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כנס האינטרנט והדיגיטל בחברה הערבית
השנה, כנס webna יתקיים ב-16.9.2025 יום שלישי 9:30-14:00 בגני התעשייה, נצרת – ומפנה את הזרקור על השפעות טכנולוגיות הבינה המלאכותית על המרחב הדיגיטלי בחברה הערבית בישראל. הכנס ישלב גם סדנאות מעשיות של מומחים מובילים בנושאים כמו יצירת תוכן קריאטיבי, שימוש בכלים מבוססי AI בשוק העבודה, והתמודדות עם הונאות ומידע שקרי ברשתות. הכנס הוא הזדמנות חשובה […]

Measuring the OneWeb Satellite Network
OneWeb’s lack of Inter-Satellite Links impairs its seamless handover performance.

PROCÈS-VERBAL DE LA CONSULTATION POST-AG – APPROBATION DES RAPPORTS
Date de clôture de la consultation : Samedi 28 juin 2025 à 23h59Mode de consultation : Formulaire Google dédié + emails individuels + Community Portal ISOC Documents soumis à approbation : Rapport d’activités Rapport financier Plan d’action 2025 Statuts Règlement Intérieur Procès-verbal de l’AG du 20 juin 2025 1. Contexte : Suite à l’Assemblée Générale […]

Dangerous US Supreme Court Decision for Online Privacy and Security
Texas’ mandatory age verification law, ruled constitutional by the US Supreme Court last week, risks the privacy, security, and open nature of the Internet. The post Dangerous US Supreme Court Decision for Online Privacy and Security appeared first on Internet Society.

El fòrum (global) de Governança d’Internet 2025
El Fòrum per a la Governança d’Internet (IGF) de l’ONU 2025 a Lillestrøm, Noruega, celebrat del 23 al 27 de juny de 2025, es va centrar en el tema general “Construint la Governança Digital Junts”. El secretari del capítol va atendre presencialment. El secretari general de Nacions Unides António Guterres va dir: “Two decades ago, […]

Measuring the Effects of the CrowdStrike Outage on Internet Traffic
Last year’s faulty CrowdStrike update had a nuanced impact on the Internet traffic of various organizations and sectors.

How Educators Run the Internet
Different roles in the Internet ecosystem require different skills, and educators who share their expertise help ensure that the Internet truly is for everyone. The post How Educators Run the Internet appeared first on Internet Society.

Perturbations inhabituelles de la connectivité au Togo
Le Chapitre togolais de l’Internet Society observe avec gravité l’évolution de la situation dans l’espace numérique national, à la lumière des événements sociopolitiques survenus au cours des derniers jours. Dans un contexte marqué par une mobilisation citoyenne accrue, des tensions dans l’espace public, et une sensibilité particulière autour des questions de gouvernance et de libertés, […]

An Exclusive Educational Opportunity for Youth: Internet Governance, Human Rights, and Policy
Time to find out — apply now for the SEE DIG Youth School Class of 2025! Are you 18–30, curious about how the Internet works beyond social media, and passionate about tech, rights, or policy? This is your moment. Join a unique learning journey with experts, peers, and change-makers from across South Eastern Europe. Learn, […]

Next Steps in the MANRS Charter Review Process
As outlined in “Shaping the Future of MANRS: Defining Roles and Responsibilities in Today’s MANRS Ecosystem,” a proposal in the MANRS Development Process seeks to update the MANRS Charter in four key areas: Governance, defining how decisions about the rules and the structure of the initiative are made and by whom. Community Activities, defining who is responsible […]

APrIGF 2025 fellowship application is open
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Hope this mail finds you well ! We are currently accepting APrIGF 2025 Fellowship Application through APNIC platform. you may like to take the opportunity to apply, or can share this opportunity with your community/Network. APrIGF 2025 Fellowship Program will be in Kathmandu, Nepal in person. Location: Kathmandu, Nepal Dates: 11–14 October 2025 Format: […]

More Countries Join the Majority IPv6 Club
Eight countries have increased their IPv6 adoption rate to above 50% in the past 12 months.

Keeping .am Domain Secure with the Right Mechanisms
The annual workshop of Armenian registrars, “Regiton” was held for the first time in a conference format this year, on June 21 in Yerevan, with the participation of international experts. The conference titled “Empowering .am and .հայ Domains,” was organized by the Internet Society NGO, the Manager of .am and .հայ domains in collaboration with […]

ISOC Togo, partenaire stratégique du Forum International sur la Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel (FIPDCP 2025)
L’Internet Society Togo (ISOC Togo) annonce officiellement son partenariat avec la première édition du Forum International sur la Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel (FIPDCP), qui se tiendra à Lomé du 28 au 30 juillet 2025. Ce rendez-vous de haut niveau s’inscrit dans une dynamique panafricaine visant à positionner la protection des données personnelles comme […]

Why the Internet Is the New Public Utility
India needs resilient, decentralized, and crisis-ready digital infrastructure to allow for modern governance.

Voorzitter Brave ontmoet nieuwe CEO Internet Society Global: samen koers zetten naar inclusieve standaarden
In het DoubleTree by Hilton aan het Amsterdam Centraal Station vond recentelijk een betekenisvolle ontmoeting plaats tussen Sally Wentworth, de nieuwe CEO van de wereldwijde Internet Society, en Ruben Brave, voorzitter van Internet Society Nederland (ISOC NL). Centraal in hun gesprek stonden het belang van open internetstandaarden en de noodzaak tot hernieuwd maatschappelijk engagement bij […]

How Policy Experts Run the Internet
The Internet is a global resource, so which country gets to govern it? The answer is: all of them and none of them! Internet policy is shaped by a global ecosystem of legislators, regulators, international organizations, civil society groups, and technical and policy experts. These are the folks who get to decide how much power […]

Unpacking the Bottlenecks in Relying Party Software Synchronization Delays
Authors: Khwaja Zubair Sediqi, Massimiliano Stucchi, Romain Fontugne, Amreesh Phokeer, Massimo Candela, Anja Feldmann The security of Internet routing is increasingly dependent on the adoption of the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), a framework designed to prevent the spread of bogus routing information. To combat BGP hijacks and misconfigurations, more networks are embracing RPKI to […]

רשת בטוחה בחירום: הדרכה מקצועית לצוותים בשטח
במסגרת פעילות החירום של איגוד האינטרנט הישראלי למוגנות ברשת בחברה הערבית, התקיים לאחרונה מפגש זום ייעודי לצוותי חירום הפועלים ברשויות המקומיות הערביות. המפגש נערך בשיתוף פעולה עם ארגון הג’וינט וקהילת "אלמנארה", הפועלת לחיזוק יכולות מקצועיות בעתות חירום ברשויות בצפון הארץ. במפגש השתתפו כ־40 אנשי ונשות מקצוע מתחומי הרווחה, החינוך והסיוע הקהילתי – כולם פועלים בקו […]

Event
Heading to IGF 2025? Learn about the activities led by our Grantee Partners in the Global IGF 2025. They will be leading panel discussions and workshops in the forum to advocate for an open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet for everyone. We’re excited to contribute to this global dialogue. Research Grantee Partners: 1. Global […]

Common Good Cyber Fund Launches to Strengthen Internet Security Globally
The Internet Society (ISOC) and Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), on behalf of the Common Good Cyber secretariat, today announce the launch of the Common Good Cyber Fund, an initiative to strengthen global cybersecurity by supporting nonprofits that deliver core cybersecurity services that protect civil society actors and the Internet as a whole. This first-of-its-kind effort […]

WORLD SUMMIT FOR THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
Pomemben dogodek na področju globalnega digitalnega sodelovanja med članicami ZN: letna skupščina vrha informacijske družbe To leto slavimo 20 let od začetka delovanja svetovnega sumita-a o informacijski družbi – pogled društva Internet society – ISOC 2025 obeležuje 20. obletnico svetovnega vrha informacijske družbe znane pod kratico WSIS. V zadnjih dveh desetletjih se je internet razvijal hitreje, kot smo si lahko predstavljali, […]

Where Is Market Competition Improving
Iraq, Myanmar, and Venezuela have seen significant increases in their market competition since 2023.

Joint Letter on the Indian Income Tax Bill 2025
On June 18th, 2025, civil society organizations, companies, and cybersecurity experts, including Global Encryption Coalition members issued a joint letter to the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India. This joint letter expresses concerns over the India Income Tax Bill, 2025, which is currently under review by a Select Committee of the Lok Sabha […]

Bridging the Digital Divide on Colombia’s Pacific Coast: How a Community Network Transforms Lives
In the remote Afro-Colombian communities of Juanchaco and Ladrilleros, located along the Pacific coast of Valle del Cauca in Colombia and primarily accessible by boat, having Internet access has long been an aspiration. The lack of connectivity has left many families without access to educational and economic opportunities, causing some to consider leaving their homes […]

How Nonprofits Run the Internet
A handful of nonprofits in the Internet community manage a lot of the unseen work that makes the Internet function. They are critical for ensuring that networks on the Internet have unique addresses and that people can read those addresses. The post How Nonprofits Run the Internet appeared first on Internet Society.

Election Rules and Timetable for the 2025 Internet Society Uganda Chapter Officials
The Internet Society Uganda Chapter’s Election Committee is mandated to conduct the election of Chapter Officers to run the Chapters operations for the next two years. This document provides guidelines and procedures for the conduct of the elections. These rules cover eligibility, procedures, and dispute resolution for the elections. Election Timetable NO. Activities Duration […]

People at the Heart of Developing Tonga’s Digital Resilience
The Tongan Internet community is looking towards other countries to improve its Internet development and resilience in the face of natural and geographic challenges.

ISOC.ch is hiring – call for applications
About the position ISOC-CH is a key partner in the Horizon Europe NGI0 Commons Fund, and through this engagement a great opportunity arises to develop as an organization both locally in Switzerland and abroad, creating links between local issues and struggles for digital rights and important developments at the European and global level. The role […]

Why Trust in the Internet Matters
This article draws on insights from Joseph Lorenzo Hall at the Internet Society. We use the Internet in many aspects of our daily lives, including shopping, learning new skills, working remotely, keeping in touch with loved ones, and accessing necessary services. The list is endless, but have you ever given the question, “Can I trust […]