[AfrICANN-discuss] Weekly web review : RIPE NCC, SSIG LAC, UNESCO, WSIS, IANA Transition, GCCS 2015, IFLA, Domain Name, Net Neutrality, Privacy, Cyberpolitics, etc..

Fri Apr 24 15:13:24 UTC 2015

Hi all

For your documentation; below a weekly web review containing some 
articles and informations relating to main subjects of this ending week : RIPE NCC, SSIG LAC, UNESCO, WSIS, IANA Transition, GCCS 2015, IFLA, Domain Name, Net Neutrality, etc..

SEE 4 / RIPE NCC Regional meeting (21 - 22 April)

RIPE NCC regional meeting : Presentations are online
https://meetings.ripe.net/see4/presentation-upload/show.php

SOUTH SCHOOL ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE : LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN (20 - 24 April 2015)

Heading To Costa Rica April 19-22 To Talk Internet Governance And IPv6
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/latin-america-caribbean-bureau/2015/04/heading-costa-rica-april-19-22-talk-internet-governance

Coordinator for Cyber Issues Christopher Painter Travels to Costa Rica
http://www.yumanewsnow.com/index.php/news/latest-news/901-coordinator-for-cyber-issues-christopher-painter-travels-to-costa-rica

OAS to Promote South School on Internet Governance and Cyber Security Initiative
http://www.oas.org/en/media_center/press_release.asp?sCodigo=E-147/15

UNESCO

International Conference on ICT and Post-2015 Education
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/themes/icts/policy/international-conference-on-ict-and-post-2015-education/

ICT Policy Advisor Represents SKN At UNESCO InEternet  Meeting In Paris
http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/2015/04/17/ict.html

World Book and Copyright Day: 10 least known UN days celebrated every year
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/world-book-copyright-day-10-least-known-un-days-celebrated-every-year-1497826

WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY

Implementing WSIS outcomes: A ten-year review
http://unctad.org/en/pages/PublicationWebflyer.aspx?publicationid=1190

IANA TRANSITION

2nd Draft Proposal of the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-04-22-en

Report: eco Dialog on the Future III – New Alignment of Internet Administration
https://numbers.eco.de/2015/international/report-eco-dialog-on-the-future-iii-new-alignment-of-internet-administration.html?utm

US transfer of internet control stalled
http://www.euractiv.com/sections/infosociety/us-transfer-internet-control-stalled-313856

IANA, IETF, and the Protocol Parameters: a Brief Tutorial
http://www.ietf.org/iana-transition/ietf-iana-graphical.pdf

IANA Protocol Parameters Explained
http://www.ietf.org/blog/2015/04/iana-protocol-parameters-explained/

Internet Numbers Community Proposal FAQ
https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/internet-numbers-community-proposal-faq

INDIA : ROUNDTABLE ON ICANN COUNTABILITY
http://ccgdelhi.org/doc/CCG%20Report%20on%20Roundtable%20on%20ICANN%20Accountability%20-%20Indian%20Perspectives.pdf

GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON CYBERSPACE

Global Conference on CyberSpace closes, Mexico announced as next host
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/18/c_134160899.htm

Global Commission on Internet Governance: "Confidence must be restored in the Internet, because trust is eroding
"https://www.apc.org/en/news/global-commission-internet-governance-confidence-m

Tale of 2 cyber-confabs: Govts, nerds on one side. Shock hotel room searches on the other
The offline and online worlds are so similar now
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/20/gccs_2015_roundup/

Can the internet be saved without harming democracy?

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/17/can-the-internet-be-saved-without-harming-democracy

ISOC

Internet Society Board of Trustees 2015 Election Results Update
http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-board-trustees-2015-election-results-update

IFLA

International Federation of Libraries and Librarians Association Annual Report 2012-2013
http://www.ifla.org/node/9523

DOMAIN NAME

The DNS Entrepreneurial Center for the Middle East and Africa Takes Off to a Great Start
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-dns-entrepreneurial-center-for-the-middle-east-and-africa-takes-off-to-a-great-start

ICANN to investigate .sucks registry over eye-watering fees

http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=34006049-00b9-4d11-bc66-09a77e5a5c2b

ICANN Compliance, Domain Registrars Clash on New Whois, Abuse Report Language
http://www.bna.com/icann-compliance-domain-n17179925626/

Metrics for New gTLDs Performance
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150421_metrics_for_new_gtlds_performance/

ICANN teams up with trade group for first ever top-level domain tied to a member database
http://agbeat.com/tech-news/icann-teams-up-with-trade-group-for-first-ever-top-level-domain-tied-to-a-member-database/

NET NEUTRALITY

Human rights – taking sides for Net Neutrality    
https://www.opendemocracy.net/openglobalrights/josh-levy/human-rights-%E2%80%93-taking-sides-for-net-neutrality

Net Neutrality deadline: Trai receives over million emails from netizens asking to save the Internet
http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/net-neutrality-deadline-trai-receives-over-million-emails-from-netizens-asking-to-save-the-internet-264548.html

Net neutrality in India
Not quite what we said
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21649519-indias-telecoms-regulator-accused-doing-industrys-bidding-not-quite-what-we-said

BIG DATA

The Big Data Initiative And What The White House Can Learn From Lewis And Clark
http://www.forbes.com/sites/sungardas/2015/04/23/the-big-data-initiative-and-what-the-white-house-can-learn-from-lewis-and-clark/

Big data must haves: Capacity, compute, collaboration
http://gcn.com/articles/2015/04/23/big-data-infrastructure.aspx

PRIVACY - DATA PROTECTION

Rights groups press European Commission on data protection laws
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2404976/rights-groups-press-european-commission-on-data-protection-laws

Strong data protection laws better for EU than sniping
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/strong-data-protection-laws-better-for-eu-than-sniping-1.2185370

Privacy Campaigners Write To Europe Over Data Protection Concerns
http://www.misco.co.uk/blog/news/02898/privacy-campaigners-write-to-europe-over-data-protection-concerns

EU accused of watering down General Data Protection Regulation
http://www.techworld.com/news/security/eu-accused-of-watering-down-general-data-protection-regulation-3608875/

EUROPE v GOOGLE

European Union Mulling New Regulator To Watch Over Internet Giants Like Google, Facebook
http://www.ibtimes.com/european-union-mulling-new-regulator-watch-over-internet-giants-google-facebook-1895205

EU Considers Creating Web Platform Regulator -- Update
http://www.nasdaq.com/article/eu-considers-creating-web-platform-regulator--update-20150423-00894

INTERNET OF THINGS

Can We Secure the Internet of Things?
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2482620,00.asp

The Internet of things doesn't -- and shouldn't -- exist
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2910610/internet-of-things/the-internet-of-things-doesnt-exist.html

CYBERPOLITICS

The design flaw in current Internet governance arrangements						
http://www.internetgovernance.org/

European Rights Body Again Rejects Mass Surveillance
http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/22/european-rights-body-again-rejects-mass-surveillance/

U.S. plans a cybersecurity center in Silicon Valley
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2912468/cybercrime-hacking/us-plans-a-cybersecurity-center-in-silicon-valley.html?utm

Different Prefixes, Same Meaning: Cyber, Digital, Net, Online, E-, Virtual
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jovan-kurbalija/different-prefixes-same-m_b_7073758.html

Translation: Internet Clean-up Awards
 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/04/translation-internet-clean-up-awards/

AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS

What Will Africa’s Internet Look Like in a Few Years From Now?
http://techcabal.com/2015/04/21/what-will-africas-internet-look-like-in-a-few-years-from-now/

Charity campaigns to bring internet to rural Africa cause disruptions
http://www.bdlive.co.za/business/innovation/2015/04/21/charity-campaigns-to-bring-internet-to-rural-africa-cause-disruptions

Technology in Africa
The pioneering continent
http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21649516-innovation-increasingly-local-pioneering-continent

Is Facebook The Internet In Africa? 65% Of Nigerians Think So
http://afkinsider.com/94916/is-facebook-is-the-internet-in-africa-65-of-nigerians-think-so/

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/africann/attachments/20150424/2c0d0121/attachment.html