Synopsis

Underlying all of the advancements in online digital services is the need for adequate infrastructure that is well governed and secure. This is particularly important when considering e-social services such as e-health; e-education and e-government. The growth of e-commerce and m-commerce also relies upon on these elements.

This report examines the growing importance of e-security and Internet governance and discusses how the world must work together to solve these issues.

Latest developments:

Among the hottest topics at the Broadband Leadership Summit, which was held during the ITU Telecom World 2011 in Geneva, were the issues in relation to the security of the various aspects of the digital economy; Analysts predict that spending on e-security and mobile security will sharply rise; Issues surrounding security and governance are already of concern for emerging sectors like e-health; e-commerce; e-education and e-government.