internetins
Internetins is a term used in some scholarly and policy discussions to describe a class of distributed information systems built on the Internet that are designed to operate across organizational boundaries and administrative domains. The concept emphasizes resilience, interoperability, security, and data sovereignty, aiming to enable secure data exchange and collaborative services without sacrificing governance.
The term emerged in the mid-2010s within debates about scaling Internet infrastructure for public administration, healthcare,
Architecture and characteristics commonly associated with internetins include distributed control planes, edge computing, and open, contract-based
Applications span e-government, cross-border data sharing, emergency response networks, research data ecosystems, and large-scale enterprise collaborations.
See also: Internet of Things, edge computing, digital sovereignty, data interoperability, IETF and ISO standardization efforts.