[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Governance Weekly Brief

[Mamadou LO]

Hi all!

For your documentation, kindly find our weekly web review on Internet Governance<https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2019/10/18/internet-governance-weekly-brief-cyber-gropolitics-cyberconflict-infrastructure-cybersecurity-data-protection-content-digital-economy-artificial-intelligence-encryption-digital-health-a/> with some main titles featured below.

Cordially

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CYBER GROPOLITICS / CYBERCONFLICT

  *   Berlin clears path for Huawei 5G network
  *   Huawei lashes out at Estonia for 'unfounded' security claims
  *   Russia cyber aggression fuels tensions with west
  *   US launched secret cyber strike against Iran after attacks on Saudi oil facilities
  *   Belarus briefly detains Russian accused of U.S. election meddling
  *   U.S: where do the 2020 Candidates Stand on Cybersecurity Awareness?
  *   Iran says arrested opposition figure 'directed by French intel'
  *   The Netherlands releases a Tour de Force on International Law in Cyberspace : Analysis

INFRASTRUCTURE

  *   SpaceX submits paperwork for 30,000 more Starlink satellites
  *   The price of achieving broadband access across Africa is $100bn
  *   Indonesia completes fiber-optic network to bring internet to remote east
  *   UNESCO East Africa and Huawei Sign MoU to Improve Digital Skills and AI Capabilities

CYBERSECURITY

  *   Leading Domain Registries and Registrars Release Joint Document on Addressing ‘DNS Abuse’
  *   Romania wins 2019 European Cyber Security Challenge competition

DATA PROTECTION

  *   India: Government soon to place new Data Protection Bill in Parliament
  *   IRAN: Pres. Rouhani: People’s privacy must be completely protected
  *   Top Microsoft exec says online privacy has reached 'a crisis point'

CONTENT

  *   France to redouble efforts to create EU tech regulator after copyright spat
  *   UK drops plans for online pornography age verification system
  *   South Korean National and Hundreds of Others Charged Worldwide in the Takedown of the Largest Darknet Child Pornography Website, Which was Funded by Bitcoin

DIGITAL ECONOMY

  *   New OECD proposal aims to shore up tax revenues in digital era
  *   Italy goes it alone on Digital Services Tax..
  *   US: Lawmakers Blast Administration for Tech Shield in Trade Deals

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  *   International ip experts debate protecting artificial intelligence research

ENCRYPTION

  *   Without encryption, we will lose all privacy. This is our new battleground : Edward Snowden<https://www.theguardian.com/profile/edward-snowden>

DIGITAL HEALTH

  *   Germany aims to become EU leader in digital health revamp

ACCESS

  *   Turkey blocks WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook to crush criticism as it attacks Northern Syria

INTERNET OF THINGS

  *   Amsterdam Airport Schiphol launches own Internet of Things network

ICANN ANNOUNCEMENT

  *   DRAFT PTI and IANA FY21 Operating Plan and Budgets
  *   Proposed Changes and new Additions to the IANA SLAs for ccTLD Creation and ccTLD Transfers
  *   Registration Directory Service (RDS-WHOIS2) Review Team Final Report

ISOC NEWS

  *   Meet Three APrIGF 2019 Fellows
  *   ‘These Are Our First Roadways’: Internet Access and Self-Determination in Pu`uhonua O Waimanalo

IETF NEWS

  *   Birds of a Feather at IETF 106

Read review in full here : https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2019/10/18/internet-governance-weekly-brief-cyber-gropolitics-cyberconflict-infrastructure-cybersecurity-data-protection-content-digital-economy-artificial-intelligence-encryption-digital-health-a/



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