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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>INTERNET GOVERNANCE<br><br>Safeguarding Cyberspace<br><a href="http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/joseph-s--nye-contrasts-multilateral-and--multi-stakeholder--approaches-to-governing-cyberspace" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/joseph-s--nye-contrasts-multilateral-and--multi-stakeholder--approaches-to-governing-cyberspace" target="_blank">http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/joseph-s--nye-contrasts-multilateral-and--multi-stakeholder--approaches-to-governing-cyberspace</a><br><br>CIGI Report Examines Shifting Diplomatic Coalitions in Internet Governance Debate <br><a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/05/prweb11830279.htm" target="_blank">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/05/prweb11830279.htm</a><br><br><br>INTERNET REGULATION<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140508_2050_the_internet_odyssey_how_we_lost_it_and_a_way_to_get_it_back/" class="blue">2050: The Internet Odyssey - How We Lost It and a Way to Get It Back</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140508_2050_the_internet_odyssey_how_we_lost_it_and_a_way_to_get_it_back/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140508_2050_the_internet_odyssey_how_we_lost_it_and_a_way_to_get_it_back/</a><br><br>Putin's Next Invasion? The Russian Web<br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140507_3_billion_net_users_but_what_will_majority_in_emerging_markets_do/" class="blue"></a><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-01/russia-moves-toward-china-style-internet-censorship" target="_blank">http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-01/russia-moves-toward-china-style-internet-censorship</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140507_3_billion_net_users_but_what_will_majority_in_emerging_markets_do/" class="blue">Yes, 3 Billion Net Users by End of Year, but What Will the Majority in Emerging Markets Do Online?</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140507_3_billion_net_users_but_what_will_majority_in_emerging_markets_do/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140507_3_billion_net_users_but_what_will_majority_in_emerging_markets_do/</a><br><br>If you want to prevent internet regulation, you're 20 years too late<br><a href="http://www.vox.com/2014/5/7/5687498/if-you-want-to-prevent-internet-regulation-youre-20-years-too-late" target="_blank">http://www.vox.com/2014/5/7/5687498/if-you-want-to-prevent-internet-regulation-youre-20-years-too-late</a><br><br>Basically Every Big Internet Firm Signs Letter Against FCC's Net Neutrality Plan<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/net-neutrality-fcc-facebook-google_n_5283931.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/net-neutrality-fcc-facebook-google_n_5283931.html</a><br><br>FCC commissioner calls for delay in net neutrality vote<br><a href="http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=A8F0DACD-04B3-4C6C-86A2DBDBD8DB5E9E" target="_blank">http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=A8F0DACD-04B3-4C6C-86A2DBDBD8DB5E9E</a><br><br>Internet access: Basic human right!<br><a href="http://www.theindependent.co.zw/2014/05/09/internet-access-basic-human-right/" target="_blank">http://www.theindependent.co.zw/2014/05/09/internet-access-basic-human-right/</a><br><br>DOMAIN NAME<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140508_the_real_uneven_playing_field_of_name_collisions/" class="blue">The Real Uneven Playing Field of Name Collisions</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140508_the_real_uneven_playing_field_of_name_collisions/<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140507_still_think_brands_might_be_a_waste_of_time_google_doesnt/" class="blue">Still Think .brands Might Be a Waste of Time? Google Doesn't!</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140507_still_think_brands_might_be_a_waste_of_time_google_doesnt/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140507_still_think_brands_might_be_a_waste_of_time_google_doesnt/</a><br><br>NIRA Moves to Address Hiccups in Domain Name Registration<br><a href="http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nira-moves-to-address-hiccups-in-domain-name-registration/178042/" target="_blank">http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nira-moves-to-address-hiccups-in-domain-name-registration/178042/</a><br><br>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS<br><br>‘90% of African internet content hosted outside continent’ <br><a href="http://www.itwebafrica.com/network/333-africa/232865-90-of-african-internet-content-hosted-outside-continent" target="_blank">http://www.itwebafrica.com/network/333-africa/232865-90-of-african-internet-content-hosted-outside-continent</a><br><br>Africa to Witness Faster Internet As Telcos Roll Out Cdns - Seacom<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201405090201.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201405090201.html</a><br><br>Mobile-Broadband Penetration to Reach 32 Percent By 2014 - - ITU Report<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201405070269.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201405070269.html</a><br><br>Internet access is no longer a luxury – Fibre-optics could leap-frog Africa into the future<br><a href="http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/67156" target="_blank">http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/67156</a><br><br><a href="http://www.business2community.com/expert-interviews/african-ecommerce-landscape-challenges-emerging-trends-0877305" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to African eCommerce Landscape: Challenges & Emerging Trends">African eCommerce Landscape: Challenges & Emerging Trends</a><br><a href="http://www.business2community.com/expert-interviews/african-ecommerce-landscape-challenges-emerging-trends-0877305#%21Lux18" target="_blank">http://www.business2community.com/expert-interviews/african-ecommerce-landscape-challenges-emerging-trends-0877305#!Lux18</a><br><br>Building Digital Infrastructure Is First Step To Technology Growth – ICT Minister<br><a href="http://www.channelstv.com/2014/05/09/building-digital-infrastructure-is-first-step-to-technology-growth-ict-minister/" target="_blank">http://www.channelstv.com/2014/05/09/building-digital-infrastructure-is-first-step-to-technology-growth-ict-minister/</a><br><br>Africa: 20 Percent of Africans to Be Online By 2014<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201405061052.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201405061052.html</a><br><br>African broadband slowest, most expensive in world – study<br><a href="http://www.humanipo.com/news/43647/african-broadband-slowest-most-expensive-in-world-study/" target="_blank">http://www.humanipo.com/news/43647/african-broadband-slowest-most-expensive-in-world-study/</a><br><br>10 africans making waves in technology<br><a href="http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/05/10-africans-making-waves-in-technology/" target="_blank">http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/05/10-africans-making-waves-in-technology/</a><br><br>Botswana: Law Ministers Adopt Cybercrime Recommendations At Botswana Meeting<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201405091582.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201405091582.html</a><br><br><br><br><br><br> </div></body>
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