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.
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 to connectivity and, when it comes to policymaking, they ...
Enablers of an Open, Globally Connected, Secure and Trustworthy Internet
How to Conduct an Internet Impact Brief
Internet Impact Brief: Mandated Browser Root Certificates in the European Union’s eIDAS Regulation on the Internet
Internet Impact Brief: 2021 Indian Intermediary Guidelines and the Internet Experience in India
Internet Impact Brief: Canada’s Proposed Online Harms Legislation and the Internet
Internet Impact Brief: Technical Architecture of the GAIA-X Project
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 Internet faster and more affordable. So how does the ...
Factsheet: How Encryption Can Protect Advocacy Groups and Social Change Movements
Internet Impact Brief: Revised Directive on Security of Network and Information (NIS2) – Presidency Compromise Proposal September 2021
Reimagining the Summit on Community Networks in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic
With almost half the world’s population offline and left out, there has been one clear lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to affordable Internet connectivity and digital ...
Security Through Encryption and Despite Encryption: An (un)Achievable Outcome?
Archives
ITU Plenipotentiary 2018 – Issues Matrix
Top Tips for Consumers: Internet of Things Security and Privacy
Internet Crossing Borders: Boosting the Internet in Landlocked Developing Countries
State of IPv6 Deployment 2018
Policy Development Process at the Internet Society
IoT Trust by Design
Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Framework v2.5
Personal Data Protection Guidelines for Africa
Internet Society Background Paper on ITU Plenipotentiary 2018
IoT Security for Policymakers
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 such as smart TVs, thermostats, smart speakers, fitness trackers and ...
Our Former CEO’s Opinion Piece in The Hill Times: Canada’s Unique Opportunity to Lead the Future of the Internet
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.