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REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Tuesday 14 April 2026 the European Commission, in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will hold a hybrid event ‘Seminar on Human Rights and ICT Standardisation‘ in Brussels. This seminar builds on a workshop held at […]

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday, April 15 2026, at 12:30-14:00 EDT (16:30-18:00 UTC) Folk Tech hosts a ‘Project Show & Tell‘ showcase. Folk Tech is a movement among people who want to develop apps for their community without depending on big tech companies and a community of developers making decentralized, p2p, […]

The Internet Society Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2026 elections and the IETF selections for the Board of Trustees.   The post Final Results of the 2026 Internet Society Board of Trustees Elections and IETF Selections appeared first on Internet Society.

Le comité électoral de l’Internet Society a le plaisir d’annoncer les résultats définitifs des élections 2026 ainsi que les sélections de l’IETF pour le Conseil d’administration.   The post Résultats définitifs des élections 2026 du conseil d’administration de l’Internet Society et des sélections de l’IETF  appeared first on Internet Society.

El Comité Electoral de Internet Society tiene el placer de anunciar los resultados finales de las elecciones de 2026 y la selección del IETF para la Junta Directiva de Internet Society. The post Resultados finales de las elecciones de 2026 y selección del IETF para la Junta Directiva de Internet Society appeared first on Internet Society.

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On April 24 2026, at 09:00-10:00 EDT (13:00-14:00 UTC), H.E. Ambassador Egriselda López, Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations, Chair of the Global Mechanism on developments in the field of ICTs in the context of international security and advancing responsible State behaviour in the use […]

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday April 15 2026, ar 10:30-12:00 EDT (14:30-16:00 UTC) the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Future Networks Initiative (FNI)  will host a webinar kick off their 2026 Connecting the Unconnected (CTU) program. This annual effort has two aspects 1) a global challenge  – a competition […]

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday April 15, 2026, at 14:00 EDT (18;00 UTC)the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB)  will host a webinar, ‘Transforming Rural Health: Understanding and Leveraging the Rural Health Transformation Program‘. The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (RHT Program)  represents a major opportunity to strengthen rural […]

A recent study of 472 IXPs shows a 49.2% increase in daily aggregate IXP traffic from January 2023 to December 2024.

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 16:00-17:00 UTC, ICANN’s Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency will hold a webinar ‘The New gTLD Program 2026 and the Future of the DNS Ecosystem‘. The session, one of an ongoing series of DNS Training Webinars for ISPs, will provide an […]

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Tuesday, 14 April 2026, at 13:00-14:15 UTC, ICANN At-Large will host a webinar ‘Overview on DNS Abuse Mitigation‘ to discuss and help shape the At-Large agenda in its combat against DNS Abuse. DNS Abuse mitigation remains as a key focus area for the ALAC and At-Large community. […]

April 8, 2026 The Center for Democracy & Technology, Global Partners Digital, the Internet Freedom Foundation, the Internet Society, and Mozilla, constituting the Steering Committee of the Global Encryption Coalition, express our serious concern regarding Meta’s announcement that it will discontinue end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Instagram Direct Messages as of May 8, 2026. We call […]

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Friday April 24, 2026, from 12;00-13:00 EDT (16:00-17:00 UTC) the Canada Youth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will host the Canada Youth IGF Honorariums Symposium online. The event features Canada Youth IGF 2025 funded fellows showcasing their digital governance community engagement projects. The program is sponsored by the […]

The Internet Society Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the Research Grant Program, which supports innovative research that deepens the understanding of the Internet and its impact on society. By funding forward-thinking projects and collaborations, the program aims to generate actionable insights that can help us create a more inclusive, trustworthy, […]

Following the 17 December 2025, United Nations (Resolution 80/173), the United Nations General Assembly confirmed the IGF as a permanent forum.  As part of the Internet Governance Forum a global multi stakeholder platform that facilitates the discussion of public policy issues pertaining to the Internet, the Uganda Internet Governance Forum (UIGF) provides a platform for deliberation on digital governance concerns in […]

Researchers have proposed a new definition that suggests that for a network to be considered within the "Internet core," it needs to be reachable by at least 50% of the rest of the active Internet

Internet Society Nederland presenteert haar ambities voor het komende jaar Het internet staat op een kruispunt. De technologie die miljarden mensen verbindt en de basis vormt van onze economie en democratie, wordt steeds meer gedomineerd door een handvol grote techbedrijven. Tegelijkertijd worstelen overheden met regulering, verspreidt desinformatie zich razendsnel, en wordt de vraag wie het […]

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday 8 April 2026, at 18:00 UTC, the E-Governance and Internet Governance Foundation for Africa (EGIGFA), the Internet Society Ghana Chapter (ISOC Ghana), and the Ghana Domain Name Registry (GDNR), will host a webinar ‘ICANN85 Ghana Readout‘. This community session will unpack key highlights, policy discussions, and […]

Hoe vrij zijn we nog in een samenleving die leunt op smartphones, platformen en AI? In De Publieke Tribune op NPO Radio 1 sprak ISOC NL-voorzitter Ruben Brave met presentator Coen Verbraak over digitale afhankelijkheid, opvoeding, kritische weerbaarheid en de verantwoordelijkheid van overheid en Big Tech. Thema’s die raken aan de kern van waar Internet […]

ISOC NL en UvA CSSci slaan de handen ineen Digitale commons — open source software, open standaarden, gedeelde internetinfrastructuur — vormen het stille fundament onder vrijwel alles wat onze digitale economie draaiende houdt. Maar wie investeert erin? En hoe eerlijk is de verhouding tussen wat commerciële partijen eruit halen en wat ze teruggeven? Die vraag […]

VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK El 27 de marzo de 2026, el Capítulo Colombia de Internet Society (ISOC Colombia) celebró su Asamblea General Ordinaria, reuniendo a miembros de todo el país para revisar y aprobar los informes de gestión y financiero del año 2025, el plan de acción y presupuesto para […]

Resum del procés de governança d’Internet de la comunitat catalana (2025) El 2025 es va desenvolupar a la comunitat catalana un procés d’aprenentatge i deliberació col·lectiva sobre la governança d’Internet, articulat al voltant de la pregunta central: “Quina internet volem? Decidim-ho!”. Inspirat en el model del Fòrum de Governança d’Internet (IGF), el procés ha buscat implicar diferents […]

El 2025 es va desenvolupar a Catalunya un procés d’aprenentatge i deliberació col·lectiva sobre la governança d’Internet, articulat al voltant de la pregunta central: “Quina internet volem? Decidim-ho!”. Inspirat en el model del Fòrum de Governança d’Internet (IGF), el procés ha buscat implicar diferents parts interessades, especialment de l’àmbit social, per donar forma col·lectivament a Internet com a […]

JOIN | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On April 13, 2026, at 10:00 PDT (17:00 UTC) the Dynamic Coalition on Data Driven Health Technologies (DC-DDHT) hosts a webinar ‘Quantum Technologies, Implications for the Global Digital Divide‘. Focus on marginalized groups, plus women, youth , elderly … How will we deal with Quantum in every day […]

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 15:00 EDT (19:00 UTC) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host a webinar ‘From Spectrum to Service: Building with Unlicensed Fixed Wireless’. As the NTIA implements the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, it is critical to understand the […]

Notícias O Parlamento Europeu aprovou a proibição do rastreamento indiscriminado. Com a aprovação do cancelamento de uma moratória que permitia até agora o rastreamento indiscriminado de mensagens nas redes sociais entra hoje em funcionamento a sua proibição. Agora, o rastreamento só pode ser feito quando envolve indivíduos ou grupos considerados…

As DNS blocking mandates multiply, so do concerns about security, the openness of the Internet, and fragmentation. The post DNS Blocking: Mind the Unintended Consequences appeared first on Internet Society.

LIVESTREAM | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On 4 April 2026 the Internet Society India Hyderabad Chapter (ISOC HYD) will host ‘Universal Acceptance Day 2026‘. This full day conference, to be held at the Microsoft Campus in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, has the theme ‘Universal Acceptance for an Inclusive Digital Future – Driving Atmanirbhar Bharat‘. AGENDA (All […]

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday, April 15, 2026 from 12:00-15:00 EDT (16:00-19:00 UTC) the Digital Government Network at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University hosts an online event ‘Accessibility Jam‘ (A11yJam). On April 24, 2024, the United States Federal Register published the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) […]

Understanding how much of our Internet operations is susceptible to failures in the power distribution network is critical for measuring the Internet's resilience.