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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><br><div>INTERNET GOVERNANCE<br><div dir="ltr"><br>EU bids to end US dominance in internet control<br><a href="http://euobserver.com/news/123109" target="_blank">http://euobserver.com/news/123109</a><br><br>NSA Revelations Prompt EU Call for Shift Away from U.S. Internet Governance<br><a href="http://www.allgov.com/news/us-and-the-world/nsa-revelations-prompt-eu-call-for-shift-away-from-us-internet-governance-140216?news=852447" target="_blank">http://www.allgov.com/news/us-and-the-world/nsa-revelations-prompt-eu-call-for-shift-away-from-us-internet-governance-140216?news=852447</a><br><br>EU Wants More Say Over the Internet
<br><a href="http://www.lightreading.com/regulation/euronews-eu-wants-more-say-over-the-internet/d/d-id/707705?f_src=lightreading_gnews" target="_blank">http://www.lightreading.com/regulation/euronews-eu-wants-more-say-over-the-internet/d/d-id/707705?f_src=lightreading_gnews</a><br><br>Brazil on the World’s Stage<br><a href="http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/CairoReview/Pages/articleDetails.aspx?aid=515" target="_blank">http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/CairoReview/Pages/articleDetails.aspx?aid=515</a><br><br>ICANN / DOMAIN NAME<br><br>ICANN Opens Comment Period To Allow New gTLD Registries To Register Domains To Non-Trademark Holders In Sunrise<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/14/icann-opens-comment-period-to-allow-new-gtld-registries-to-register-domains-to-non-trademark-holders-in-sunrise/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/14/icann-opens-comment-period-to-allow-new-gtld-registries-to-register-domains-to-non-trademark-holders-in-sunrise/</a><br><br>Internet Pioneer and ICANN Chairman of the Board to Keynote Black Hat Asia 2014
<br><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140213-915105.html" target="_blank">http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140213-915105.html</a><br><br>Celebrating British innovation at the Nominet Internet Awards 2014<br><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/nominet-partner-zone/nominet-internet-awards-2014" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/nominet-partner-zone/nominet-internet-awards-2014</a><br><br>Intellectual property warning for brands ahead of ICANN web domain rollout<br><a href="http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/02/13/intellectual-property-warning-brands-ahead-icann-web-domain-rollout" target="_blank">http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/02/13/intellectual-property-warning-brands-ahead-icann-web-domain-rollout</a><br><br>A step closer – impact of new generic top-level domains on brand owner rights<br><a href="http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b80b2901-5908-49a3-9804-7568e67bd297" target="_blank">http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b80b2901-5908-49a3-9804-7568e67bd297</a><br><br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/16/redirecting-the-com-to-the-clothing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Redirecting the .com to the .clothing ?" target="_blank">Redirecting the .com to the .clothing ?</a><br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/16/redirecting-the-com-to-the-clothing/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/16/redirecting-the-com-to-the-clothing/</a><br><br>The Russians Are Forwarding The Official Site of The Olympics Sochi.Ru To a .Com Sochi2014.com<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/15/the-russians-are-forwarding-the-official-site-of-the-olympics-sochi-ru-domain-to-a-com/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/15/the-russians-are-forwarding-the-official-site-of-the-olympics-sochi-ru-domain-to-a-com/</a><br><br>NCC Group PLC Acquisition of first gTLD .trust
<br><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140217-700385.html" target="_blank">http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140217-700385.html</a><br><br>Launch Date For .London Web Names Revealed<br><a href="http://news.sky.com/story/1211602/launch-date-for-london-web-names-revealed" target="_blank">http://news.sky.com/story/1211602/launch-date-for-london-web-names-revealed</a><br><br>Industry experts to discuss internet domain suffixes
<br><a href="http://gulftoday.ae/portal/0a48728f-c08c-44df-87ca-456ec2b7a141.aspx" target="_blank">http://gulftoday.ae/portal/0a48728f-c08c-44df-87ca-456ec2b7a141.aspx</a><br><br>Failed Bid to Register .delmonte gTLD Cannot Serve as Basis for ACPA Claim<br><a href="http://www.bna.com/failed-bid-register-n17179882055/" target="_blank">http://www.bna.com/failed-bid-register-n17179882055/</a><br><br>New gTLD guide #3: what can you do with chinese languages domains<br>http://www.managingip.com/Article/3308702/Managing-Internet-IP-Archive/New-gTLD-guide-3-Chinese-internet-and-online-both-in-Chinese.html<br><br>Switch welcomes separation of .ch internet address functions<br><a href="http://www.telecompaper.com/news/switch-welcomes-separation-of-ch-internet-address-functions--996188" target="_blank">http://www.telecompaper.com/news/switch-welcomes-separation-of-ch-internet-address-functions--996188</a><br><br>INTERNET REGULATION<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140214_top_4_lessons_from_ccta_2014/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Top 4 Lessons from CCTA 2014</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140214_top_4_lessons_from_ccta_2014/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140214_top_4_lessons_from_ccta_2014/</a><br><br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv">Turkey's internet law Stir's New controversy<br></div><a href="http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/13022014" target="_blank">http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/13022014</a><br><br>China says Kerry's call for Internet freedom naive<br><a href="http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/45a9ce8042f6a05ea92abf895990ad13/China-says-Kerry%27s-call-for-Internet-freedom-naive" target="_blank">http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/45a9ce8042f6a05ea92abf895990ad13/China-says-Kerry%27s-call-for-Internet-freedom-naive</a><br><br>Technology trends and industry forecast for 2014 <br><a href="http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70904:Technology-trends-and-industry-forecast-for-2014-&catid=69" target="_blank">http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70904:Technology-trends-and-industry-forecast-for-2014-&catid=69</a><br><br>Whatever happened to the IPv4 address crisis?
<br><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/021714-ipv4-278692.html" target="_blank">http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/021714-ipv4-278692.html</a><br><br>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS<br><br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv">Neil Dundas steps down as ZACR CEO </div><a href="http://www.itwebafrica.com/cloud/517-south-africa/232435-neil-dundas-steps-down-as-zacr-ceo" target="_blank">http://www.itwebafrica.com/cloud/517-south-africa/232435-neil-dundas-steps-down-as-zacr-ceo</a><br><br>WORKSHOP ADDRESSES INTERNET CHALLENGES<br><a href="http://www.thevoicebw.com/2014/02/14/workshop-addresses-internet-challenges/" target="_blank">http://www.thevoicebw.com/2014/02/14/workshop-addresses-internet-challenges/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.newbusinessethiopia.com/index.php/tech/technology-news/business-tech/629-internet-society-set-to-localize-africa-s-internet-traffic" target="_blank">Internet Society set to localize Africa’s internet traffic</a><br><a href="http://newbusinessethiopia.com/index.php/tech/technology-news/business-tech/629-internet-society-set-to-localize-africa-s-internet-traffic" target="_blank">http://newbusinessethiopia.com/index.php/tech/technology-news/business-tech/629-internet-society-set-to-localize-africa-s-internet-traffic</a><br><br>Mobile, Internet and social media technology embraced worldwide<br><a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865596658/Mobile-Internet-and-social-media-technology-embraced-worldwide.html" target="_blank">http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865596658/Mobile-Internet-and-social-media-technology-embraced-worldwide.html</a><br><br>Somalia Powerless to Stop Al-Shabaab Mobile Internet Shutdown<br><a href="http://www.iede.co.uk/news/2014_4001/somalia-powerless-stop-al-shabaab-mobile-internet-shutdown" target="_blank">http://www.iede.co.uk/news/2014_4001/somalia-powerless-stop-al-shabaab-mobile-internet-shutdown</a><br><br>Can tech help solve some of Africa's education problems?<br><a href="http://www.dw.de/can-tech-help-solve-some-of-africas-education-problems/a-17436932" target="_blank">http://www.dw.de/can-tech-help-solve-some-of-africas-education-problems/a-17436932</a><br><br><a href="http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/02/mainone-provides-broadband-to-university-of-lagos/" target="_blank">MainOne provides broadband to University of Lagos</a><br>http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/02/mainone-provides-broadband-to-university-of-lagos/<br><br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv">‘Poor marketing hampers African startups’ </div><a href="http://www.itwebafrica.com/business-intelligence/500-kenya/232440-poor-marketing-hampers-african-startups" target="_blank">http://www.itwebafrica.com/business-intelligence/500-kenya/232440-poor-marketing-hampers-african-startups</a><br><br>Dark Fibre Africa buys last mile provider<br><a href="http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70910:dark-fibre-africa-buys-last-mile-provider" target="_blank">http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70910:dark-fibre-africa-buys-last-mile-provider</a><br><br><br><br> </div></div> </div></body>
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