[AfrICANN-discuss] Web review October 28, 2013

[Mamadou LO]

INTERNET GOVERNANCE

BRICS countries are buiding a "new internet" hidden from NSA
http://voiceofrussia.com/2013_10_28/BRICS-countries-are-building-a-new-Internet-hidden-from-NSA-7157/

The BRICS Internet Cable: Back to Cable Geopolitics?

http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-brics-internet-cable-back-to-cable-geopolitics/5353686


Comments from the IAB on NIST SP 800-90A Proceeding
http://www.iab.org/2013/10/23/comments-from-the-iab-on-nist-sp-800-90a-proceeding/

Power of Internet for Disaster and Environmental Control
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/10/power-internet-disaster-and-environmental-control

Multi-Stakeholderism and the 'Coalition of the Willing'
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131027_multi_stakeholderism_and_the_coalition_of_the_willing/

Snowden, electronic Pearl Harbor and the future of Internet governance
http://blog.chron.com/bakerblog/2013/10/snowden-electronic-pearl-harbor-and-the-future-of-internet-governance/

Nobody Has Proposed a Sustainable Model for Internet Governance Yet
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131027_nobody_has_proposed_sustainable_model_for_internet_governance_yet/

Internet Spring in the Arab Region
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/10/internet-spring-arab-region

More news
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) : http://www.w3.org/ 

Internet Architecture Board: http://www.iab.org/
Internet coorporation for assigned and numbers :
http://www.icann.org/ 
Internet Engineering Task Force :
http://www.ietf.org/
Internet Society : http://www.internetsociety.org/


DOMAIN NAME

With Four New Domain Names, the Internet Goes Even More Multilingual
http://techland.time.com/2013/10/24/with-four-new-domain-names-the-internet-goes-even-more-multilingual/

4 domain name suffixes added
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0000745921

Community Objections to .Islam and .Halal Denied By ICC
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/10/25/community-objections-to-islam-and-halal-denied-by-icc/

We Said It Over A Year Ago, The BC Tells  ICANN Allowing Singular & Plural New gTLD’s Are A Bad Idea
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/10/25/we-said-it-over-a-year-ago-the-bc-tells-icann-allowing-singular-plural-new-gtlds-are-a-bad-idea/

Over 35 Two Letter .Co.Uk Hit The Auction Block at NameJet
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/10/27/over-35-two-letter-co-uk-hit-the-auction-block-at-namejet/

Host Europe Group Acquisition Domain Name Registrar Domainfactory.com
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/10/28/host-europe-group-acquisition-domain-name-registrar-domainfactory-com/comment-page-1/

New level of Internet domain names - more choice for NZers
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1310/S00023/new-level-of-internet-domain-names-more-choice-for-nzers.htm

Clothing firm makes name in domain dispute
http://www.obj.ca/Local/2013-10-28/article-3436242/Clothing-firm-makes-name-in-domain-dispute/1

International - Brand owner prevails in first ever URS decision
http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/Detail.aspx?g=e2121999-2d30-4cd1-b618-1e3552e2388a

Tired of .coms? Try .co, and meet the Latino who created it
http://nbclatino.com/2013/10/03/tired-of-coms-try-com-and-meet-the-latino-who-created-it/

Losing Private New gTLD Auctions For .Lawyer & .Website Net Top Level Domain Holdings $4.8 Million
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/10/25/losing-private-new-gtld-auctions-for-lawyer-website-net-top-level-domain-holdings-4-8-million/

Facing Competition From .Kiwi, New Zeland ccTLD To Allow .NZ Registrations
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/10/11/facing-competition-from-kiwi-new-zeland-cctld-to-allow-nz-registrations/

Demand Media (DMD) Now Able to Participate in ICANN gTLD Program
http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Demand+Media+%28DMD%29+Now+Able+to+Participate+in+ICANN+gTLD+Program/8815522.html

INTERNET REGULATION

Internet Companies Face Tougher Privacy Regulations in EU
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/10/21/internet-companies-face-tougher-privacy-regulation.aspx

Battle for the future of Italy's internet: Protests build against site-blocking law
http://www.zdnet.com/battle-for-the-future-of-italys-internet-protests-build-against-site-blocking-law-7000022255/


AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS

Stormy digital migration voyage	
http://www.independent.co.ug/business/business-news/8364-stormy-digital-migration-voyage

Africa’s mobile phone boom – the Portuguese speaking countries 
http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/africas-mobile-phone-boom-the-portuguese-speaking-countries/29725

Africa: Filling the White Spaces - Broadcast Broadband in Africa
http://allafrica.com/stories/201310231320.html

Rwanda: Transform Africa Gets Under Way
http://allafrica.com/stories/201310280971.html

Interactive map: African countries sized by number of Wikipedia articles
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2013/oct/28/african-countries-on-wikipedia-map

Google, Nigeria join Alliance for Affordable Internet
http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/google-nigeria-join-alliance-affordable-internet/7105/#.Um5MFI651UA

More news
http://allafrica.com/ict/?aa_source=main-nav-t3
http://www.biztechafrica.com/





 		 	   		  
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