Quite interesting recollection Prof Sam. Thank you for sharing
Alagie
On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 at 09:01, Johan Helsingius <
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> Incidentally Matthias Hudobnik (SSAC) has just managed to
> arm-wrestle me and Jaap Akkerhuis (also SSAC) to get together
> and reminisce of the early days of UUCP and the first Internet
> connections in Europe, as well as bringing the net to the (rapidly
> disintegrating) Soviet Union - and of course the good old
> "kremvax" April fools' hoax... :)
>
> Julf
>
>
>
> On 12/04/2024 22:15, Sam Lanfranco wrote:
> > NCSG Colleagues,
> >
> > Forgive me if I reminisce a bit here. In November of 1992, a year and a
> > half before China connected to the global Internet I was in Beijing
> > delivering a 2400 baud Telebit Teleblazer to a scientific institute in
> > that city.
> >
> > We used [expensive] dialup to connect to a similar modem at PeaceNet in
> > the San Francisco Bay Area.
> >
> > Earlier, in the 1980s, China was purchasing communications equipment
> > from my research colleagues in Yugoslavia, in the part that is now
> > Slovenia. Here I have a Canadian neighbor who was in charge of bringing
> > the Digital Equipment Corporation’s (DEC’s) PDP-10 to China in those
> years.
> >
> > In the early '80s people from the San Francisco Bay Area, including the
> > non-profits: ARC Foundation; Center for Innovative Diplomacy; Community
> > Data Processing; and Foundation for the Arts of Peace came together
> > around a vision of a computer network to support the work of individuals
> > and organizations working to reduce the risks of war and to promote
> > peace. PeaceNet was launched. EcoNet, joined with PeaceNet to became
> > the Institute for Global Communications (IGC), which became a project of
> > the Tides Foundation.
> >
> > Much of that early history is almost lost, especially as the private
> > sector “Internet whales” push to shape the Internet in commercial
> > directions and write its history in their favor. In June of 1997, in
> > Toronto, with help from the World Bank and numerous international
> > organizations we secured global funding for “Global Knowledge 97:
> > Knowledge for Development in the Information Age”, an early global
> > conference focused on peace and development via the Internet. We also
> > secured multilateral funding for Bellanet, at Canada’s International
> > Development Research Centre (IDRC). Bellanet was charged with promoting
> > multilateral government use of the Internet. That early vision saw the
> > Internet as a platform for global understanding, peace and shared
> > prosperity.
> >
> > Closing on a humorous note, I worked with the woman who convinced
> > Canada’s public Canadian Broadcasting System to have its first web page.
> > The only argument that worked was when she explained that they could
> > sell coffee mugs and tee shirts online.
> >
> > Sam Lanfranco, NCSG
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telebit
> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telebit>
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Baran
> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Baran>
> >
> > https://www.igc.org/ <https://www.igc.org/>
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-10 <
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-10>
> >
> > *From:*NCSG-Discuss <[log in to unmask]> *On Behalf Of
> > *Marilia Maciel
> > *Sent:* Friday, April 12, 2024 5:12 AM
> > *To:* [log in to unmask]
> > *Subject:* Event: 30 years of internet in China: Between past growth and
> > future challenges
> >
> > Dear colleagues,
> >
> > The event below might be of interest. The 30th anniversary of China's
> > connection to the global Internet will take place next week. Diplo and
> > the Fuxi Institution jointly put together a very knowleageble panel, to
> > look back at this period of technological growth in China and in the
> > West, and the challenges foreseen in the future. We hope you can join us
> > on April 19th.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Marilia
> >
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> >
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> >
> > *Online Anniversary Symposium*
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> https://diplomacy.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=c2ade5e238&e=db990db001
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> >
> > *12:00–13:00 UTC | 14:00–15:00 CEST | 20:00–21:00 Beijing*
> >
> > On 20 April 1994, China connected to the internet. It was one of the
> > most important developments in the digital history of the 20th century.
> > Digitalisation has been the engine behind the rise of the *Chinese
> > economy*, lifting millions out of poverty. China displays a vibrant
> > digital economy and is home to many leading digital companies.
> >
> > In the 1990s, US technology was primarily employed to build the ‘eight
> > vertical and eight horizontal’ fibre-optic backbone, a nationwide
> > grid-shaped fibre-optic network representing the core of the Chinese
> > internet. As globalisation boomed, China and the West became
> > increasingly intertwined through growing flows of trade, finance, and by
> > the decentralisation of production. The use of Chinese platforms has
> > grown. China has also enacted a wide range of *digital legislation *on
> > data security, personal information protection, and digital governance.
> >
> > In less than two decades, however, telecommunications and mobile
> > technology have become the first well-established fields of
> > *geopolitical rivalry* between the USA and China. This dispute for
> > leadership is spreading through a vast array of so-called ‘critical and
> > emerging technologies’, including *artificial intelligence* (AI).
> > Tension is rising between the two digital powers, and measures have been
> > put in place to restrict access to each other’s digital markets.
> >
> > *On the occasion of the 30th anniversary, Diplo will host a discussion
> > focusing on the past growth and future challenges of Chinese
> > digitalisation. *
> >
> > The discussion will address, among others, the following questions:
> >
> > * What is the significance of the last 30 years of internet deployment
> > in China for developing the global internet?
> > * What are the expectations for the future of China’s internet?
> > * What are the main trends in AI and digital regulation in China?
> > * What is China’s current and potential future role internationally in
> > AI and digital governance?
> >
> > *Panellists*
> >
> > * Jovan Kurbalija, Director, Diplo; Head, Geneva Internet Platform
> > * Lee Xiaodong, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Fuxi Institution;
> > Professor, Tsinghua University
> > * Liu Hao, Executive Chair, School of Global Governance, Beijing
> > Institute of Technology
> > * Rogier Creemers, Assistant Professor and Lecturer, Modern Chinese
> > Studies, University of Leiden
> > * Sorina Teleanu, Director of Knowledge, Diplo
> >
> > *Moderator*
> >
> > * Marilia Maciel, Head of Digital Commerce and Internet Policy, Diplo
> >
> > *REGISTER NOW!*
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> >
> > /To my understanding, all this happened because of two significant
> > events. The internet, an epoch-making innovation, sprang up from the
> > West, while in China, we had been in the Reform and Open-Door Age.//
> >
> > /Because of these two significant events, with the impact of the
> > internet, China started to embrace the world market, and China's booming
> > economy became world-shaking. At the same time, because of China's
> > joining, the world also changed profoundly./
> >
> > ///
> > *Hu Qiheng*
> > China’s Internet Pioneer and Global Connector
> >
> > *Organised in partnership with the Fuxi Institution**
> >
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