Opinions
Future of the Internet: Global Network or National Segments?
More and more people have been predicting in recent years that the internet as a global network as we know it may disappear in the near future or undergo radical change. At least this is where the actions by both government and non-government actors are pointing, from software developers, communications operators and cyber security companies to hackers and groups of hackers. Valentin Makarov, president of Russoft non-commercial partnership and head of the SafeNet working group of the National Technology Initiative, shared his perspective on the threats and future of the internet on the sidelines of Valdai Club’s regional conference in Singapore.