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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:
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announced it has launched a high-level panel on digital cooperation, co-chaired by Melinda Gates and Jack Ma. The 20-member panel will “identify policy, research and information gaps, and make proposals to strengthen international cooperation in the digital
space,” according to a release.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The UN Human Rights Council adopted a new Resolution on the promotion, protection
and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet, which highlights online freedom of expression and privacy and recognizes UNESCO’s ongoing process
<span style="color:#333333">of developing Internet Universality indicators, which contributes to advancing online human rights and achieving Sustainable Development Goal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The
issues of international cybersecurity may be included in the agenda of an upcoming summit between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Finland on July 16, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Friday.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:
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EN-GB;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">A
legal proposal to overhaul the EU’s cybersecurity rules passed a major hurdle on Tuesday (10 July) as the European Parliament’s Industry Committee (ITRE) approved a plan to create a voluntary system for certifying the security level of technology products.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
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color:#404040;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">India has adopted recommendations
strongly backing net neutrality that experts say could be the "strongest" in the world.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
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minor-latin;color:#404040;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The recommendations explicitly forbid operators from
throttling data speeds for any online service, and mandates all content be treated the same.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:
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women's role in economic growth will be addressed at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meet in Chile in 2019, authorities have said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="s1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
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minor-latin;color:#313131;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The China Internet Report 2018 shows that </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:
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EN-GB">China
tech trinity Baidu, Tencent, and Alibaba, collectively known as “BAT”, are expanding their businesses to every corner, ranging from retail to fintech. The report says also that China has twice as many internet users as the total population of the Unted States.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
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DIGITAL COOPERATION</u></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">UN launches High-Level Panel on Digital cooperation</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><a href="http://www.ip-watch.org/2018/07/12/un-launches-high-level-panel-digital-cooperation-led-melinda-gates-jack-ma/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk808439" previewremoved="true">http://www.ip-watch.org/2018/07/12/un-launches-high-level-panel-digital-cooperation-led-melinda-gates-jack-ma/</a><br>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b><u>UNHRC RESOLUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ON INTERNET</u></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">UNESCO applauds UNHRC resolution of human rights on Internet</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><a href="https://devdiscourse.com/Article/53786-unesco-applauds-unhcr-resolution-of-human-rights-on-internet" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk534615" previewremoved="true">https://devdiscourse.com/Article/53786-unesco-applauds-unhcr-resolution-of-human-rights-on-internet</a><br>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b><u>INDIA TO ADOPT NET NEUTRALITY</u></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">India adopts 'strongest' net neutrality</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-44796436" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk223665" previewremoved="true">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-44796436</a><br>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b><u>APEC 2019 ON DIGITAL ECONOMY</u></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">APEC 2019 to focus on women's role, digital economy</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/apec-2019-to-focus-on-women-s-role-digital-economy-118071200401_1.html" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk160495" previewremoved="true">https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/apec-2019-to-focus-on-women-s-role-digital-economy-118071200401_1.html</a><br>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b><u>CHINA INTERNET REPORT 2018</u></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">China Internet Report 2018 : Chinese internet giants are expanding and so is government regulation</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><a href="https://technode.com/2018/07/10/china-internet-report-2018/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk676284" previewremoved="true">https://technode.com/2018/07/10/china-internet-report-2018/</a><br>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Kremlin : Putin, Trump may discuss cybersecurity on July 16</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><a href="http://tass.com/politics/1012225" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk596854" previewremoved="true">http://tass.com/politics/1012225</a><br>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b><u>EU CYBERSECURITY CERTIFICATION</u></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Plan for EU cybersecurity certification receives parliament approval</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/cybersecurity/news/plan-for-eu-cybersecurity-certification-receives-parliament-approval/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk640851" previewremoved="true">https://www.euractiv.com/section/cybersecurity/news/plan-for-eu-cybersecurity-certification-receives-parliament-approval/</a><br>
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