Moving Towards a Socially-Driven Internet Architectural Design
Rute C. Sofia, Paulo Mendes, Jos\'e Manuel Dam\'asio, Sara Henriques,, Fabio Giglietto, Erica Giambitto, Alessadro Bogliolo

TL;DR
This paper explores the integration of social capital and prosumer roles into future Internet architecture, advocating for a socially-driven design that emphasizes user empowerment and supply-chain models.
Contribution
It introduces a novel interdisciplinary approach to incorporate social factors into Internet architecture, emphasizing prosumer roles and social capital integration.
Findings
Proposes models for a symmetric Internet architecture
Highlights the importance of social capital in Internet design
Encourages discussion on socially-driven Internet development
Abstract
This paper provides an interdisciplinary perspective concerning the role of prosumers on future Internet design based on the current trend of Internet user empowerment. The paper debates the prosumer role, and addresses models to develop a symmetric Internet architecture and supply-chain based on the integration of social capital aspects. It has as goal to ignite the discussion concerning a socially-driven Internet architectural design.
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