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<i>For your documentation; below a weekly web review containing some 

articles and informations relating to main subjects of this ending week : </i><br>Freedom Online Conference 2015, LACNIC 23, UN CSTD 18th Meeting, ICANN &amp; UNESCO Expert Meeting, WSIS, ICANN, Netmundial...<br></div>

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</div></div></div></div><b><u><br>INTERNET GOVERNANCE<br><br></u></b>Future of the Internet<br><u><a href="http://www.c-span.org/video/?325750-1/google-vice-president-vint-cerf-future-internet" target="_blank">http://www.c-span.org/video/?325750-1/google-vice-president-vint-cerf-future-internet</a></u><b><u><br><br></u></b>Internet governance: What if the sky really is falling?<br><u><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/05/04/internet-governance-what-if-the-sky-really-is-falling/" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/05/04/internet-governance-what-if-the-sky-really-is-falling/</a><br></u><u><br></u>Solving the International coordination Internet problem<br><u><a href="https://ourinternet-files.s3.amazonaws.com/publications/no12.pdf" target="_blank">https://ourinternet-files.s3.amazonaws.com/publications/no12.pdf</a></u><b><u><br><br></u></b>At UN, Cuba Calls for Democratic Internet Governance                                                                        <br><u><a href="http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=3778231&amp;Itemid=1" target="_blank">http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=3778231&amp;Itemid=1</a></u><b><u><br></u></b><br>Finding a European way on internet governance<br><u><a href="https://voicerepublic.com/talks/finding-a-european-way-on-internet-governance" target="_blank">https://voicerepublic.com/talks/finding-a-european-way-on-internet-governance</a></u><b><u><br></u></b><br><a href="http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2015/05/01/welcoming-a-un-special-rapporteur-to-the-online-human-rights-choir/" target="_blank">Welcoming a UN special rapporteur to the Online Human Rights Choi</a>r<br><u><a href="http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2015/05/01/welcoming-a-un-special-rapporteur-to-the-online-human-rights-choir/" target="_blank">http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2015/05/01/welcoming-a-un-special-rapporteur-to-the-online-human-rights-choir/</a></u><b><u><br></u></b><br>A Look At the Next 10 Years in US-European Relations<br><u><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lucia-annunziata/a-look-at-the-next-10-years-in-us-european-relations_b_7215962.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lucia-annunziata/a-look-at-the-next-10-years-in-us-european-relations_b_7215962.html</a></u><b><u><br></u></b><br>EU Charter places fundamental rights at the heart of EU policies<br><u><a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-4941_en.htm" target="_blank">http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-4941_en.htm</a></u><b><u><br><br><br>FREEDOM ONLINE COALITION CONFERENCE<br><br></u></b>Freedom Online Conference 2015<br><u><a href="http://www.giplatform.org/events/freedom-online-conference-2015" target="_blank">http://www.giplatform.org/events/freedom-online-conference-2015</a></u><b><u><br><br></u></b>Freedom Online Coalition Considers Best Practices for Promoting Freedom Online<br><a href="https://cdt.org/blog/freedom-online-coalition-considers-best-practices-for-promoting-freedom-online/" target="_blank">https://cdt.org/blog/freedom-online-coalition-considers-best-practices-for-promoting-freedom-online/</a><span><br><br>Democracy and Free Speech: The Mongolian Experience at Twenty-Five Years</span><br><a href="http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/rm/2015/241807.htm" target="_blank">http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/rm/2015/241807.htm</a><b><br></b><br>Latvia urges closer cooperation to protect freedom of expression online<br><a href="http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/Technology/?doc=105798" target="_blank">http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/Technology/?doc=105798</a><b><br><br></b>An Internet Free and Secure: Blog Series<br><a href="https://www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/how-we-work/working-groups/working-group-1/blog-5/" target="_blank">https://www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/how-we-work/working-groups/working-group-1/blog-5/</a><b><br></b><br>Fifth Freedom Online Coalition  addresses issues beyond  technology and human relations<br><a href="http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/?p=14407" target="_blank">http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/?p=14407</a><b><br></b><br>Human rights in focus during Freedom Online Conference in Mongolia<br><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/blog/human-rights-focus-during-freedom-online-conference-mongolia" target="_blank">http://www.diplomacy.edu/blog/human-rights-focus-during-freedom-online-conference-mongolia</a><b><br><br><u>LACNIC 23</u></b><br><br>LACNIC’s networking system for the Lima event<br><a href="http://prensa.lacnic.net/news/en/2015abren/lacnics-networking-system-for-the-lima-event" target="_blank">http://prensa.lacnic.net/news/en/2015abren/lacnics-networking-system-for-the-lima-event</a><br><br><u><b>UN CSTD 18th MEETING</b></u><br><br>United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)<br><a href="http://unctad.org/en/Pages/CSTD.aspx" target="_blank">http://unctad.org/en/Pages/CSTD.aspx</a><br><br>Statement: "We remain strongly committed to the goal of a 

people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society"<br><a href="http://www.apc.org/en/news/statement-we-remain-strongly-committed-goal-people" target="_blank">http://www.apc.org/en/news/statement-we-remain-strongly-committed-goal-people</a><br><br><span id="ecxctl00_ctl24_g_3b6afea1_a263_4116_bb3c_6fc79ac6c7fd_ctl00_lblContentMessage">United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development, 4-8 May 2015</span><br><a href="http://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=990&amp;Sitemap_x0020_Taxonomy=UNCTAD+Home" target="_blank">http://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=990&amp;Sitemap_x0020_Taxonomy=UNCTAD+Home</a><br><br>Stakeholders issue recommendations on major UN information society review<br><a href="http://www.ccianet.org/2015/05/stakeholders-issue-recommendations-on-un-review/" target="_blank">http://www.ccianet.org/2015/05/stakeholders-issue-recommendations-on-un-review/</a><br><br>Shared With The UN CSTD Today: A Perspective On WSIS+10 And The Opportunities And Challenges For The Information Society <br><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/05/shared-un-cstd-today-perspective-wsis10-and-opportunities-and-challenges" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/05/shared-un-cstd-today-perspective-wsis10-and-opportunities-and-challenges</a><br><br>Strategic foresight for the post-2015 development agenda<br><a href="http://unctad.org/meetings/en/SessionalDocuments/ecn162015d3_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://unctad.org/meetings/en/SessionalDocuments/ecn162015d3_en.pdf</a><br><u><b><br>ICANN &amp; UNESCO EXPERT MEETING</b></u><br><br>UNESCO convenes an International Expert Group Meeting on the 

promotion of Arabic language on the Internet and in multi-stakeholder 

processes<br><a href="http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-and-in-focus-articles/all-news/news" target="_blank">http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-and-in-focus-articles/all-news/news</a><br><br>ICANN and UNESCO Expert Meeting on Internet Governance Arabic Terminology  &nbsp;

<br><a href="http://igmena.org/ICANN-and-UNESCO-Expert-Meeting" target="_blank">http://igmena.org/ICANN-and-UNESCO-Expert-Meeting</a><br><br><u><b>WSIS</b></u><br><br><a href="http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2015/05/07/the-wsis10-lessons-for-digital-development/" target="_blank">The WSIS+10 Lessons for Digital Development</a><br><a href="http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2015/05/07/the-wsis10-lessons-for-digital-development/" target="_blank">http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2015/05/07/the-wsis10-lessons-for-digital-development/</a><br><br>Progress

 made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the 

World Summit on the Information Society at the regional and 

internationals levels <a href="http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/a70d63_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/a70d63_en.pdf</a> WSIS Background <a href="https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2015/About/Background" target="_blank">https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2015/About/Background</a> NETMUNDIAL Apathy continues to overwhelm effort to create an internet ungoverned by America The good news? Only a third of the 30 that responded hate it <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/03/apathy_continues_to_overwhelm_netmundial_governance_effort/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/03/apathy_continues_to_overwhelm_netmundial_governance_effort/</a> ICANN ICA to ICANN: We’ll “Vigorously Oppose” Changing URS to Facilitate RDNH <a href="http://www.internetcommerce.org/no-rdnh-via-urs/" target="_blank">http://www.internetcommerce.org/no-rdnh-via-urs/</a> Don't de afraid of ICANN's Intellectual Property Constituency <a href="http://www.managingip.com/Article/3450483/Managing-Trade-marks-Archive/Dont-be-afraid-of-ICANNs-Intellectual-Property-Constituency.html" target="_blank">http://www.managingip.com/Article/3450483/Managing-Trade-marks-Archive/Dont-be-afraid-of-ICANNs-Intellectual-Property-Constituency.html</a><span id="ecxctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsTitle"> ICANN Holds Calls with Community on Public Comments Submitted on the Draft FY16 Operating Plan and Budget <a href="http://www.ag-ip-news.com/news.aspx?id=37590&amp;lang=en" target="_blank">http://www.ag-ip-news.com/news.aspx?id=37590&amp;lang=en</a> <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150505_icann_board_member_former_gac_chair_evidence_dot_africa_case/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">ICANN Board Member and Former GAC Chair to Give Evidence in .Africa Case</a> <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150505_icann_board_member_former_gac_chair_evidence_dot_africa_case/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150505_icann_board_member_former_gac_chair_evidence_dot_africa_case/</a> Confidential information exposed over 300 times in ICANN security snafu <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/30/confidential_information_exposed_over_300_times_in_icann_security_snafu/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/30/confidential_information_exposed_over_300_times_in_icann_security_snafu/</a> ICANN and UNESCO Expert Meeting on Internet Governance Arabic Terminology&nbsp;   <a href="http://www.igmena.org/ICANN-and-UNESCO-Expert-Meeting" target="_blank">http://www.igmena.org/ICANN-and-UNESCO-Expert-Meeting</a> IANA TRANSITION Members to review dotcom act and discuss transition internet oversight  <a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/press-release/members-review-dotcom-act-and-discuss-transition-internet-oversight-functions" target="_blank">http://energycommerce.house.gov/press-release/members-review-dotcom-act-and-discuss-transition-internet-oversight-functions</a> <a href="http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/05/07/the-gulf-of-tonkin-icann-board-responds-to-monopoly-allegations/" title="Permalink to The gulf of Tonkin: ICANN board responds to monopoly allegations" target="_blank">The gulf of Tonkin: ICANN board responds to monopoly allegations                                                </a> <a href="http://www.internetgovernance.org/" target="_blank">http://www.internetgovernance.org/</a> How ICANN pressures 'net engineers to give it behind-the-scenes control of the web We must have IANA! We must have IANA! <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/01/icann_iana_latest/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/01/icann_iana_latest/</a> DOMAIN NAME The surprisingly interesting history of the Internet domain system. <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/05/icann_transition_the_interesting_history_of_the_internet_domain_name_system.html" target="_blank">http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/05/icann_transition_the_interesting_history_of_the_internet_domain_name_system.html</a> URS, Trademark Clearinghouse Flaws Called Out in Responses to ICANN TM Rights Report <a href="http://www.bna.com/urs-trademark-clearinghouse-n17179926139/" target="_blank">http://www.bna.com/urs-trademark-clearinghouse-n17179926139/</a> <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150505_a_look_at_the_current_state_of_cctld_particularly_in_europe/" class="ecxblue ecxc_nobdr ecxt_prs" target="_blank">A Look at the Current State of ccTLDs, Particularly in Europe</a> <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150505_a_look_at_the_current_state_of_cctld_particularly_in_europe/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150505_a_look_at_the_current_state_of_cctld_particularly_in_europe/</a> <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150507_unmet_fundamental_requisites_for_a_successful_gtlds_program/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Unmet Fundamental Requisites for a Successful gTLDs Program</a> <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150507_unmet_fundamental_requisites_for_a_successful_gtlds_program/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150507_unmet_fundamental_requisites_for_a_successful_gtlds_program/</a> <a href="http://www.domainnews.com/ngo-and-ong-gtlds-now-available-to-non-profits-globally.html" target="_blank">.NGO And .ONG gTLDs Now Available To Non-Profits Globally</a> <a href="http://www.domainnews.com/ngo-and-ong-gtlds-now-available-to-non-profits-globally.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/ngo-and-ong-gtlds-now-available-to-non-profits-globally.html</a> CYBERSECURITY <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150505_record_number_of_malware_variants_detected_in_q4_of_2014/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Record Number of Malware Variants Detected in Q4 of 2014, Retail/Service Most Targeted</a> <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150505_record_number_of_malware_variants_detected_in_q4_of_2014/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150505_record_number_of_malware_variants_detected_in_q4_of_2014/</a> Cybersecurity bill more likely to promote information overload than prevent cyberattacks <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/241242-cybersecurity-bill-more-likely-to-promote-information" target="_blank">http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/241242-cybersecurity-bill-more-likely-to-promote-information</a> <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/241242-cybersecurity-bill-more-likely-to-promote-information" target="_blank"></a>INTERNET OF THINGS What is the internet of things?

<br><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/06/what-is-the-internet-of-things-google" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/06/what-is-the-internet-of-things-google</a><br><br>'Internet of Things' demands more Web addresses, Internet founder says<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/05/04/vint-cerf-internet-of-things-needs-more-sites/26890517/" target="_blank">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/05/04/vint-cerf-internet-of-things-needs-more-sites/26890517/</a><br><br>DEFCON 23 to host Internet of Things slaughterfest<br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/06/defcon_23_to_host_internet_of_things_slaughterfest/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/06/defcon_23_to_host_internet_of_things_slaughterfest/</a><br><br><u><b>PRIVACY &amp; DATA PROTECTION</b></u><br><br>Jones Day announces Cybersecurity, Privacy &amp; Data Protection Practice<br><a href="http://www.darkreading.com/risk/jones-day-announces-cybersecurity-privacy-and-data-protection-practice/d/d-id/1320263" target="_blank">http://www.darkreading.com/risk/jones-day-announces-cybersecurity-privacy-and-data-protection-practice/d/d-id/1320263</a><br><br>ISO 27018: Protecting privacy and national security too<br><a href="http://www.federaltimes.com/story/government/solutions-ideas/2015/05/05/protecting-privacy-national-security/26935097/" target="_blank">http://www.federaltimes.com/story/government/solutions-ideas/2015/05/05/protecting-privacy-national-security/26935097/</a><br><br><u><b>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS</b></u><br><br>African Pensions Funds Invest in Infrastructure Projects<br><a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/african-pensions-funds-invest-in-infrastructure-projects-1430985433" target="_blank">http://www.wsj.com/articles/african-pensions-funds-invest-in-infrastructure-projects-1430985433</a><br><br>Facebook opens Internet.org platform to support Internet access in developing world<br><a href="http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/facebook-opens-internet-org-platform-to-support-internet-access-in-developing-world/" target="_blank">http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/facebook-opens-internet-org-platform-to-support-internet-access-in-developing-world/</a><br><br>Internet "gate" to promote Africa economic integration<br><a href="http://www.businessghana.com/portal/news/index.php?op=getNews&amp;news_cat_id=&amp;id=204196" target="_blank">http://www.businessghana.com/portal/news/index.php?op=getNews&amp;news_cat_id=&amp;id=204196</a><br><br><a href="http://www.whatech.com/market-research-reports/press-release/telecommunications/58229-africa-s-internet-and-fixed-broadband-market-scrutinized-in-new-research" target="_blank">Africa's - internet and fixed broadband market scrutinized in new research</a><br><a href="http://www.whatech.com/market-research-reports/press-release/telecommunications/58229-africa-s-internet-and-fixed-broadband-market-scrutinized-in-new-research" target="_blank">http://www.whatech.com/market-research-reports/press-release/telecommunications/58229-africa-s-internet-and-fixed-broadband-market-scrutinized-in-new-research</a><br><br>MainOne leads Africa Panel on Data Traffic at International Telecoms Week<br><a href="http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/mainone-leads-africa-panel-on-data-traffic-at-international-telecoms-week/208653/" target="_blank">http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/mainone-leads-africa-panel-on-data-traffic-at-international-telecoms-week/208653/</a><br><br>Is there a future for land telecommunication lines?<br><a href="http://www.cnbcafrica.com/video/?bctid=4217430204001" target="_blank">http://www.cnbcafrica.com/video/?bctid=4217430204001</a><br><br>Africa highlighted high potential tech market<br><a href="http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/africa-highlighted-high-potential-tech-market/10079/?section=computing#.VUvQweHXvtU" target="_blank">http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/africa-highlighted-high-potential-tech-market/10079/?section=computing#.VUvQweHXvtU</a><br><br>Rwanda: Continental Broadband Forum Kicks Off in Kigali<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201505041646.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201505041646.html</a><br><br><br><br><br><br></div>

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