Introduction.

Introduces the five papers published in this special issue of "Knowledge, Technology, & Policy" as it focuses on the dynamic relationship between emerging information and communication technologies and the changing institutional frameworks for governing its development and use. Examination by the papers of the changing platforms and services for global communications and the regulatory issues that interact with these developments; Variety of issues raised by the five papers that are related to different modes to regulate the development and use of the Internet; Reflection by the papers on different aspects archetypical modes.