[AfrICANN-discuss] Web review October 28, 2014

[Mamadou LO]

ICANN

Moving ICANN Meeting from Marakech Would Send the Wrong Message
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141027_moving_from_marakech_would_send_the_wrong_message/

Icann’s Contradictory Answers to a Simple but Important Question        
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/10/28/icanns-contradictory-answers-to-a-simple-but-important-question/

ITU PLENIPOT 2014

Plenipot Update: 28 October 2014 – The Real Work Begins
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/plenipot-update-28-october-2014-%E2%80%93-real-work-begins

Chinese Communist to Lead UN Agency Seeking to Control Internet

http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/19386-chinese-communist-to-lead-un-agency-seeking-to-control-internet

INTERNET REGULATION

Russia plans to protect its internet from internal impact
http://in.rbth.com/news/2014/10/28/russia_prepares_plan_to_protect_its_internet_from_external_impact_minist_39381.html

EU slams Hungary Internet tax plan as bad precedent
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/World/2014/Oct-28/275645-eu-slams-hungary-internet-tax-plan-as-bad-precedent.ashx#axzz3HSJAarDI

Tens of Thousands of Hungarians Protest Against Planned Internet Tax        
http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2014/10/27/tens-of-thousands-of-hungarians-protest-against-planned-internet-tax/

NEW GTLDs

GAC Advice on New gTLDs Issued During ICANN 51 Los Angeles
http://www.domainnews.com/gac-advice-on-new-gtlds-issued-during-icann-51-los-angeles.html

AFNIC : New Top Level Domain Names : Geneic TLDs Impacted
http://www.domainnews.com/afnic-new-top-level-domain-names-geneic-tlds-impacted.html


AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS

ICTs contributing to Africa’s rapid growth, say experts
http://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/icts/news/icts-contributing-to-africa-s-growth.html

Central African Backbone project faces possible budget shortfall
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2839572/central-african-backbone-project-faces-possible-budget-shortfall.html

$260m Fibre-Optic Cable To Reshape Angola’s Internet Market
http://www.ventures-africa.com/2014/10/260m-fibre-optic-cable-to-reshape-angolas-internet-market/

In the Fight Against Ebola, Connectivity Can Save Lives
http://online.wsj.com/articles/in-the-fight-against-ebola-connectivity-can-save-lives-1414367695




 		 	   		  
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