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26 de julio de 2024.  ISOCdo convoca a su membresía y a interesados a evento el próximo 31 de julio de 2024, en INTEC (híbrido), para conocer el informe sobre Conectividad Significativa, producido por la Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas (ONE). La Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE) publicó recientemente un estudio sobre “Conectividad Significativa”, en el […]

Le vendredi 26 juillet 2024, le Groupement des Opérateurs de Réseaux Camerounais (cmNOG) organise le Douala Peering Day (DPD) à l’hôtel Krystal Palace, Douala, avec pour thème « Sur le Chemin de l’Action Consciente au Cameroun ». L’événement est soutenu par la Internet Society Foundation, ST Digital et AFR-IX Telecom. PROGRAMME https://douala.peeringday.cm/programme (Toutes les heures […]

For governments have ordered an Internet shutdown or suspended Internet services during or following elections in 2024. Will Venezuela make it five?

On Thursday, 25th July 2024, at 18:30–20:00 UTC, the Ghana Domain Name Registry (GDNR), the E-Governance/Internet Governance Foundation for Africa (EGIGFA) , the Association of African Universities (AAU), and the Internet Society Ghana Chapter (ISOC Ghana) will hold an ICANN80 Ghana Readout virtual meeting, discussing insights and key takeaways from ICANN80. LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ghana-icann80 PARTICIPATE VIA […]

Regulação sombra (Shadow Regulation)? Recentemente a OpenDNS, sistema de forwarders DNS operado pela Cisco, declarou que deixava de operar em França e em Portugal devido a uma ordem judicial. No caso português não conseguimos encontrar a ordem judicial, mas a questão está certamente relacionada com um memorando de entendimento existente…

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite promise everyday Internet users impressively low latency, high bandwidth, and global reach. But how valid are those promises?

On Monday, 22 July 2024 at 19:00-20:30 UTC the North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO) presents a Post ICANN80 Readout. PROGRAM Welcome & Introduction – Greg Shatan NARALO Chair Board Update – James Galvin, ICANN Org Board member ALAC/At-Large sessions at ICANN80 ALAC/At-Large Internal Meetings Overview – Greg Shatan NARALO Chair ALAC Joint Meeting with […]

A massive IT outage swept the world on Friday, taking down critical systems at airports, banks, hospitals and millions of other businesses and causing widespread chaos. The problem appeared to be affecting computers using Microsoft operating systems. The outages appear to be related to users who are running CrowdStrike as an endpoint detection and response […]

19 de julio de 2024.  Declaración de Internet Society, a propósito de incidente CloudStrike, afectando a plataformas o sistemas informáticos que operan sobre Windows. Desde el día de ayer jueves 18 de julio, diferentes organizaciones globales, afectadas por la más reciente actualización del sensor #Falcon de #CrowdStrike en plataformas Windows, han sido impactadas por el […]

Save the date! Join us on 21 October 2024 for the 4th annual Global Encryption Day. Check back soon for more information about this year’s event. In the meantime, you can: Revisit Global Encryption Day 2023 Hear stories about how encryption empowers and protects people Tell us your story about why you stand up for […]

On Friday July 19 2024 the FGV Direito Rio (FGV Law School) hosts a full day conference ‘Digital sovereignty in the G20‘. This event marks the launch of a book on digital sovereignty, illustrating its different facets in a complex and dynamically changing regulatory environment. Particularly, it will discuss the new frontiers of digital sovereignty […]

Today’s global outage of many systems was not an Internet outage, but it demonstrates the need for greater resilience in all our technical systems. The post Global Tech Outage Demonstrates Need for Resiliency in Software Systems appeared first on Internet Society.

«Ինտերնետ հասարակություն Հայաստան հատված» ՀԿ-ի արդյունավետ նախագծերը Հայաստան էին բերել Ինտերնետ հասարակության հիմնադրամի (Internet Society Foundation` ISF) ծրագրերի ավագ ղեկավար Ջեն Բիրդին եւ ասոցիացված ծրագրերի պատասխանատու Ռիգզին Քոլինսին։ Նրանք ԻՀՀՀ…Գրադարանների թվային կառավարման ծրագիրը նախադեպային է. ISF ծրագրերի ավագ ղեկավար The post Գրադարանների թվային կառավարման ծրագիրը նախադեպային է. ISF ծրագրերի ավագ ղեկավար appeared first on .

Encryption is one of the best tools we have to help keep children safe online. Child safety and encryption experts share why it’s important. The post Encryption is a Preventative Tool that Protects Children appeared first on Internet Society.

Երեւանում էին Ինտերնետ հասարակության հիմնադրամի (Internet Society Foundation` ISF) ծրագրերի ավագ ղեկավար Ջեն Բիրդը եւ ասոցիացված ծրագրերի պատասխանատու Ռիգզին Քոլինսը։ Այցի նպատակն էր «Ինտերնետ հասարակություն Հայաստան հատված» ՀԿ-ի անձնակազմի, շահակից…Փոքր ներդրումներով՝ մեծ գործեր․ Հայաստանում էին Ինտերնետ հասարակություն հիմնադրամի ներկայացուցիչները The post Փոքր ներդրումներով՝ մեծ գործեր․ Հայաստանում էին Ինտերնետ հասարակություն հիմնադրամի ներկայացուցիչները appeared first on .

The effective projects initiated by the “Internet Society Armenia Chapter” brought to Armenia  the Senior Program Manager of the Internet Society Foundation (ISF) Jenn Beard and Associate Program Officer Rigdzin…The program Digital Management of Libraries is a precedent. Senior Manager of ISF Programs The post The program Digital Management of Libraries is a precedent. Senior […]

Jenn Beard, senior program manager of the Internet Society Foundation (ISF), and Rigdzin Collins, associate program manager, visited Armenia, Yerevan in July. Meetings with representatives of foundation-funded organizations, stakeholder groups,…Huge works with small investments. Internet Society Foundation representatives visited Armenia. The post Huge works with small investments. Internet Society Foundation representatives visited Armenia. appeared first […]

The UK Chapter of the Internet Society produced a Joint Submission with the Internet Society responding to the OFCOM Consultation: Protecting children from harms online The response, filed on 17 July 2024, reiterates the points made in past submissions to UK consultations conducted by OFCOM but also in relation to the various legislation that went […]

Can potential design pitfalls inform efforts to make DNSSEC more operator-friendly?

On Wed-Thu July 17-18 2024, the FGV Direito Rio (FGV Law School) hosts the CPDP LatAm conference with the theme ‘Data Governance: From Latin America to the G20‘. The opening and closing plenaries will be webcast live via YouTube. The opening plenary also includes an award in the name of the CPDP founder Professor Danilo […]

In today’s world, the growing risk of natural and climate-related disasters is causing more and more disruption to people’s lives. These disasters often lead to loss of Internet connectivity, leaving individuals isolated from their loved ones and from vital information during times of crisis.  Using the Internet to support resiliency and disaster management has become […]

On Thursday July 18 2024 at 10:00-10:45 PDT (17:00-17:45 UTC) the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) casts ‘The U.S. Supreme Court Takes on the Internet‘ in the first of three segments in the EFFecting Change Livestream Series. Experts will dive into the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent opinions on technology and civil liberties. SPEAKERS […]

Having a more resilient Internet indicates higher reliability and trust in the network, all of which are attractive to local and foreign customers and investors.

On Monday July 15 2024 from 1pm-7pm BST (12:00-18:00 UTC) The Royal Society and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) will be Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Internet in London, UK. The event will be opened by the co-inventor of the Internet Dr Vint Cerf and will feature a series of panels with eminent […]

On behalf of the research team, I am very pleased to announce that our preprint of a research paper on the use of low-cost automatic weather stations, LoRaWAN technology and various IoT sensors has been published. “From Mountains to Data: Low-Cost Weather Stations in Challenging Conditions in Kyrgyzstan” describes the selection criteria for the equipment […]

12 de julio de 2024. ISOCdo clausura conversatorio – taller sobre el Pacto Digital Mundial, con la participación del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) El evento trató sobre la iniciativa de las Naciones Unidas, sobre el Pacto Digital Global o Mundial (PDM), conversando sobre el estado actual de las negociaciones para […]

The Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) is a platform for exchanging best practices in regulating digital technologies.  Started in 2000, the 23rd edition of the GRS took place in Kampala Uganda from 01-04 July 2024, organized by Ugandan Communications Commission (UCC), the country’s regulator.  The discussions centred around core policies and regulatory issues, particularly how to harness […]

The digital age has brought with it a disruption in technologies, especially interlinked technologies like the Internet of Things, big data analytics, artificial intelligence, robotics, remotely operated devices, and blockchain. Their potential is immense in enhancing efficiency, improving service delivery, supporting decision-making, and fostering innovation.  However, with this potential comes significant technical, ethical, societal and […]

Access to Internet connectivity in rural Sierra Leone is limited and expensive. According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), only 21,3% of households have Internet access via a fixed or mobile network, and only 5,6% of homes have a computer. According to Media Matters for Women, very few people, most of whom are men, can afford […]

From July 12-14 2024 the 15th HOPE conference will be held at St John’s University in Queens NYC. H.O.P.E. stands for Hackers On Planet Earth, one of the most creative and diverse hacker events in the world. It’s been happening since 1994, and consists of 3 very full days of 3 tracks of highly diverse […]