[AfrICANN-discuss] Weekly web review : IANA transition, Middle East DNS Forum, Mobile World Congress 2015, UNESCO Internet Conference, Net neutrality, Data protection, etc....

Fri Mar 13 15:28:32 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:  IANA transition, Middle East DNS Forum, Mobile World 
Congress 2015, UNESCO Internet
Conference, Net neutrality, Data protection, etc....

ICANN

Asia driving the global Internet connections, says ICANNhttp://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/asia-driving-the-global-internet-connections-says-icann/articleshow/46530097.cms

Looking at India to take leadership in Internet governance: ICANN
http://bharatpress.com/2015/03/11/looking-at-india-to-take-leadership-in-internet-governance-icann/

What we learned in Singapore
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/what-we-learned-in-singapore

"L" root server copy installation in Venezuela: Interview with Gregorio Manzano (i)
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/l-root-server-copy-installation-in-venezuela-interview-with-gregorio-manzano-i

Fellows Announced for ICANN 53 in Buenos Aires
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-06-en

IANA TRANSITION

The economic case for vertical separation of IANA
http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/03/09/the-economic-case-for-vertical-separation-of-iana/

"No Legal Basis for IANA Transition": A Post-Mortem Analysis of Senate Committee Hearing
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150309_no_legal_basis_for_iana_transition_post_mortem_senate_hearing/

Congress Tries To Stop the IANA Transition — But Does It?
http://www.lawfareblog.com/2014/12/congress-tries-to-stop-the-iana-transition-but-does-it/

ICANN Should Not Ululate Over "Booking.com" IRP Outcome: Decision Exposes Failure of Accountability
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150307_icann_should_not_ululate_over_bookingcom_irp_outcome_decision/

MIDDLE EAST DNS FORUM

Only 20 out of 500 top-level Internet domains are in Arabic — ICANN
http://jordantimes.com/only-20-out-of-500-top-level-internet-domains-are-in-arabic----icann

Middle East DNS Forum Covers DNSSEC – Let’s Fill In The Map!
http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/blog/2015/03/middle-east-dns-forum-covers-dnssec/

Second Middle East DNS Forum Launches in Jordan
http://www.mcit.gov.eg/Media_Center/Latest_News/News/3480

WSIS+10

Governing the Net: 10 years on from WSIS
http://blog.apnic.net/2015/03/11/governing-the-net-10-years-on-from-wsis/

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS

Mobile World Congress '15 in review: It's all about virtual reality
http://fortune.com/2015/03/09/mwc-oculus-htc-vr/

The top 8 enterprise apps from Mobile World Congress
http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/10/the-top-8-enterprise-apps-from-mobile-world-congress/

Mobile World Congress 2015: The Reign in Spain
http://www.neustar.biz/blog/mwc-2015-the-reign-in-spain

UNESCO INTERNET CONFERENCE

Outcome document
The “CONNECTing the Dots: Options for Future Action” Conference held at UNESCO Headquarters 
3-4 March 2015
http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/pdf/outcome_document.pdf

ICC underlines business views on UNESCO internet conference
http://www.iccwbo.org/News/Articles/2015/ICC-underlines-business-views-on-UNESCO-Internet-study/

No, Democracy is Not Excess Baggage
http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/03/11/no-democracy-is-not-excess-baggage/

CYBERSECURITY

Cybersecurity And The Future Digital Economy
http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/10/cybersecurity-and-the-future-digital-economy/

Washington’s cybersecurity is about surveillance, not security
http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/3/washingtons-cybersecurity-is-about-surveillance-not-security.html

Why Israel could be the next cybersecurity world power
http://www.itworld.com/article/2894051/why-israel-could-be-the-next-cybersecurity-world-power.html

Cybersecurity booms on Wall Street
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/235142-cybersecurity-booms-on-wall-street

Big data sends cybersecurity back to the future
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2893656/the-future-of-cybersecurity-big-data-and-data-science.html

BIG DATA

Hacked Fridges Aren’t the Internet of Things’ Biggest Worry
http://www.wired.com/2015/03/hacked-fridges-arent-internet-things-biggest-worry …

3 reasons to be wary of the Internet of Things
http://www.cio.com/article/2895398/internet/3-reasons-to-be-wary-of-the-internet-of-things.html …

Time to Focus on the Twin Pillars of Big Data 2.0
 http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2015/03/12/time-to-focus-on-the-twin-pillars-of-big-data-2-0/ …

PRIVACY & DATA PROTECTION

REFILE-EU ministers to give more power to pan-European data protection body
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/13/eu-dataprotection-idUSL5N0WF1L720150313 …

EU to sign off on data protection regulation
http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/eu-to-sign-off-on-data-protection-regulation-667372.html …

Ireland’s data protection neutrality questioned by EU heavyweights
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/irelands-data-protection-neutrality-questioned-by-eu-heavyweights-318231.html …

The Internet of Things and privacy in Europe and the USA
 http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d4b94eb7-fdca-4e5d-81c4-0477dbfe3e4d

Privacy and data protection in the Marco Civil da Internet (Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet Bill)
http://www.privacylatam.com/?p=239

EU: Data Protection Broken Badly
http://web.docuticker.com/go/docubase/72355

EU data protection rules shake-up set to rile US tech groups
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a152471a-c80b-11e4-8210-00144feab7de.html#axzz3UBlCROIt

Privacy advocates worry ahead of EU data protection talks
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2894392/privacy-advocates-worry-ahead-of-eu-data-protection-talks.html

NET NEUTRALITY

These are the FCC's full rules for protecting net neutrality

http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/12/8116237/net-neutrality-rules-open-internet-order-released

Europe’s Net Neutrality Sense
http://www.wsj.com/articles/europes-net-neutrality-sense-1426030850

Five 2016 Republicans Oppose Net Neutrality
http://time.com/3737530/2016-republicans-net-neutrality/

FCC Open Internet Rules
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150310_fcc_open_internet_rules/

INTERNET OF THINGS

The Internet of Things and privacy in Europe and the USA
 http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d4b94eb7-fdca-4e5d-81c4-0477dbfe3e4d

DOMAIN NAME

Eight Other New gTLDs Delegated, Including .Jafa, .Xin and .Chloe
http://www.domainnews.com/eight-other-new-gtlds-delegated-including-jafa-xin-and-chloe.html

ICANN, copyright infringement, and “the public interest”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/03/09/icann-copyright-infringement-and-the-public-interest/

ICANN: IDN ccTLD Request from Macao Successfully Passes String Evaluation
http://www.domainnews.com/icann-idn-cctld-request-from-macao-successfully-passes-string-evaluation.html

Hollywood Asks Domain Registrars to Censor the Web for Intellectual Property Infringement
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/03/hollywood-asks-domain-registrars-censor-web-copyright-infringment

Owners bullish on domain name values in 2015
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/03/10/owners-bullish-on-domain-name-values-in-2015/

AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS

Africa: The Deployment of Wireless Internet Technologies in Africa
http://allafrica.com/stories/201503101693.html

Africa heralds ‘new dawn for IP protection’ despite enforceability concerns
http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=e54f1bde-a643-488a-8607-237068d6cbf5

NIRA Restates Commitment to Populating Nigeria's Domain Name
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nira-restates-commitment-to-populating-nigerias-domain-name/203886/

Telecom Namibia hosts first WACS upgrade meeting
http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/telecom-namibia-hosts-first-wacs-upgrade-meeting/9865/

5 reasons why Africa is fertile ground for blazing ecommerce growth
http://ventureburn.com/2015/03/5-reasons-africa-fertile-growth-blazing-ecommere-growth/
From
 devices to Africa’s internet, this stood out from Mobile World Congress
 2015 - See more at: 
http://www.techzim.co.zw/2015/03/from-devices-to-africas-internet-this-stood-out-from-mobile-world-congress-2015/#sthash.1pIn66r1.dpuf
>From devices to africa's internet this stood out from mobile world congress
http://www.techzim.co.zw/2015/03/from-devices-to-africas-internet-this-stood-out-from-mobile-world-congress-2015/
20
 African Countries Ranked For Affordability Of Internet - See more at: 
http://afkinsider.com/90880/20-african-countries-ranked-affordability-internet/#sthash.U99qhY8G.dpuf
20 african countries ranked for affordability of internet
http://afkinsider.com/90880/20-african-countries-ranked-affordability-internet/

“Digital divide can do more harm than apartheid” – Minister
http://www.htxt.co.za/2015/03/12/digital-divide-can-do-more-harm-than-apartheid-minister/

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