Internet Policy and Internet governance

The Organization of American States (OAS) through its Secretariat of Multidimensional Security (SMS) signed a cooperation agreement with the Latin America and Caribbean Internet Address Registry (LACNIC) to strengthen the initiatives that both organizations are developing on cyber security in the Americas.

YEREVAN, May 3./ARKA/.  Armenia is unlikely to follow Russia in creating the “blacklist” of Internet resources, President of Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardyan told reporters on a news conference dedicated to World Press...

The Internet's growing role in economies and societies also poses new threats. The time has come for states and private partners to set global norms for web conduct, says expert Andrea Renda.

Every year, May 3rd is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.

By Paul Wilson, APNIC Director General
April 2013

In his article, Paul Wilson stresses the fact that, "regardless of the advent of IPv4 transfers and the possible emergence of an IPv4 market, the long-term future growth and success of the Internet is dependent on the successful deployment of IPv6." He concludes by saying, "IPv6 provides the only means to achieve long-term growth while maintaining the critical technical features of the Internet: globality, neutrality, and openness."

More good news for Istanbul’s ambitions to establish itself as a hub: even the internet is hearkening to its call. Fadi Chehade, chief executive of ICANN, the organisation responsible for running the domain name and IP address systems, announced on Thursday his group was setting up shop in Istanbul.

Each quarter, Akamai publishes a quarterly 'State of the Internet' report. 

This quarter’s report includes data gathered from across the Akamai Intelligent Platform during the fourth quarter of 2012 about attack traffic, broadband adoption, and mobile connectivity as well as trends seen in this data over time."

Telecom minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday said that Internet should be used for empowerment and not for disruption.

INFORMATION and communications technology (ICT) industry experts have criticised the draft national broadband policy, particularly about it lacking implementation details.

The Department of Communications recently published the draft national broadband policy for public comment. It outlines government plans for extending broadband infrastructure to rural and other under-served areas, of reducing broadband service prices, and of providing affordable devices to promote access to broadband.

The next chapter in the struggle over global internet governance is just weeks away with the start of theWorld Telecommunication Policy Forum (WTPF) in Geneva, Switzerland. Though WTPF will not result in a binding international treaty like the controversial World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), its outcome documents--known as opinions--will help shape the direction of global internet governance in the coming years. 

Below, we break down the key issues to watch, as identified by Access together with the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT). See CDT’s “World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum (WTPF) Issues to Watch” for more.

The House bill articulates a worthy principle that can be and should be globally applicable to the Internet. Not controlling the Internet does not mean that there is no role for laws or regulations that safeguard individual rights; it means that national governments should recognize the Internet’s transnational nature and refrain from trying to suppress the rights to free expression and free association that have emerged in the context of a decentralized Internet not under the control of any sovereign.

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Hamadoun Toure seeks support for International Telecommunication Regulations

CERN set the Web on fire by releasing open software without royalty payment requirements. Two decades ago, proprietary technology has found a foothold. Read this article by Stephen Shankland on CNET News.

Telecom Lead India: ITU has shared several growth drivers that will strengthen telecom sector in 2013.

Remember all the businesses, internet techies and NGOs who were screaming about an “ITU takeover of the Internet” a year ago? Where are they now? Because this time, we actually need them.

May 14 – 21 is Internet governance week in Geneva. We have declared it so because there will be three events in that week for the global community concerned with global internet governance.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved legislation on Wednesday to support Internet freedom.

Internet Society Canada will provide a national voice on issues such as rural access to broadband and will advocate for Canadian priorities at the international level.

Last night, Stanford Law School’s Journal of International Law and CALinnovates welcomed a prominent world telecom figure to Silicon Valley:  Dr. Hamadoun Touré, the Secretary General of the International Telecom Union (ITU)...

Dr. Touré’s remarks did not focus on cybersecurity however, but instead reviewed the treaty struck at last December’s 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) which took place in Dubai.