[AfrICANN-discuss] Web review September 05, 2013

[Mamadou LO]

INTERNET GOVERNANCE

United States Expands Support for Multistakeholder Internet Governance
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2013/09/213799.htm

      
Pentagon Planned to Secure Web Domains Before Syrians Hijacked Marine Corps Site
http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/09/pentagon-planned-secure-web-domains-syrians-hijacked-marine-corps-site/69830/?oref=ng-dropdown

Appetite for Internet user data not unique
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/525173/u_appetite_internet_user_data_unique/

OIAC Report: Views on Economic Impacts of Open Internet, Mobile Ecosystems, Specialized Services
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130904_oiac_report_on_economic_impacts_of_open_internet_and_mobile/


ICANN / DOMAIN NAME

Examples of Where ICANN Can Be More Accountable
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130904_examples_of_where_icann_can_be_more_accountable/

ICANN winnows down possible new gTLDs
http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/icann-winnows-down-possible-new-gtlds/2013-09-04

Name Collision: Why ICANN Is Looking at It the Wrong Way (Part 1)
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130903_name_collision_why_icann_is_looking_at_it_the_wrong_way_part_1/

Verisign lists its grievances with ICANN
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/09/04/verisign-lists-its-grievances-with-icann/

Public Interest Registry Releases Bi-Annual Domain Name Report
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130904_public_interest_registry_releases_bi_annual_domain_name_report/

700 new web address names coming up: Here’s what you need to know
http://www.cnmeonline.com/news/700-new-web-address-names-coming-up-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

Islamic Republic of Iran Wants .Islam and .Halal Managed and Operated by the Muslim Community
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/09/05/islamic-republic-of-iran-wants-islam-and-halal-managed-and-operated-by-the-muslim-community/

Nominet deadline for .uk feedback closes 23rd September, after that it is too late to save .co.uk domain names					
http://www.watchlistnews.com/2013/09/04/nominet-deadline-for-uk-feedback-closes-23rd-september-after-that-it-is-too-late-to-save-co-uk-domain-names/

Domain Security Needs More Than Registry Locks                     
http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/domain-security-needs-more-than-registry/240160797

DNS Amplification Attacks: Out of Sight, Out of Mind? (Part 2)
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130903_dns_amplification_attacks_out_of_sight_out_of_mind_part_2/

How registrar locks can stop spear phishing
http://www.lohud.com/usatoday/article/2768455

Medium.com: “Trading Domain Names Should Be Banned”
http://www.thedomains.com/

Singapore Host Launches Complimentary Domain for Life Campaign 
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb10792109.htm

Australia: ICANN's Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH): Key considerations for brand owners
http://www.mondaq.com/australia/x/260822/Trademark/ICANNs+Trademark+Clearinghouse+TMCH+Key+considerations+for+brand+owners


INTERNET AFRICA

Africa: The Global Competitiveness Index 2013-2014 - Country Profile Highlights
http://allafrica.com/stories/201309050930.html

'Africa's father of the internet:' Web pioneer on bringing a continent online

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/04/tech/web/africa-father-internet-nii-quaynor/


Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum Day Two  
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/09/africa-peering-and-interconnection-forum-day-two

African operators see improved government efforts at interconnection
http://www.itworld.com/government/371534/african-operators-see-improved-government-efforts-interconnection

Africa: GSMA Report Reveals European Mobile Industry At a Crossroads
http://allafrica.com/stories/201309051167.html

Africa Connected contest seeks best web success stories
http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/africa-connected-contest-seeks-best-web-success-st/6788/#.Uih5-o4wdUA

Gabon Provides .ga Domain Names for Free
http://allafrica.com/stories/201309031430.html

Africa to get shorter path to CDNs
http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/africa-get-shorter-path-cdns/6784/#.Uih6LY4wdUA

Technology’s unfulfilled promise holds back Africa
http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/2013/09/05/technologys-unfulfilled-promise-holds-back-africa

MainOne seeks new partnership with W/African telcos
http://businessdayonline.com/2013/04/mainone-seeks-new-partnership-with-wafrican-telcos/

SEACOM Remote Peering solution streamlines exchange peering 
http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/seacom-remote-peering-solution-streamlines-exchang/6792/?section=internet#.Uih6do4wdUA

SEACOM seeks to take the lead in Africa's IP transit market
http://www.itworld.com/internet/371535/seacom-seeks-take-lead-africas-ip-transit-market

Africa: UN Initiative Mines Big Data to Direct Development
http://allafrica.com/stories/201309051019.html

Africa consolidates switchover plans
http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/africa-consolidates-switchover-plans/6808/?section=government#.UiiALY4wdUA

Digitisation will change the face of education in emerging markets
http://businessdayonline.com/2013/04/digitisation-will-change-the-face-of-education-in-emerging-markets/

Ghana to host International Telecommunication Union
http://vibeghana.com/2013/09/05/ghana-to-host-international-telecommunication-union/

East Africa: Better Data Warehousing to Boost Telco Revenues
http://allafrica.com/stories/201309040561.html

Nigeria: NCC, Telcos Warned Against Parallel Rollout of Infrastructure
http://allafrica.com/stories/201309050198.html





 		 	   		  
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