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  • Skilled African network operators to boost their continent’s Internet development
    Today, the Internet Society issued a news release announcing that it is donating 150 000 USD to the African Network Operators Group (AfNOG) to support networking expertise within Africa as well as assist the development of the AfNOG program by supplying leadership expertise and program management.Internet Society has been at the forefront of Networks Operation capacity building since its early ages through the early INET workshops that trained many of the pioneers of Internet around the world but most particularly in Africa. The Internet Society has also been supporting continuously AfNOG...
    Date published 14 January 2016
    Ms. Betel Hailu
    Africa Bureau, Development
  • Transforming education and research by promoting Internet infrastructure and skills in Africa
    Today, the Internet Society issued a news release announcing that it is giving 120,000 USD to the West and Central African Research and Education Networks (WACREN) to support African Research and Education Networks’ (NREN) work in increasing their skills and improving their Internet infrastructure. WACREN and the Internet Society will be working with Ubuntunet and Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) to implement this project. This is the largest contribution that the Internet Society is making to African NRENs after its donation of networking equipment worth more than 170,000...
    Date published 14 January 2016
    Ms. Betel Hailu
    Africa Bureau, Development
  • Building Technical Capacity in the Kyrgyz Republic
    The Internet Society held a workshop on Internet Exchange Point (IXP) Best Practices in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, together with the occasion of the formation of the local ISOC Chapter, and the release of the Kyrgyz Internet Environment Assessment report. This was an excellent opportunity for me to meet the local service providers and representatives of the IX-KG.The training focused on Best Common Practice (BCP) for the operation of an IXP, as well as Best Common Practice for peering and Boarder Gateway Protocol (BGP) over an IXP. The training was also a great chance to share the work done by...
    Date published 04 December 2015
    Kurtis Lindqvist
    Development
  • Human Rights and Trust, two foundations of a people-centered Information Society
    During the WSIS+10 Second Interactive Informal Consultations held in UN New York Headquarters this week, among many other activities, I was honored to participate in the third panel  about Human Rights and Security. The topic of the panel is indeed very aligned with Internet Society priorities..At the Internet Society, we believe Human Rights must be at the heart of the Information Society. We were pleased to see this idea reflected in the WSIS+10 “zero draft”. Promoting and Respecting Human Rights is a prerequisite to Trust.It is impossible to build a people centered Information Society...
    Date published 21 October 2015
    Mr. Raúl Echeberría
    Development, Public Policy
  • AfPIF Shows How A Vibrant Internet Community Can Be Built For Sustainable Development
    The adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this week in New York is a milestone for the international community. And, implementing these goals is the challenge of our times.We applaud the world's governments for agreeing to a specific, active agenda to address clearly defined sustainability goals. Making the SDGs a reality will of course, involve the cooperation and collaboration of the whole of the global community across continents, cultures and disciplines --not just governments but also business, academia and the many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have the...
    Date published 23 September 2015
    Ms. Kathryn Brown
    Development, Public Policy