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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><i>Hi all</i><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><i><br>This week; InterCommunity 2015, the US Congressionnal hearing on IANA transition, Africa DNS Forum, Nethui 2015 were part of main events on internet governance ecosystem. Below; some articles, thoughts and news relating to those events along with documents on Cyberpolitics, BRICS summit, Netmundial, ICANN, Domain name, etc...<br><br>Regards!<br></i><br><u><b>INTERCOMMUNITY 2015</b></u><br><br>InterCommunity 2015<br><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/intercommunity2015/" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/intercommunity2015/</a><br><br><u><b><u>U.S CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON IANA STEWARDSHIP TRANSITION</u><br></b><br>Internet Governance Progress After ICANN 53<br><a class="ecxc_nobdr ecxt_prs" href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/internet-governance-progress-after-icann-53" target="_blank">http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/internet-governance-progress-after-icann-53</a><b><br></b><span id="ecxContentPlaceHolder1_FullstoryCtrl_title"><br>Icann Says End of US Oversight Role 'Strengthens' the Internet<br></span><a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/icann-says-end-of-us-oversight-role-strengthens-the-internet-713281" target="_blank">http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/icann-says-end-of-us-oversight-role-strengthens-the-internet-713281</a><b><br><br></b>ICANN running the global internet? It's gonna be OK, it's gonna be OK, US Congress told<br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/08/congressional_iana_hearing/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/08/congressional_iana_hearing/</a><b><br></b><br>ICANN reports progress on proposals to shift Internet control<br><a href="http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/icann-reports-progress-proposals-shift-internet-control/2015-07-09" target="_blank">http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/icann-reports-progress-proposals-shift-internet-control/2015-07-09</a><b><br></b><br></u><u><b><u><b>AFRICA DNS FORUM</b></u><br><br></b>Africa DNS Forum
<br><a href="http://livestream.com/internetsociety/africadnsforum/videos/92468142" target="_blank">http://livestream.com/internetsociety/africadnsforum/videos/92468142</a><br><br>Africa: Knowledge of Online Trademark Laws Still Low Among Africa's Legal Professionals<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201507062902.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201507062902.html</a><br><br>Africa's role in shaping the future of ICT<br><a href="http://www.cnbcafrica.com/video/?bctid=4340156052001#prclt-Dm52W7Qv" target="_blank">http://www.cnbcafrica.com/video/?bctid=4340156052001#prclt-Dm52W7Qv</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150709_lack_of_cctld_growth_in_africa_partially_due_internet_penetration/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Lack of ccTLD Growth in Africa Only Partially Due to Internet Penetration</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150709_lack_of_cctld_growth_in_africa_partially_due_internet_penetration/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150709_lack_of_cctld_growth_in_africa_partially_due_internet_penetration/</a><br><br>Africa DNS Forum Kenya: Africa’s Participation in ICANN Worrying<br><a href="http://domainnewsafrica.com/dns-forum-kenya-africas-participation-in-icann-worrying-acute-change-of-strategy-needed" target="_blank">http://domainnewsafrica.com/dns-forum-kenya-africas-participation-in-icann-worrying-acute-change-of-strategy-needed</a><br><br>Africa: Liquid Telecom to Compete With Google in Offering Africa DNS Server Addresses<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201507091533.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201507091533.html</a><b><br><br></b></u><u><b>NETHUI 2015</b></u><br><br>Nethui 2015<br><a href="http://2015.nethui.nz/" target="_blank">http://2015.nethui.nz/</a><br><br>Nethui 2015 Live Streaming Of Sessions - 9, 10 July<br><a href="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1507/S00030/nethui-2015-live-streaming-of-sessions.htm" target="_blank">http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1507/S00030/nethui-2015-live-streaming-of-sessions.htm</a><br><br>NetHui’s strength in diversity<br><a href="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1506/S00475/nethuis-strength-in-diversity.htm" target="_blank">http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1506/S00475/nethuis-strength-in-diversity.htm</a><br><br><b><u><b>UNITED NATIONS / INTERNET</b></u><br><br></b>UAE Named Head of U.N. Research Committee of Internet of Things<br><a href="http://au.idigitaltimes.com/uae-named-head-un-research-committee-internet-things-102686" target="_blank">http://au.idigitaltimes.com/uae-named-head-un-research-committee-internet-things-102686</a><br><br>The U.N.’s New Digital Privacy Investigator Should Have Been Estonian<br><a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2015/07/06/u_n_digital_privacy_investigator_estonia_s_katrin_nyman_metcalf_is_passed.html" target="_blank">http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2015/07/06/u_n_digital_privacy_investigator_estonia_s_katrin_nyman_metcalf_is_passed.html</a><br><br>Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse in the CAR Not Given Priority by the United Nations<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bea-edwards/allegations-of-child-sexu_b_7735940.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bea-edwards/allegations-of-child-sexu_b_7735940.html</a><br><b><br><u>NETMUNDIAL<br></u></b><br>I&J Project Featured As Example of Polycentric Governance Collaboration at NETmundial Initiative<br><u><a href="http://www.internetjurisdiction.net/ij-project-featured-as-example-of-polycentric-governance-collaboration-at-netmundial-initiative/" target="_blank">http://www.internetjurisdiction.net/ij-project-featured-as-example-of-polycentric-governance-collaboration-at-netmundial-initiative/</a></u><b><u><br></u></b><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150709_quintett_leads_net_mundial_initiative_enabling_multistakeholder/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Quintett Leads Net Mundial Initiative (NMI): New Steam for an Enabling Multistakeholder Platform</a><br><u><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150709_quintett_leads_net_mundial_initiative_enabling_multistakeholder/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150709_quintett_leads_net_mundial_initiative_enabling_multistakeholder/</a></u><b><u><br><br></u><u>ICANN</u></b><br><br>Special Report: ICANN Reviews Process For New Domains; Names Proposal For IANA Transition Done<br><a href="http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/06/28/special-report-icann-reviews-process-for-new-domains-names-proposal-for-iana-transition-done/" target="_blank">http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/06/28/special-report-icann-reviews-process-for-new-domains-names-proposal-for-iana-transition-done/</a><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 51);font-size:10pt;">ICANN Finances: Swallow the money<span style=""><br></span><a href="http://www.ionmag.asia/2015/07/icann-finances-swallow-the-money/" target="_blank">http://www.ionmag.asia/2015/07/icann-finances-swallow-the-money/</a></span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 51);font-size:10pt;">ICANN's plan to end online anonymity would 'radically
undermine' internet safety<br><a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2416818/icanns-plan-to-end-online-anonymity-would-radically-undermine-internet-privacy-and-safety" target="_blank">http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2416818/icanns-plan-to-end-online-anonymity-would-radically-undermine-internet-privacy-and-safety</a></span><br><br><u><a class="ecxc_nobdr ecxt_prs" href="http://www.domainnews.com/icann-turns-attention-to-middle-east.html" target="_blank">ICANN Turns Attention to Middle East</a><br><u><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/icann-turns-attention-to-middle-east.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/icann-turns-attention-to-middle-east.html</a><br></u></u><br><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 51);font-size:10pt;">Moving ICANN to a international body was a horrible mistake<br><a href="https://blog.stigmasearch.com/news/moving-icann-to-a-international-body-was-a-horrible-mistake/" target="_blank">https://blog.stigmasearch.com/news/moving-icann-to-a-international-body-was-a-horrible-mistake/</a></span><br><br><u><b>BRICS SUMMIT</b></u><br><br>BRICS leaders adopt final declaration at summit in Russia’s Ufa<br><a href="http://in.rbth.com/news/2015/07/09/brics_leaders_adopt_final_declaration_at_summit_in_russias_ufa_44135.html" target="_blank">http://in.rbth.com/news/2015/07/09/brics_leaders_adopt_final_declaration_at_summit_in_russias_ufa_44135.html</a><br><br>Modi at BRICS : India's rope trick on internet governance<br><a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/blogs/modi-at-brics-indias-rope-trick-on-internet-governance/" target="_blank">http://indianexpress.com/article/blogs/modi-at-brics-indias-rope-trick-on-internet-governance/</a><br><br>A BRICS vision for the internet?<br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/brics-leaders-meet-in-ufa-for-the-annual-summit/article7400020.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/brics-leaders-meet-in-ufa-for-the-annual-summit/article7400020.ece</a><br><div><br>BRICS propose Internet control based on democracy, human rights protection<br><a href="http://rbth.com/news/2015/07/09/brics_propose_internet_control_based_on_democracy_human_rights_protectio_47616.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://rbth.com/news/2015/07/09/brics_propose_internet_control_based_on_democracy_human_rights_protectio_47616.html" target="_blank">http://rbth.com/news/2015/07/09/brics_propose_internet_control_based_on_democracy_human_rights_protectio_47616.html</a><br><br></div>Kremlin Convenes Anti-Western Gatherings<br><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/node/74156" target="_blank" class="ecxc_nobdr ecxt_prs">http://www.eurasianet.org/node/74156</a><br><br>Narendra Modi's super tweet that has the Internet in splits<br><a href="http://www.firstpost.com/politics/narendra-modis-super-tweet-internet-splits-2332810.html" target="_blank">http://www.firstpost.com/politics/narendra-modis-super-tweet-internet-splits-2332810.html</a><br><br>China and Russia: The world's new superpower axis?<br><a href="http://mg.co.za/article/2015-07-07-china-and-russia-the-worlds-new-superpower-axis" target="_blank">http://mg.co.za/article/2015-07-07-china-and-russia-the-worlds-new-superpower-axis</a><br><br><u><b>DOMAIN NAME<br><br></b></u><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/agreement-between-icann-and-eurid-to-develop-dns-sector-in-africa-and-middle-east.html" target="_blank">Agreement Between ICANN and EURid to Develop DNS Sector in Africa and Middle East</a><br><u><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/agreement-between-icann-and-eurid-to-develop-dns-sector-in-africa-and-middle-east.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/agreement-between-icann-and-eurid-to-develop-dns-sector-in-africa-and-middle-east.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/agreement-between-icann-and-eurid-to-develop-dns-sector-in-africa-and-middle-east.html</a><br><br></u><u><font style="font-size:12pt;" size="3"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 51);font-size:10pt;">Furor rages over ICANN and Facebook's bid to publish home
addresses of website owners<br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/07/domain_privacy_furor_continues/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/07/domain_privacy_furor_continues/</a></span></font><br></u><br><u><font style="font-size:12pt;" size="3"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 51);font-size:10pt;">.Amazon Domain Sparks Feud Between Congress and ICANN<br><span style=""></span><a href="http://www.corpcounsel.com/id=1202731362110/Amazon-Domain-Sparks-Feud-Between-Congress-and-ICANN?slreturn=20150610073845#ixzz3fCIrKT2V" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.corpcounsel.com/id=1202731362110/Amazon-Domain-Sparks-Feud-Between-Congress-and-ICANN?slreturn=20150610073845#ixzz3fCIrKT2V" target="_blank">http://www.corpcounsel.com/id=1202731362110/Amazon-Domain-Sparks-Feud-Between-Congress-and-ICANN?slreturn=20150610073845#ixzz3fCIrKT2V</a></span></font><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000033;font-size:10pt;"><br><br></span>PRIVACY - DATA PROTECTION</b><br></u><br>Head of EU data protection says trading privacy for security is a “false fad”<br><u><a href="http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/07/head-of-eu-data-protection-says-trading-privacy-for-security-is-a-false-fad/" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/07/head-of-eu-data-protection-says-trading-privacy-for-security-is-a-false-fad/</a><b><br></b></u><br>Privacy is a right that security must not undermine<br><u><a href="https://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2015/Jul-08/305624-privacy-is-a-right-that-security-must-not-undermine.ashx" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2015/Jul-08/305624-privacy-is-a-right-that-security-must-not-undermine.ashx" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2015/Jul-08/305624-privacy-is-a-right-that-security-must-not-undermine.ashx" target="_blank">https://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2015/Jul-08/305624-privacy-is-a-right-that-security-must-not-undermine.ashx</a><br><br><b>CYBERPOLITICS</b></u><br><br><u>Converging on the future of global Internet governance: The United States and Brazil<br><span class="ecxart-PostHeader"><a class="ecxc_nobdr ecxt_prs" href="http://www.brookings.edu/events/2015/07/09-global-internet-governance" target="_blank">http://www.brookings.edu/events/2015/07/09-global-internet-governance</a><br><br><a href="http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2015/07/07/connecting-cuba" title="Connecting In Cuba " target="_blank">Connecting In Cuba </a></span><br><u><a href="http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2015/07/07/connecting-cuba" target="_blank">http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2015/07/07/connecting-cuba</a><br></u><br>The Globalists Are Racing to World War III Before the American Sheeple Wake Up<br><u><a href="http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-globalists-are-racing-to-world-war-iii-before-the-american-sheeple-wake-up/5461067" target="_blank">http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-globalists-are-racing-to-world-war-iii-before-the-american-sheeple-wake-up/5461067</a><br></u><br>Ghost Fleet: Welcome to the World of Post-Snowden Techno-Thrillers<br><u><a href="https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/07/04/ghost-fleet-welcome-world-post-snowden-techno-thrillers/" target="_blank">https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/07/04/ghost-fleet-welcome-world-post-snowden-techno-thrillers/</a><br></u><br>Pentagon, FBI And NSA Train US And British Officials For Cyber War<br><u><a href="http://cloudtweaks.com/2015/07/pentagon-fbi-nsa-train-officials-cyber-war/" target="_blank">http://cloudtweaks.com/2015/07/pentagon-fbi-nsa-train-officials-cyber-war/</a><br></u><br>How to break the internet in Europe: throw Tsipras to the lions<br><u><a href="http://fortune.com/2015/07/08/how-to-break-the-internet-in-europe-throw-tsipras-to-the-lions/?xid=timehp-category" target="_blank">http://fortune.com/2015/07/08/how-to-break-the-internet-in-europe-throw-tsipras-to-the-lions/?xid=timehp-category</a><br></u><br>Iran and Saudi Arabia edge towards cyber war, study says<br><u><a class="ecxc_nobdr ecxt_prs" href="http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/06/29/iran-and-saudi-arabia-edge-towards-cyber-war-study-says/" target="_blank">http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/06/29/iran-and-saudi-arabia-edge-towards-cyber-war-study-says/</a><br></u><br></u><br></div>
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