[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Governance Weekly Brief : World Bank using blockchain; G20 on digital economy; GDPR to affect global advertising, Israel-India Tech innov Fund; Social medias delete accounts linked to Iran and Russia; China to get 802 millions internet users..

[Mamadou LO]

SUMMARY!

This week, The World Bank has priced the world’s first public bond created and managed using only blockchain in a A$100 million ($73.16 million) deal designed to test how the technology might improve decades-old bond sales practices.

Over 30 officials from the Group of 20 (G20) met Thursday in Argentina to discuss the digital economy.

The EU’s new data privacy law has put a small army of tech firms that track people online in jeopardy and is strengthening the hand of companies such as Google and Facebook in the €173bn global digital advertising industry.

Russian telecoms operators have proposed legislation that would oblige foreign Internet companies to share the financial burden of a new law on storing data in the country, a draft bill seen by Reuters shows.

On artificial intelligence, “The Israel-India Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund (I4F) has announced its first project. This India-Israel fund will provide $40 million for joint projects over the next five years.

On fake news, Google has deleted 58 accounts with ties to Iran from YouTube and other sites, the company said in a blog post.

Facebook and Twitter have taken down hundreds of fake accounts and pages linked to Iran and Russia after finding a series of campaigns aimed at meddling in UK and US politics

According to the Chinese government, 802 million people are now actively using the internet, 57.7 percent of the population. By comparison, the United States has an estimated 300 million internet users.

WhatsApp has rejected India's demand for a solution to track the origin of messages on its platform saying building traceability would undermine end-to-end encryption and affect protection for users.

Below, find  sources and more informations on those topics and events.


World Bank launches word first blockchain bond

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-worldbank-cba-blockchain/world-bank-launches-world-first-blockchain-bond-idUSKCN1L80DP


G20 delegates meet in Argentina to discuss digital economy

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/24/c_137415312.htm

Google deletes 58 accounts with ties to Iran from YouTube and other sites

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/23/google-deletes-58-accounts-with-ties-to-iran-from-youtube-and-other-sites.html


Facebook and Twitter delete hundreds of fake accounts linked to Iran and Russia

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/08/22/facebook-twitter-delete-hundreds-fake-accounts-linked-iran-russia/

India-Israel foster Tech ties

https://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/regional/india-israel-fund-fosters-robotics-geopolitics/


Russia telcos press for foreign internet companies to pay for data storage

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-technology-dataprotection/russian-telcos-press-for-foreign-internet-companies-to-pay-for-data-storage-idUSKCN1L71SG


Chian now boasts more than 800 million on internet users and 98 % of them are mobile

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/08/23/china-now-boasts-more-than-800-million-internet-users-and-98-of-them-are-mobile-infographic/#10fa66917092






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Mamadou LO
Chef du D??partement Communication et Information Documentaire
Head of Communication and Information Department
Cr??dit Agricole S??n??gal
Tel : 221 77 645 59 57
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