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<div dir="ltr">INTERNET GOVERNANCE<br><br>Internet&nbsp;realpolitik<br><a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/internet-realpolitik/" target="_blank">http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/internet-realpolitik/</a><br><br>US to attend internet governance conference in Brazil<br>http://www.bnamericas.com/news/technology/us-to-attend-internet-governance-conference-in-brazil<br><br>Internet Community Collaboration Forges Strong Links in Global ‘Chain of Trust’<br><b><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/02/internet-community-collaboration-forges-strong-links-global-%E2%80%98chain-trust%E2%80%99" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/02/internet-community-collaboration-forges-strong-links-global-%E2%80%98chain-trust%E2%80%99" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/02/internet-community-collaboration-forges-strong-links-global-%E2%80%98chain-trust%E2%80%99</a><br><br>IAB China Launches in Beijing, Joining IAB Global Network to Advance 
      Cooperation between Digital Companies in China and from around the World</b><br><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140210005758/en/IAB-China-Launches-Beijing-Joining-IAB-Global#.UvoRJ8XjiZQ" target="_blank">http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140210005758/en/IAB-China-Launches-Beijing-Joining-IAB-Global#.UvoRJ8XjiZQ</a><br><br>Opinion: Anti-<span class="ecxcaps">NSA</span> backlash threatens&nbsp;Internet<br><a href="http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/feb/07/opinion-anti-nsa-backlash-threatens-internet/" target="_blank">http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/feb/07/opinion-anti-nsa-backlash-threatens-internet/</a><br><br><a href="http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/02/08/tech-companies-worry-about-global-internet-power-grab/" target="_blank">Tech Companies Worry About Global Internet Power Grab</a><br>http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/02/08/tech-companies-worry-about-global-internet-power-grab/<br><br>IJMA3 and Tehran ICT Guild - TIG Launch the Persian Internet Governance Forum <br><a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/02/prweb11568634.htm" target="_blank">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/02/prweb11568634.htm</a><br><br>Sheikh Al-Qassemi and Dian Triansyah Djani join the Global Commission on Internet Governance<br><a href="http://www.ciol.com/ciol/news/208507/sheikh-al-qassemi-dian-triansyah-djani-join-global-commission-internet-governance" target="_blank">http://www.ciol.com/ciol/news/208507/sheikh-al-qassemi-dian-triansyah-djani-join-global-commission-internet-governance</a><br><br>Tech fears shadow campaign to seize global control of Internet<br><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/197786-tech-fears-shadow-campaign-for-global-control-of-internet" target="_blank">http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/197786-tech-fears-shadow-campaign-for-global-control-of-internet</a><br><br>OPINION: Internet freedom may be thing of past after Snowden, NSA<br><a href="http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20140209/COL23/302090023/OPINION-Internet-freedom-may-thing-past-after-Snowden-NSA" target="_blank">http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20140209/COL23/302090023/OPINION-Internet-freedom-may-thing-past-after-Snowden-NSA</a><br><br><br>ICANN / DOMAIN NAME<br><br>Icann: Brands Are at Risk of Domain Abuse With New Top Level Domains<br><a href="http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/icann-brands-are-risk-domain-abuse-new-top-level-domains-155584" target="_blank">http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/icann-brands-are-risk-domain-abuse-new-top-level-domains-155584</a><br><br>Train Wreck: ICANN Name Collisions prevent many useful foreign domains from being registered<br><a href="http://idnblog.com/2013/11/07/train-wreck-icann-name-collisions-prevent-many-useful-foreign-domains-from-being-registered/" target="_blank">http://idnblog.com/2013/11/07/train-wreck-icann-name-collisions-prevent-many-useful-foreign-domains-from-being-registered/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140207_more_problems_crop_up_universal_acceptance_of_top_level_domains/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">More Problems Crop Up With Universal Acceptance of Top Level Domains</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140207_more_problems_crop_up_universal_acceptance_of_top_level_domains/<br><br>Domain name expansion signals political shift of the&nbsp;internet
      <br><a href="http://theconversation.com/domain-name-expansion-signals-political-shift-of-the-internet-22865" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://theconversation.com/domain-name-expansion-signals-political-shift-of-the-internet-22865" target="_blank">http://theconversation.com/domain-name-expansion-signals-political-shift-of-the-internet-22865</a><br><br>New gTLD Committe Tells ICANN To Consider Appeal Mechanism In String Confusion Cases<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/08/new-gtld-committe-tells-icann-to-consider-appeal-mechanism-in-string-confusion-cases/comment-page-1/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/08/new-gtld-committe-tells-icann-to-consider-appeal-mechanism-in-string-confusion-cases/comment-page-1/</a><br><br>Building a robust Arabic domain name market<br><a href="http://gulfnews.com/business/technology/building-a-robust-arabic-domain-name-market-1.1287711" target="_blank">http://gulfnews.com/business/technology/building-a-robust-arabic-domain-name-market-1.1287711</a><br><br>'Dot Dubai &amp; Expo 2020' forum will throw light on GTLDs (generic
 top level domains) - the biggest revolution since advent of Internet<br><a href="http://www.zawya.com/story/Dot_Dubai__Expo_2020_forum_will_throw_light_on_GTLDs_generic_top_level_domains__the_biggest_revolution_since_advent_of_Internet-ZAWYA20140209120433/" target="_blank">http://www.zawya.com/story/Dot_Dubai__Expo_2020_forum_will_throw_light_on_GTLDs_generic_top_level_domains__the_biggest_revolution_since_advent_of_Internet-ZAWYA20140209120433/</a><br><br>Abu Dhabi and Dubai domain names could be available within months<div style="overflow:hidden;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-align:left;text-decoration:none;border:medium none;">Read more: <a style="color:#003399;" href="http://www.thenational.ae/uae/technology/abu-dhabi-and-dubai-domain-names-could-be-available-within-months#ixzz2t1hEjux4" target="_blank">http://www.thenational.ae/uae/technology/abu-dhabi-and-dubai-domain-names-could-be-available-within-months#ixzz2t1hEjux4</a>
<br></div><br>IRB closer to securing .Rugby domain name<br><a href="http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2070290.html" target="_blank">http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2070290.html</a><br><br>Figaro.Tv Saved In UDRP Because The Domain Owner Died<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/10/figaro-tv-saved-in-udrp-because-the-domain-owner-died/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/10/figaro-tv-saved-in-udrp-because-the-domain-owner-died/</a><br><br>New Indonesian top-level domain anything.id sunrise period for trademark owners now open, ends April 17, 2014<br><a href="http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6ae67e1a-6667-4b40-8c61-be8ae1938178" target="_blank">http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6ae67e1a-6667-4b40-8c61-be8ae1938178</a><br><br>More news<br><a href="http://www.domainenamewire.com" target="_blank">www.domainenamewire.com</a><br>www.thedomains.com<br><br>INTERNET REGULATION<br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv"><br></div>Regulate the Internet?<br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/opinion/regulate-the-internet.html?_r=0" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/opinion/regulate-the-internet.html?_r=0</a><br><br>Internet Neutrality is Dead Long Live Net Neutrality <br><a href="http://guardianlv.com/2014/02/internet-neutrality-is-dead-long-live-net-neutrality/" target="_blank">http://guardianlv.com/2014/02/internet-neutrality-is-dead-long-live-net-neutrality/</a><br><br>Turkey’s internet law in line with developed countries<br><a href="http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=386509" target="_blank">http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=386509</a><br><br>IPv6<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140210_ipv6_and_the_browser_wars/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">IPv6 and the Browser Wars</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140210_ipv6_and_the_browser_wars/<br><br>Google IPv6 Traffic Passes 3% - Deployment Rate Accelerates<br><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2014/02/google-ipv6-traffic-passes-3-deployment-rate-accelerates-0" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2014/02/google-ipv6-traffic-passes-3-deployment-rate-accelerates-0</a><br><br>IPv6 Traffic and Global Internet Connection Speeds on the Rise        <br><a href="http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netsp/ipv6-traffic-and-global-internet-connection-speeds-on-the-rise.html" target="_blank">http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netsp/ipv6-traffic-and-global-internet-connection-speeds-on-the-rise.html</a><br><br>F5 Receives IPv6-Ready Gold Logo and USGv6 Certifications
<br><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140211-905491.html" target="_blank">http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140211-905491.html</a><br><br><br>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS<br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv"><br></div>Botswana calls for SADC IXPs<br><a href="http://www.itwebafrica.com/ict-and-governance/361-botswana/232401-botswana-calls-for-a-sadc-ixps" target="_blank">http://www.itwebafrica.com/ict-and-governance/361-botswana/232401-botswana-calls-for-a-sadc-ixps</a><br><br>Djibouti Internet Exchange Point (IXP) launched<br><a href="http://www.itwebafrica.com/network/333-africa/232398-djibouti-internet-exchange-point-ixp-launched" target="_blank">http://www.itwebafrica.com/network/333-africa/232398-djibouti-internet-exchange-point-ixp-launched</a><br><br><a href="http://africanbrains.net/2014/02/10/african-union-commission-selects-internet-society/" title="Permalink to The African Union Commission Selects the Internet Society" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">The African Union Commission Selects the Internet Society</a><br>http://africanbrains.net/2014/02/10/african-union-commission-selects-internet-society/<br><br>Challengers may own Africa’s Internet future                        <br><a href="http://www.techcentral.co.za/challengers-may-own-africas-internet-future/46324/" target="_blank">http://www.techcentral.co.za/challengers-may-own-africas-internet-future/46324/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.theafricareport.com/North-Africa/africas-internet-divide.html" class="ecxcontentpagetitle" target="_blank">Africa's Internet divide </a><br><a href="http://www.theafricareport.com/North-Africa/africas-internet-divide.html" target="_blank">http://www.theafricareport.com/North-Africa/africas-internet-divide.html</a><br><br>What the future of African broadband could look like<br><a href="http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadband/96383-what-the-future-of-african-broadband-could-look-like.html" target="_blank">http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadband/96383-what-the-future-of-african-broadband-could-look-like.html</a><br><br>Zambia computer plant to be completed by year-end<br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv"><a href="http://www.itwebafrica.com/ict-and-governance/271-zambia/232405-zambia-computer-plant-to-be-completed-by-year-end" target="_blank">http://www.itwebafrica.com/ict-and-governance/271-zambia/232405-zambia-computer-plant-to-be-completed-by-year-end</a><br></div><br>Africa: Elementary, Dear Watson - One Computer's Plan to Save Africa<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201402110827.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201402110827.html</a><br><br>Africa and Middle East in Need of High Performance Wireless Connectivity Technologies<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201402110716.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201402110716.html</a><br><br>More news<br><a href="http://www.allafrica.com" target="_blank">www.allafrica.com</a>/ict<br>www.itwebafrica.com<br><br><br><br><br><br>                                               </div></div>                                               </div></body>
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