[AfrICANN-discuss] Web review August 29, 2014

[Mamadou LO]

INTERNET GOVERNANCE

What do terms like multistakeholderism, Internet governance, and technical community really mean?
http://teamarin.net/2014/08/29/terms-like-multistakeholderism-internet-governance-technical-community-really-mean/

ICANN Community Issues Unprecedented Letter Questioning ICANN's Proposed Accountability Process
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140828_icann_community_issues_letter_questioning_icann_accountability/

Internet Governance and the NETmundial Initiative: A Flawed Attempt at Turning Words into Action
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/08/internet-governance-and-netmundial-initiative-flawed-attempt-turning-words-action

World Economic Forum unveils new initiative on Internet governance
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/140828/world-economic-forum-unveils-new-initiative-internet-governa

Why I’m going to Geneva for the NetMundial Initiative
https://www.accessnow.org/blog/2014/08/27/why-im-going-to-geneva-for-the-netmundial-initiative

Previewing the Internet Governance Forum in Istanbul 
https://cdt.org/blog/previewing-the-internet-governance-forum-in-istanbul/

The IGF 2014 Fragmentation Track
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/08/igf-2014-fragmentation-track

UNESCO celebrates « unity in diversity » at 6th Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/unesco_celebrates_unity_in_diversity_at_6th_forum_of_the_un_alliance_of_civilizations/#.VACi5vmSySo


ICANN

ICANN: Call for Candidates: Seeking Advisors to the ICANN Accountability & Governance Coordination Group
http://www.domainnews.com/icann-call-for-candidates-seeking-advisors-to-the-icann-accountability-governance-coordination-group.html

ICANN: Charter for the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group is Published
http://www.domainnews.com/icann-charter-for-the-iana-stewardship-transition-coordination-group-is-published.html

DOMAIN NAME

Challenging delegated top-level domains: ICANN’s trademark post delegation dispute resolution procedure
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=9e339387-e627-4d19-a8a5-5dddd79732c4

This weeek's new TLD's add between 50 and 1000 domains on first days
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/08/28/this-weeks-new-tlds-add-between-50-and-10000-domains-on-first-day/

These are the statistics for the new gTLDs by hoster 28 August 2014
http://www.hosterstats.com/newgtlds-20140828.php

The next 50 days will be important for new TLDs
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/08/28/the-next-50-days-will-be-important-for-new-tlds/

.CLUB Is First to Reach 100,000 Domain Names Sold
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/club-first-reach-100-000-132041905.html

South Africa: Launch Of South African City Domain Name Extensions
http://www.mondaq.com/x/336828/Trademark/Launch+Of+South+African+City+Domain+Name+Extensions

New gTLD Categories?
https://www.dnpost.com/threads/new-gtld-categories.4863/

Nominet: 2013 in UK Domain Name Disputes
http://www.domainnews.com/nominet-2013-in-uk-domain-name-disputes.html

.London Tops 15,000 Domain Registrations; General Availability Starts September 9th
http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/28/london-tops-15000-domain-registrations-general-availability-starts-september-9th/

Indies Fighting Google, Amazon for Control of .Music Domain Name
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6229360/a2im-google-amazon-music-domain

IPv6

IPv6 adoption starting to add up to real numbers: 0.6 percent
http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/08/ipv6-adoption-starting-to-add-up-to-real-numbers-0-6-percent/

INTERNET REGULATION

Why US net neutrality debate matters globally
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/216107-why-the-us-net-neutrality-debate-matters-globally

Freedom House criticizes Ankara over Internet freedoms
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/freedom-house-criticizes-turkish-government-over-internet-freedoms.aspx?pageID=238&nID=70986&NewsCatID=339

The Neutrality Of Internet Regulations
http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/08/28/the-neutrality-of-internet-regulations/

Now that’s a world wide web! Map reveals EVERY connected device in the world
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2737627/Now-s-world-wide-web-Map-reveals-globe-looks-like-internet-device-lit-up.html

AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS

Will Internet Growth in Asia be Incremental or Exponential?
http://www.techzone360.com/topics/techzone/articles/2014/08/28/387679-will-internet-growth-asia-be-incremental-exponential.htm

IT news Africa : top stories of the week
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/08/it-news-africa-top-stories-of-the-week-9/

South Africa: Launch Of South African City Domain Name Extensions
http://www.mondaq.com/x/336828/Trademark/Launch+Of+South+African+City+Domain+Name+Extensions

Network operators, content distributors set their sights on Africa
http://www.itworld.com/networking/433655/network-operators-content-distributors-set-their-sights-africa

Internet operators explore improving African interconnections
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/network-wifi/3541697/internet-operators-explore-improving-african-interconnections/

Africa’s development: The fallacy of self-sufficiency (1)
http://businessdayonline.com/2014/08/africas-development-the-fallacy-of-self-sufficiency-1/




 		 	   		  
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