[AfrICANN-discuss] Weekly web review : IANA transition, NETmundial, WSIS+10, Mobile World Congress 2015, APRICOT 2015, UNESCO Internet Conference, Net neutrality....

Fri Mar 6 21:27:59 UTC 2015

Hi all!

For your documentation; below a weekly web review containing 
some articles and informations relating to main subjects and events of the ending week:  IANA transition, NETmundial, WSIS+10, Mobile World Congress 
2015, APRICOT 2015, UNESCO Internet Conference,
Net neutrality, , etc....

Regards!

IANA TRANSITION

Update on IANA Stewardship Discussion - 24 February 2015
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/update-on-iana-stewardship-discussion-24-february-2015

US election could trigger battle over Internet governance
http://www.euractiv.com/sections/mobile-world-congress/us-election-could-trigger-battle-over-internet-governance-312626

Tough call: avoiding internet governance from becoming FIFA-like
http://policyreview.info/articles/news/tough-call-avoiding-internet-governance-becoming-fifa/359

NETMUNDIAL

NetMundial Initiative: Still Breathing
http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/03/06/netmundial-initiative-still-breathing/

International effort to wrangle t'internet from NSA fizzles out in chaos
Is it time to put web governance effort out of its misery?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/04/netmundial_council_meeting_cancelled_again/

WSIS 2015

Prep WSIS meeting planned in Paris “before summer”
http://post.milathan.com/2015/03/prep-wsis-meeting-planned-in-paris-before-summer/

WSIS+10: Building a shared vision for the next decade
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/03/wsis10-building-shared-vision-next-decade

Governing the Net: 10 years on from WSIS
http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/governing-the-net-10-years-on-from-wsis/

UNESCO INTERNET CONFERENCE

Connecting the Dots in Digital Politics
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jovan-kurbalija/connecting-the-dots-in-di_b_6782718.html

Access to information and Knowledge, freedom of expression, privacy and ethics on a global internet : draft study
http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/pdf/Events/internet_draft_study_simple_version.pdf

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2015

Five Takeaways for Marketers From Mobile World Congress
http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/takeaways-marketers-mobile-world-congress/297461/

Mobile World Congress 2015 in review - Tech Weekly Podcast

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2015/mar/04/mobile-world-congress-2015-review-tech-weekly-podcast

Mobile World Congress and the Big Business Model Clash in Barcelona
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150304_mobile_world_congress_and_big_business_model_clash_in_barcelona/

Five highlights to come at the 2015 Mobile World Congress
http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2015/mar/02/five-highlights-2015-mobile-world-congress

Talking Encryption, Routing Security, IPv6, and More at Mobile World Congress
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2015/02/talking-encryption-routing-security-ipv6-and-more-mobile-world-congress

APRICOT 2015

APRICOT 2015: Elise Gerich looking back at the ABC’s of the Number Registry System
http://blog.apnic.net/2015/03/02/apricot-2015-elise-gerich-looking-back-at-the-abcs-of-the-number-registry-system/

An action-packed week for the APAC Bureau in Fukuoka 
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/asia-pacific-bureau/2015/03/action-packed-week-apac-bureau-fukuoka

BRAZIL : MARCO CIVIL DA INTERNET

Brazil’s Internet Legal Framework Regulation And Draft Bill For Privacy Law Public Consultation
http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/03/03/brazils-internet-legal-framework-regulation-and-draft-bill-for-privacy-law-public-consultation/

DOMAIN NAME

Over 5,000 .Cymru and .Wales Domain Names Sold In The First 24 hours
http://www.domainnews.com/over-5-000-cymru-and-wales-domain-names-sold-in-the-first-24-hours.html

.APP and .BLOG : a look at domain name registration numbers
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/03/02/app-and-blog-a-look-at-domain-name-registration-numbers/

ICANN New gTLD APP Auction: Did Google Pay Too Much?

http://www.domainmondo.com/2015/03/icann-new-gtld-app-auction-did-google.html

Google Chose to Win .APP in an ICANN Auction for $25m - Why?
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150304_google_chose_to_win_app_in_an_icann_auction_for_25m_why/

East Timor was officially removed from the internet yesterday
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/04/east_timor_was_officially_removed_from_the_internet_yesterday/

Will ‘.insurance’ catch on as a domain name?

http://www.ibamag.com/news/will--insurance-catch-on-as-a-domain-name-21548.aspx

This week's new TLDs : whoswho and 4 EAPSs
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/03/03/this-weeks-new-tlds-whoswho-and-4-eaps/

ICANN Wins Incomplete Victory In New gTLD Battle Over .HOTEIS/.HOTELS
http://www.domainnews.com/icann-wins-incomplete-victory-in-new-gtld-battle-over-hoteis-hotels.html

.hotels. .hoteis ... not a typo but a window into ICANN's baffling world
DNS overlord wins independent review over dot-word, flags flawed system
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/05/icann_taken_to_task_over_worthless_accountability_mechanisms/

The Dot Green gTLD and the Domain Name Delusion That Foretells General gTLD Disaster
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150302_dot_green_gtld_domain_name_delusion_general_gtld_disaster/

NET NEUTRALITY

Could Net Neutrality be to Investments in the Internet What AT&T's Regulation was to Bell Labs?
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150302_net_neutrality_to_investments_in_internet_what_att_regulation_bell/

Can Net Neutrality Survive the Impending Onslaught of Lawsuits?
http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/the-future-of-broadband/can-net-neutrality-survive-the-impending-onslaught-of-lawsuits-20150305

EU data roaming and net neutrality plans attacked
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31748592

AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS

The state of internet governance in Africa
http://www.cnbcafrica.com/video/?bctid=4090878208001

Africa: 'Africa's Internet Penetration to Hit 50 Percent By 2025'
http://allafrica.com/stories/201503022371.html

600m africans will have access to internet within the next decade
http://www.ventures-africa.com/2015/03/600m-africans-will-have-access-to-internet-within-the-next-decade/

Africa: Rocket Internet's Everjobs Starts Expansion Across Africa and Asia
http://allafrica.com/stories/201503030935.html

Rwanda, Nigeria and Morocco top table of affordable internet in Africa
http://www.htxt.co.za/2015/03/04/a4aireport/

South Soudan to be linked by internet cable with Kenya
http://en.starafrica.com/news/south-sudan-to-be-linked-by-internet-cable-with-kenya.html

Cameroon Chad sign fibre optic partnership
http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/cameroon-chad-sign-fibre-optic-partnership/9823/?section=internet#.VPd453uYvtU

Africa: Q&A - Mariéme Jamme On New Hurdles for African Tech Pioneers
http://allafrica.com/stories/201503060750.html

From

 devices to Africa’s internet, this stood out from Mobile World Congress
 2015http://www.techzim.co.zw/2015/03/from-devices-to-africas-internet-this-stood-out-from-mobile-world-congress-2015/

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