essential public utility alongside water, electricity, and natural gas, and while certain regions thrive where Internet access is assumed, four billion people remain deprived of basic Internet facilities. The IEEE Experts in Technology and Policy (ETAP) working group, under the umbrella of IEEE’s Collabratec Internet Technology Policy Community, have identified six critical challenges for addressing global equitable Internet access.</p> <div class="readmore"><a href="/newsletter/january-2017/options-and-challenges-in-providing-universal-access-to-the-internet-part-two" class="btn btn-default">Read More</a></div> <h2 style="border: none;"> </h2> <p> </p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div></article> <div id="content-column-3" class="col-md-3"> <hr class="visible-sm-block visible-xs-block" /> <div class="custom" > <div class="custom"><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Article Contributions Welcomed</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; text-size-adjust: auto;">If you wish to have an internet policy related article considered for publication, please contact the <a href="mailto:itp-newsletter@ieee.org">Managing Editor</a> of Technology Policy and Ethics IEEE Future Directions <a href="http://sites.ieee.org/futuredirections/tech-policy-ethics/">Newsletter</a>.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/images/files/newsletter/IEEE_InternetPolicy_Newsletter-Guidelines_26Mar2018.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">View Editorial Guidelines</a></p> <hr /> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Past Issues</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/newsletter/december-2018/">December 2018</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/newsletter/september-2018/">September 2018</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/newsletter/june-2018/">June 2018</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/newsletter/march-2018/">March 2018</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/newsletter/november-2017/">November 2017</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/newsletter/september-2017/">September 2017</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/newsletter/july-2017/">July 2017</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/newsletter/may-2017/">May 2017</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/newsletter/march-2017/">March 2017</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/newsletter/january-2017/">January 2017</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/newsletter/november-2016/">November 2016</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/newsletter/september-2016/">September 2016</a></p> <hr /> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>IEEE Internet Policy Newsletter Editorial Board</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Dr. Ali Kashif Bashir, Interim Editor-in- Chief <br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px; background-color: #ffff00;"></span></span>Dr. Syed Hassan Ahmed <br />Dr. Mudassar Ahmad <br />Dr. Onur Alparslan <br />Dr. Muhammad Bilal<br />Dr. Syed Ahmad Chan Bukhari <br />Dr. Ankur Chattopadhyay <br />Dr. Junaid Chaudhry <br />Dr. Waleed Ejaz<br />Dr. Yasir Faheem<br /> Dr. Prasun Ghosal <br />Dr. Tahir Hameed <br />Dr. Y. 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