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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>INTERNET GOVERNANCE<br><div><div dir="ltr"><br>The Unruled World<br><span><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Articles/Detail/?lng=en&amp;id=176217" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Articles/Detail/?lng=en&amp;id=176217" target="_blank">http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Articles/Detail/?lng=en&amp;id=176217</a><br></span><span id="ecxctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsTitle"><br>IANA Functions Satisfaction Survey Yields Overwhelmingly Positive Results</span><br><a href="http://www.ag-ip-news.com/news.aspx?id=31988&amp;lang=en" target="_blank">http://www.ag-ip-news.com/news.aspx?id=31988&amp;lang=en</a><br><br>W3C publishes draft NFC API<br><a href="http://www.nfcworld.com/2014/01/29/327687/w3c-publishes-draft-nfc-api/" target="_blank">http://www.nfcworld.com/2014/01/29/327687/w3c-publishes-draft-nfc-api/</a><br><br>ICANN / DOMAIN NAME<br><br>250 firms register for Arabic top-level web domain<br><a href="http://gulfnews.com/business/technology/250-firms-register-for-arabic-top-level-web-domain-1.1285893" target="_blank">http://gulfnews.com/business/technology/250-firms-register-for-arabic-top-level-web-domain-1.1285893</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140131_first_middle_east_dns_forum_happening_feb_3_4_in_dubai/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">First "Middle East DNS Forum" Happening Feb 3-4 in Dubai - Live Video Stream Available</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140131_first_middle_east_dns_forum_happening_feb_3_4_in_dubai/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140131_first_middle_east_dns_forum_happening_feb_3_4_in_dubai/</a><br><br>Why ICANN's Explosion of Domain Extensions 
Will Help Existing Competitors of ".Com": Exclusive Interview with ".CO"
 CEO Juan Diego Calle<br><a href="http://www.latinpost.com/articles/6696/20140131/why-icanns-explosion-of-domain-extensions-will-help-existing-competitors-of-com-exclusive-interview-with-co-ceo-juan-diego-calle.htm" target="_blank">http://www.latinpost.com/articles/6696/20140131/why-icanns-explosion-of-domain-extensions-will-help-existing-competitors-of-com-exclusive-interview-with-co-ceo-juan-diego-calle.htm</a><br><span class="ecxdin"><br>New Domain Extensions Will Change the Internet Landscape: DomainPeople Can Help Navigate the New Terrain</span><br><a href="http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1296635/new-domain-extensions-will-change-the-internet-landscape-domainpeople-can-help-navigate-the-new-terrain" target="_blank">http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1296635/new-domain-extensions-will-change-the-internet-landscape-domainpeople-can-help-navigate-the-new-terrain</a><br><br>2013 Turkish Domain Name Market Study<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/01/2013-turkish-domain-name-market-study/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/01/2013-turkish-domain-name-market-study/</a><br><br>DotAsia and Momentum Events Announce Partnership for Major Hong Kong Domains Conference scheduled for May 2014.<br><a href="http://www.prurgent.com/2014-01-30/pressrelease335273.htm" target="_blank">http://www.prurgent.com/2014-01-30/pressrelease335273.htm</a><br><br>Dublin firm tops up €25m war chest for domain battle<br><a href="http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/dublin-firm-tops-up-25m-war-chest-for-domain-battle-29969417.html" target="_blank">http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/dublin-firm-tops-up-25m-war-chest-for-domain-battle-29969417.html</a><br><span class="ecxfirstword"><br>Canada</span>: Coping With The New Top Level Domains In 2014<br><a href="http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/290254/Trademark/Coping+With+The+New+Top+Level+Domains+In+2014" target="_blank">http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/290254/Trademark/Coping+With+The+New+Top+Level+Domains+In+2014</a><br><br>dotAfrica launch delayed<br>
<a href="http://www.humanipo.com/news/39514/dotafrica-launch-delayed/" target="_blank">http://www.humanipo.com/news/39514/dotafrica-launch-delayed/</a><br>
<br>More news<br><a href="http://www.domainenamewire.com" target="_blank">www.domainenamewire.com</a><br>www.thedomains.com<br><br>IPv6<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140201_thinking_strategically_about_the_benefits_of_ipv6/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Thinking Strategically About the Benefits of IPv6</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140201_thinking_strategically_about_the_benefits_of_ipv6/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140201_thinking_strategically_about_the_benefits_of_ipv6/</a><br><br>INTERNET REGULATION<br><br>Global group to look at ways to preserve internet freedom<br><span><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/global-group-to-look-at-ways-to-preserve-internet-freedom-1.2506963" target="_blank">http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/global-group-to-look-at-ways-to-preserve-internet-freedom-1.2506963</a><br></span><br>Here’s Why ‘The Internet Of Things’ Will Be Huge, And Drive Tremendous Value For People And Businesses<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/02/business-insider-tech-more-mobile-internet-of-things-consumer-electronics-business-growth-heres-why-the-internet-of-things-will-be-huge-and-drive-tremendous-value-for-people-and-businesses/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/02/business-insider-tech-more-mobile-internet-of-things-consumer-electronics-business-growth-heres-why-the-internet-of-things-will-be-huge-and-drive-tremendous-value-for-people-and-businesses/</a><br><br>No 1930s Regulations for the Internet – Let’s Modernize Instead<br><a href="http://blog.heartland.org/2014/01/no-1930s-regulations-for-the-internet-lets-modernize-instead/" target="_blank">http://blog.heartland.org/2014/01/no-1930s-regulations-for-the-internet-lets-modernize-instead/</a><br><br>2014: The Year America Broke The Internet<br><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/2014-the-year-america-ruined-the-internet-2014-2" target="_blank">http://www.businessinsider.com/2014-the-year-america-ruined-the-internet-2014-2</a><br><br>Four Key Facts about the Open Internet<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/wp/2014/01/27/four-key-facts-about-the-open-internet/" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/wp/2014/01/27/four-key-facts-about-the-open-internet/</a><br><br><span>Government digital transformation: a marathon, not a Sprint </span><br><a href="http://diginomica.com/2014/02/03/government-digital-transformation-marathon-sprint/" target="_blank">http://diginomica.com/2014/02/03/government-digital-transformation-marathon-sprint/</a><br><br>
SECURITY<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140131_securing_the_core/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Securing the Core</a><br><span><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140131_securing_the_core/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140131_securing_the_core/</a><br></span><br>On a collision course: how domain name collision could be your biggest security threat<br><span><a href="http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=009cad25-f0fc-4e47-8232-9232434366bc" target="_blank">http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=009cad25-f0fc-4e47-8232-9232434366bc</a><br><br>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS</span><br><br>dotAfrica launch delayed<br><a href="http://www.humanipo.com/news/39514/dotafrica-launch-delayed/" target="_blank">http://www.humanipo.com/news/39514/dotafrica-launch-delayed/</a><br><br>Kenya: ICT Authority to Replace CCK On Kenic Board<br><span><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201402031982.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201402031982.html</a><br><br></span>Ethiopia: The Energy Internet<br><span><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201402032076.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201402032076.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201402032076.html</a><br></span><br>Africa: Technology Critical to Africa's Development - Aregbesola, Monarch<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201402030369.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201402030369.html</a><br><br>Africa: 2014 Predictions for the African Audio-Visual and Broadcast Sectors<br><span><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201402032073.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201402032073.html</a><br></span><br>Africa: Mobile Users At Risk From Lack of Https Use By Mobile AD Libraries, Security Researchers Say<br><span><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201402031992.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201402031992.html</a><br></span><br>Africa: Southern Africa Archbishop Launches Africa E-Reader Project<br><span><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201402032034.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201402032034.html</a></span><br><br>Africa: Critical Tools for Supporting the Mobile Enterprise of the Future<br><span><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201402031979.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201402031979.html</a></span><br><br>Kenya: Commercialising .ke Internet Identity Opposed<br><span><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201401310269.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201401310269.html</a><br></span><br>Kenya: Telecoms Industry Opposes Proposed Changes to ".ke" Domain Management<br><span><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201401310267.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201401310267.html</a><br></span><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv">Top 10 internet countries in Africa                                        </div><br>Top 10 internet countries in Africa<br><span><a href="http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/290254/Trademark/Coping+With+The+New+Top+Level+Domains+In+2014" target="_blank">http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/290254/Trademark/Coping+With+The+New+Top+Level+Domains+In+2014</a><br></span><br>Over 80% of Africans own a mobile device<br><span><a href="http://www.spyghana.com/80-africans-mobile-device/" target="_blank">http://www.spyghana.com/80-africans-mobile-device/</a><br></span><br>Number of Internet users still low in Tanzania, says global report<br><span><a href="http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=64361" target="_blank">http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=64361</a><br><br></span><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>                                               </div></div>                                               </div></body>
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