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REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Thursday 26 March 2026, at 06:00-07:15 UTC, the APRALO Policy Forum will host ‘IDN Policies and Implementation‘,the second of the series of 3 webinars to introduce ICANN’s goal for a “Multilingual Internet” and its engagement of relevant stakeholders to deliver this goal. Pitinan Kooarmornpatana will provide an […]

The Internet Society and the Internet Society Foundation are pleased to announce the opening of applications for the new Community-Centered Connectivity (CCC) grant program, which supports connectivity solutions to increase the availability of affordable, reliable Internet access for digitally excluded communities. Applications are open until 7 May 2026. Why Community-Centered Connectivity Solutions Matter Over 2 […]

Internet Exchange Points offer a unique vantage point for studying the impact of Internet shutdown and outage events at a country and regional level.

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 12:30-13:30 EDT (16:30-17:30 UTC) the Fordham School of Law Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP) will host a roundtable -‘Discord’s Age Checks and the Future of Online Age Assurance‘, which will examine Discord’s planned rollout of age-verification systems, alongside the privacy, […]

LIVESTREAM | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Saturday March 28, 2026, BetaNYC will host NYC School of Data 2026 (NYCSoData) at CUNY School of Law NYC. NYCSoData is a community conference that demystifies the practices and policies around open data, technology, and service design. This year’s conference concludes NYC’s Open Data Week 2026 and […]

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday March 18, 2026, at 16:30-18:00 CET (15:30-17:00 UTC) – eco – Association of the Internet Industry and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will jointly host ‘ICANN85 Readout – Highlights & Take-Aways from the Community Forum‘. Speakers from different constituencies of the ICANN […]

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday 18 March 2026, at 13:00-14:00 UTC, the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Internet Standards, Security and Safety Coalition (IS3C) will host a webinar ‘Preparing the DNS for the Post-Quantum Cryptography transition‘. This is the second in the IS3C Post-Quantum Cryptography (P3C) series, The first is available here. […]

VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK On March 11. 2026 the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society hosted a webinar ‘Broadband and Health: Collaboration, Funding, and Policy‘. As health care and digital inclusion organizations alike recognize that connectivity, devices, and digital skills shape our health, collaboration across sectors is essential. This webinar […]

LIVESTREAM | REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Thursday March 19, 2026, at 12pm – 1pm EDT (16:00-17:00 UTC) the American Association for Public Broadband (AAPB) and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) Community Broadband Networks Initiative will host a webinar ‘High-Density, High Impact: Connecting Apartment Buildings, Public Housing and Multi-Dwelling Units‘. The […]

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On March 26, 2026, at 17:00–18:30 (UTC) the International Institute of Outer Space Law Working Group on International Law Aspects of Interplanetary Internet (IISL WG-IPN), in association with the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), will host a webinar ‘Building the Interplanetary Internet: Infrastructure […]

Policy and technical issues critical to ensuring a stable, secure and unified internet were the focus of discussions at ICANN85. Held from March 7-12, ICANN85 was hosted by India’s National Internet Exchange Center at the Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai, bringing together thousands of internet governance experts from hundreds of countries. The conference provided […]

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Internet Society Nigeria Chapter hosted a special event at the Library of the University of Jos to celebrate and empower women through dialogue, mentorship, and digital skills training. The event brought together 82 participants, primarily women staff of the University of Jos, along with participants from other organizations including […]

VIDEO | RECAP | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK Le 10 mars 2026 le chapitre malien de l’Internet Society (@ISOCML) en partenariat avec le Complexe Numérique de Bamako, l’ONU Femme , Internet Society ,et Internet Society Foundation, a célébré la Journée internationale des droits des femmes avec un webinaire ‘STOP À LA CYBERVIOLENCE – Pour un Internet […]

Community networks serve as a vital solution for rural India, where traditional fiber and Wi-Fi infrastructure are significantly less accessible compared to urban areas.

VIDEO | RECAP | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK On March 9 2026, the Internet Service Provider and Connectivity Provider Constituency (ISPCP ) of the Generic Name Supporting Organization (GNSO) organized an Outreach Session at the ICANN 85 Community Forum in Mumbai. AI-driven analytics are transforming abuse detection and incident response. This forward-looking session explored real-world use […]

LIVESTREAM | REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday March 11, 2026, at 12pm-1pm EDT (16:00-17:00 UTC), the Congressional Internet Caucus Academy wll host a panel ‘The Rapid Rise of Space-Based Internet: Broadband from Above‘ at Rayburn House in Washington DC. For years, the idea that high-speed broadband could beam directly to your […]

VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK On March 9 2026, during the ICANN 85 Community Forum in Mumbai, in a panel ‘WSIS+20 Lessons Learned & Next Steps‘, Internet governance leaders and community members reflected on the WSIS+20 review process and discussed what comes next. SPEAKERS Kurtis Lindqvist – President and CEO, ICANN Sally […]

VIDEO | RECAP | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK On March 5, 2026, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted a commemorative event ‘Alexander Graham Bell’s Telephone Patent: 150 years, a world of connection‘ marking the 150th anniversary of Bell’s telephone patent (granted March 7, 1876). The program brought together historians, technologists, policy experts, and […]

IP addresses are highly centralized in certain countries, particularly in parts of Africa and the Middle East, often controlled by a few organizations, frequently state-owned telecommunications operators.

We are pleased to invite representatives of the technical community, students from technology focused educational institutions, and anyone interested in technological innovation to participate in the “Building a Truly Multilingual Internet” conference. Held on the occasion of UADay2026 and as part of the Universal Acceptance global movement, this conference is being organized for the fourth time by Internet Society NGO (ISOC Armenia) in […]

[Editor’s Note: MANRS is republishing this article from MANRS Participant Cloudflare, written by Mingwei Zhang and Bryton Herdes and published on 27 February 2026. The article explains the ASPA (Autonomous System Provider Authorization) standard, an important development in routing security that helps prevent BGP route leaks by cryptographically validating the path Internet traffic takes between […]

This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the Women Who Connect—members of the Internet Society community who are driving a more inclusive Internet. The post Women Who Connect: Celebrating Six Women Championing the Internet  appeared first on Internet Society.

VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP |  ARCHIVE | PERMALINK On January 28, 2026, the Congressional Internet Caucus Academy hosted a panel ‘Tech Policy in 2026: A 2nd Session Preview‘ at Rayburn House in Washington DC. ​As the 119th Congress convenes, with the landscape of technology policy is at a crossroads, a panel of Internet policy […]

Een opiniestuk over soevereiniteit, openheid en de noodzaak van een robuuster internet Inleiding – door Internet Society Nederland Digitale soevereiniteit gaat niet alleen over de vraag waar data staat of welke leverancier we kiezen. Het gaat ook over de architectuur van het internet zelf, over afhankelijkheden die zich diep in onze infrastructuur hebben genesteld, en […]

The multistakeholder model is widely regarded as the cornerstone of the Internet’s stability and resilience. At the +20 review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20), states reaffirmed their commitment to this approach in order to prevent the fragmentation of the Internet into separate “digital blocs” governed by differing rules. The shared objective […]

RIPE NCC is pleased to invite its members and the technical community to attend training courses in Yerevan, Armenia, scheduled on 25-26-27 March 2026. Schedule: Wed, 25 March 2026 RIPE Database Training Course https://learning.ripe.net/w/courses/2-ripe-database-training-course/432 Thu, 26 March 2026 IPv6 Security Training Course https://learning.ripe.net/w/courses/6-ipv6-security-training-course/433 Fri, 27 March 2026 BGP Routing Security Training Course https://learning.ripe.net/w/courses/34-bgp-routing-security-training-course/434 RIPE NCC […]

VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP |  ARCHIVE | PERMALINK On 4 March 2026, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the Education and Capacity Building Working Group of the Living-in.EU initiative organized a webinar ‘Reimagining the Future of Cities: AI, Virtual Worlds and the Citiverse‘, to introduce the citiverse concept to city administrations, public authorities, and […]

Nuestros capítulos globales trabajan para que Internet siga siendo una fuerza positiva. Este breve resumen abarca solo algunos de sus logros en febrero. The post Nuestra comunidad en acción — Febrero appeared first on Internet Society.

Nos chapitres travaillent pour que l’Internet reste une force positive. Cette brève vue d’ensemble présente quelques-unes de leurs réalisations en février. The post Zoom sur la communauté — Février appeared first on Internet Society.

Participants at the PIMF Indonesia event identified the challenges of connecting people in Indonesia and proposed a solution with measurable components to track the impact of their strategies.