News

The Silicon Valley Technology History Committee and IEEE LMAG will be presenting a free webinar on the Hubble Telescope Spacecraft Tuesday, April 20, 2021, from 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. PDT. Attendance is free, but you must register to attend. You may register here. More information about the event, including a detailed abstract and speaker bios, can […]

The history of El Salvador’s Internet exchange point (IXSal) is perhaps the longest and most complex, beginning at the end of the last century, in 1999, explains its founder, Lito Ibarra, with a smile. “It started out as a utopia after I started hearing about the experiences of other countries.” Ibarra wrote proposals and received […]

Les coupures d’internet font légion aujourd’hui. Les raisons souvent évoquées sont les suivantes : empêcher que des troubles sociaux soient propagés, lutter contre la diffusion de fausses nouvelles et des discours d’incitation à la haine et à la révolte, préserver la sécurité nationale, …, l’accès à Internet est intentionnellement perturbé dans des régions, des nations […]

On Saturday 10th April 2021 at 11:00 IST | 05:30 UTC the Internet Society India Hyderabad Chapter will hold its inaugural event online with the theme ‘Future of Internet‘. The ceremony includes sessions on the Internet and its Eco Systems by eminent speakers. SPEAKERS Dr.Salman Abdul Moiz, Vice Chair, ISOC Hyderabad Christine Saegesser Baethge, Senior […]

Un grup de Capítols d’ISOC manifesta la seva preocupació pel projecte de la UE d’afeblir l’encriptació. Carta Oberta al President del Consell de la UE   La entrada ISOC-CAT dona suport a la carta oberta sobre el projecte de la UE sobre l’encriptació, promogut per uns quants Capítols d’ISOC se publicó primero en Catalan Chapter […]

17 Mar 2021 By Ian Barber, Lea Kaspar, Ruby Khela, Daniela Schnidrig, Richard Wingfield and Matthew Griffin The rise and evolution of the internet and digital technologies has brought about new opportunities and challenges for communities around the world to exercise and enjoy their human rights – including freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, and […]

Today, Thursday 8 April 2021 at 1pm EDT (17:00 UTC) the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) presents a webinar ‘Securing the Subsea Network‘. The United States’ position as the world’s leading hub in subsea networks can no longer be taken for granted. More of the world is coming online, and China is emerging […]

Last week we shared the story of how the Sarantaporo.gr Community Network worked with the community of Sykea to help with a pressing problem. Like many other villages in the Thessaly region in central Greece, it lacked access to the Internet. When an alternative solution to Sykea’s connectivity challenges was found, an opportunity opened up […]

Today, we are proud to announce the 2021 MANRS Fellows. Fellows are emerging leaders who believe that routing security is essential and are ready to contribute to its improvement in training, research, or policy. Fellows work with Ambassadors – well respected routing security professionals from MANRS participant organizations – to improve their own skills while […]

Today, Wednesday April 7 2021, at the World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2021 (WSIS 2021) the Internet Society of China (ISC) hosts a thematic workshop ‘Accelerating Adaptable Aging Services to Promote the Comprehensive Development of Information Accessibility‘.  Representatives from multistakeholder community will be invited to share their insight on the issue related to […]

Como a fama se pode transformar em comentários odientos, abusos sexuais e até ataques físicos.

Llenar los vacíos: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, ha propuesto gastar 100.000 millones de dólares en ocho años para llevar la banda ancha a todas las zonas del país, informa CNet. El gasto en banda ancha forma parte de una propuesta de infraestructuras de 2,25 billones de dólares, que también incluiría la reparación […]

איגוד האינטרנט הישראלי מקיים סקרים שמטרתם למפות את השימוש של קבוצות שונות בחברה בישראל ברשת, ולבחון בצורה איכותית ומעמיקה את הנגישות לשירותי אינטרנט, היקף והרגלי השימוש בהם, והתפיסות והעמדות כלפי השימוש באינטרנט בישראל. הסקרים ממפים גם את הרגלי השימוש באינטרנט על פי מגדר, גיל, השכלה, לאום ומידת דתיות (דרוזי, מוסלמי, ערבי, ודתי, חילוני, מסורתי) ובהתאם […]

המדריך הופק בשיתוף משרד הדיגיטל הלאומי, אלכא-ג’וינט וחברת Kayma, עבור אנשי מקצוע ברשות מקומית או ממשלתית או בכל גוף אחר המספק שירותים לציבור, המעוניינים להוביל שינוי בתחום האוריינות הדיגיטלית. החברה בישראל מורכבת מקבוצות אוכלוסייה שונות, הנבדלות זו מזו בין השאר באופן השימוש באמצעים דיגיטליים. שונות זו מכונה "הפער הדיגיטלי". בישראל, פער זה ניכר בעיקר בקרב האוכלוסייה הערבית והחרדית […]

Combler les lacunes : le président américain Joe Biden a proposé de dépenser 100 milliards de dollars sur huit ans pour équiper toutes les régions du pays en haut débit, rapporte CNet. Ces dépenses en haut débit font partie d’une proposition d’infrastructure de 2 250 milliards de dollars, qui comprendrait également la réparation des routes […]

Filling the gaps: U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed spending $100 billion over eight years to bring broadband to all areas of the country, CNet reports. The broadband spending is part of a $2.25 trillion infrastructure proposal, which would also include repair of roads and bridges and improvements to the water supply and electrical grids. […]

On Tuesday April 27 2021 at 7pm EDT (23:00 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts an online meetup ‘Accessing Innovation‘. Humanity is innovating faster and more than ever before. Cat Noone, co-founder and CEO of Stark, will give an overview of: The misconceptions about accessibility; Bottlenecks in the product development process; Tips to getting […]

In the fall/winter of 2015 I was wrapping up a project in Boston and thinking about starting my own consulting company (again). At the time, the thought of having to do my own sales, marketing, project management, and accounting, in addition to the “actual” work gave me pause. So, I called my good buddy Andy […]

On Thursday April 15 2021 at 18:30 EDT / 22:30 UTC / 07:30 JST (Fri) the Accessibility VR Meetup hosts ‘Meeting in Multiple Dimensions: Reality for Audiences with Mixed Abilities‘ on Mozilla Hubs. Presenter Jonathan de Armas will walk us through a timeline of accessibility in group meeting software, including some of the recent XR […]

em Defesa da Liberdade de Utilização de Criptografia Segura Publicada igualmente como artigo de opinião no jornal Público À Presidência Portuguesa do Conselho da União Europeia  em 2021 Caro Primeiro-Ministro, António Costa, Escrevemos-lhe para partilhar as nossas preocupações sobre as consequências que poderão resultar do que parece ser uma nova orientação…

On Monday, April 5, 2021 at 3PM PDT, the San Francisco Bay Area Internet Society (ISOC) chapter will host a tech policy webinar on the topic of “The Internet in Everything: Freedom and Security in a World with No Off Switch”.  Moderated by the chapter’s Policy Chair, Robin Gross, webinar attendees will hear a talk from globally […]

Today, Wednesday March 31 2021 at 1pm EDT (17:00 UTC) the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) presents the second session of the 2021 Niejelow Rodin Global Digital Futures Policy Forum. Dean Merit E. Janow will sit down for a fireside chat with Brad Smith, President of Microsoft, on his latest book […]

On Wednesday March 31 2021 at 13:00 UTC ISOC LIVE will restream the Digital Watch Internet Governance Briefing for March 2021. Catch up on the major internet governance and digital policy updates from all around the globe and join our experts as they analyse the existing and emerging policy trends. Special feature this month is […]

At the beginning of May 2020, the Sarantaporo.gr community network team was approached by the mayor of Elassona, a municipality in the Thessaly region in central Greece. He was asking for help with a very common problem that villages in our municipality face: lack of access to Internet connectivity. « Sykea » ou « Sykia » est un village […]

At the beginning of May 2020, the Sarantaporo.gr community network team was approached by the Mayor of Elassona, a municipality in the Thessaly region in central Greece. He was asking for help with a very common problem that villages in our municipality face: lack of access to Internet connectivity. “Sykea” or “Sykia” is an isolated […]

פאנליסטית יחידה – עו"ד עדי ברקן-לב. העתירה הוגשה על-ידי חברת י.מ. יבוא ישיר בע"מ ("העותרת"), המבקשת להעביר לרשותה את הזכויות בשם המתחם canna.co.il ("שם המתחם"), בו מחזיקה המשיבה, חברת כיכר גולומב בע"מ ("המשיבה"). ההחלטה ניתנה ביום 28.2.2021. רקע ועיקר טענות הצדדים שם המתחם נרשם על שם המשיבה ב-15.9.2013; העותרת טענה, בין היתר, כי – היא […]

דורון שקמוני, ממייסדי איגוד האינטרנט בשיחה כל החיים שלנו נמצאים באינטרנט. האלבומים המשפחתיים, החשבונות ברשתות החברתיות, וגם העבודה שלנו, שירותים שאנחנו מקבלים מהמדינה, מהרשויות ומעסקים – קצרה היריעה מלציין את כל מה שייעלם אם האינטרנט יקרוס ביום בהיר אחד. אבל האם ייתכן מצב שבו האינטרנט ייפול? ואם כן, איך קורה דבר כזה? אילו תקדימים היו […]

On Wednesday March 31 2021, at 10:00-11:00 CEST (08:00-09:00 UTC) Encryption Europe invites experts from Fair&Smart and Lybero to discuss how three crucial components will interact to protect the future of Europe: Encryption, the Cloud, and the GDPR. The future is not as unpredictable as we may think. We know that the future of Europe […]