Resource Library
Everyone should have access to an open and trusted Internet.
Read our reports, papers, and other documents for insight and vision on how we can get there.
Action Plan 2024
Our roadmap for tackling the threats and challenges for today’s Internet as we look to grow and defend it for future generations.
2023 Year in Review
The Year in Review shows the steps we took in 2023 to ensure the Internet is for everyone. Learn about the positive difference we made for the Internet.
Internet Impact Briefs
Shorter reports that analyze how different policies or new technologies may affect what the Internet needs to exist and thrive.
Global Internet Report (GIR)
From trust to consolidation, access to sustainability, a deep look at the forces shaping our digital future.
Policy Briefs
Our perspective on critical Internet issues, including community networks, encryption, open Internet standards, Internet Exchange Points, and more.
15 February 2022
MANRS Community Report 2021
The world needs a secure and resilient Internet, especially in the face of an ongoing pandemic still driving more activity …
31 January 2022
ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2020 Issues Matrix
The chart available in the PDF version of the document summarizes the proposed changes to Internet related WTSA-16 resolutions (including …
5 January 2022
Internet Impact Brief: End-to-end Encryption under the UK’s Draft Online Safety Bill
This brief uses the Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit (IIAT) to assess how the limitations placed on the use of end-to-end …
18 November 2021
2021 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Policy Recommendations
Indigenous Peoples in North America are pursuing innovative and independent ways to connect to the Internet. They face unique challenges …
8 November 2021
Enablers of an Open, Globally Connected, Secure and Trustworthy Internet
The Enablers of an Open, Globally Connected, Secure and Trustworthy Internet are what help us get closer to the Internet …
8 November 2021
How to Conduct an Internet Impact Brief
Find simple explanations of the goals, critical properties and enablers of the Internet, and a step-by-step guide to conducting and …
8 November 2021
Internet Impact Brief: Mandated Browser Root Certificates in the European Union’s eIDAS Regulation on the Internet
This report uses the Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit (IIAT) to assess how the EU’s proposal may affect the global Internet …
8 November 2021
Internet Impact Brief: 2021 Indian Intermediary Guidelines and the Internet Experience in India
This report uses the Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit to assess how the 2021 Indian Intermediary Guidelines may affect the global …
8 November 2021
Internet Impact Brief: Canada’s Proposed Online Harms Legislation and the Internet
This report uses the Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit (IIAT) to assess how the Canada’s proposed online harms bill may affect …
8 November 2021
Internet Impact Brief: Technical Architecture of the GAIA-X Project
This report uses the Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit (IIAT) to assess how the GAIA-X concepts may affect the global Internet …
13 October 2021
Measuring the Impact of Local IXPs
How do local Internet exchanges affect Asia-Pacific? Internet exchange point hubs are increasingly playing a critical role in making local …
12 October 2021
Factsheet: How Encryption Can Protect Advocacy Groups and Social Change Movements
For some communities, like human rights defenders, advocacy groups, community organizers, and humanitarian actors, encryption is especially crucial and should be used …
Archives
19 September 2018
ITU Plenipotentiary 2018 – Issues Matrix
This chart identifies issues, areas of concern, organizations impacted, etc., on a best-effort basis. Suggestions to improve this work are …
24 June 2018
Top Tips for Consumers: Internet of Things Security and Privacy
1. Learn how to “shop smart” for connected devices. You don’t want to have to return a connected device because …
20 June 2018
Internet Crossing Borders: Boosting the Internet in Landlocked Developing Countries
Please note that this is NOT the full report, but the Executive Summary with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Case Studies. The …
6 June 2018
State of IPv6 Deployment 2018
IPv6 deployment continues to increase around the world. In the six years since World IPv6 Launch[*] levels of IPv6 deployment …
25 May 2018
Policy Development Process at the Internet Society
The Internet Society advocates for policies that enhance security and privacy, enable the growth of Internet access, and promote the ecosystem …
22 May 2018
IoT Trust by Design
IoT Trust Framework identifies the core requirements manufacturers, service providers, distributors/purchasers and policymakers need to understand, assess and embrace for …
22 May 2018
Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Framework v2.5
The IoT Trust Framework® includes a set of strategic principles necessary to help secure IoT devices and their data when …
8 May 2018
Personal Data Protection Guidelines for Africa
A joint initiative of the Internet Society and the Commission of the African Union …
3 May 2018
Internet Society Background Paper on ITU Plenipotentiary 2018
This background paper provides a general overview of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference and our perspectives on some of the main …
19 April 2018
IoT Security for Policymakers
“Cybersecurity will be the most pressing challenge of the next decade, and IoT will play a critical role in it.” …
17 April 2018
Best Practices: Enterprise IoT Security Checklist
The Internet of Things (IoT) has found its way into all aspects of our lives. In particular, consumer IoT devices …
7 March 2018
Do Blockchains Have Anything to Offer Identity?
This paper is intended for information technology staff and management, and any others working on or with Identity and access …
Organization Reports
On annual basis, we publish annual reports (an Action Plan and Impact Report), as well as financial reports, annual financial statements, and Form 990s.