The Organization of American States (OAS) through its Secretariat of Multidimensional Security (SMS) signed a cooperation agreement with the Latin America and Caribbean Internet Address Registry (LACNIC) to strengthen the initiatives that both organizations are developing on cyber security in the Americas.

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DNS, like all good technologies, was designed to explore new frontiers and not be put to one particular use. Its design was purposely extensible.

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YEREVAN, May 3./ARKA/.  Armenia is unlikely to follow Russia in creating the “blacklist” of Internet resources, President of Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardyan told reporters on a news conference dedicated to World Press...

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allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience

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The Internet's growing role in economies and societies also poses new threats. The time has come for states and private partners to set global norms for web conduct, says expert Andrea Renda.

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Hamadoun Toure seeks support for International Telecommunication Regulations

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Every year, May 3rd is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.

Internet Society's insight:

On #PressFreedom day join our call for an open, accessible Internet as a way to guarantee our right to a free and pluralistic media #WPFD

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The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), a U.N. agency whose aim is to support the global telecommunication industry, has drafted a new national policy for Cambodia designed to extend Internet access and other information technology in the country.

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By Paul Wilson, APNIC Director General
April 2013

In his article, Paul Wilson stresses the fact that, "regardless of the advent of IPv4 transfers and the possible emergence of an IPv4 market, the long-term future growth and success of the Internet is dependent on the successful deployment of IPv6." He concludes by saying, "IPv6 provides the only means to achieve long-term growth while maintaining the critical technical features of the Internet: globality, neutrality, and openness."

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CERN set the Web on fire by releasing open software without royalty payment requirements. Two decades ago, proprietary technology has found a foothold. Read this article by Stephen Shankland on CNET News.

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More good news for Istanbul’s ambitions to establish itself as a hub: even the internet is hearkening to its call. Fadi Chehade, chief executive of ICANN, the organisation responsible for running the domain name and IP address systems, announced on Thursday his group was setting up shop in Istanbul.

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Africa is making notable steps in adopting Information Technology (IT), but the continent is consuming far more content than it is creating.

This means that as a consumer of over 99% of IT content, Africa continues to incur high costs when buying broadband. This also means missing out on the benefits that come from the IT sector.

Internet Society's insight:

Michuki Mwangi the Regional Development Manager - Africa at the Internet Society says that East Africa needs to adopt a collective approach towards reducing the cost of broadband access.

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Telecom Lead India: ITU has shared several growth drivers that will strengthen telecom sector in 2013.

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Each quarter, Akamai publishes a quarterly 'State of the Internet' report. 

This quarter’s report includes data gathered from across the Akamai Intelligent Platform during the fourth quarter of 2012 about attack traffic, broadband adoption, and mobile connectivity as well as trends seen in this data over time."

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The internet has created an extraordinary new democratic forum for people around the world to express their opinions.

It is revolutionising global access to information: Today, more than 1 billion people worldwide have access to the internet, and at current growth rates, 5 billion people - about 70 per cent of the world's population - will be connected in five years.

But this growth trajectory is not inevitable, and threats are mounting to the global spread of an open and truly "worldwide" web.

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Remember all the businesses, internet techies and NGOs who were screaming about an “ITU takeover of the Internet” a year ago? Where are they now? Because this time, we actually need them.

May 14 – 21 is Internet governance week in Geneva. We have declared it so because there will be three events in that week for the global community concerned with global internet governance.

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