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Community Grants Programme Blog - Welcome

Posted on 22 February 2012 | 0 comments

Welcome to the Internet Society’s Community Grants Programme blog

This blog is an opportunity for our previous & current Programme grantees to provide updates on their projects, highlight project successes and announce project-related events to the greater Internet Society community. We invite you to visit this blog on a regular basis in order to learn more about our community’s accomplishments in supporting Internet Society’s missions and goals around the globe.

Posted: 25 May 2010 by Connie Kendig

Armenian Internet Exchange Project

Posted on 22 February 2012 | 0 comments

Starting up the Armenian Internet Exchange project

Armenian Internet Traffic Exchange “Armix” Foundation in collaboration with Web LLC, Internet Society AM, Union of Information Technology Enterprises is implementing “Starting up the Armenian Internet Exchange project, supported by Internet Society and aimed to build the capacity of ARMIX-Armenian Internet Exchange to insure the high level and quality of local traffic exchange infrastructure.

African Communities Empowerment

Posted on 22 February 2012 | 0 comments

General Implementation Update

Internet Technology for students of St. Paul’s Girls School - Background information

In the month of March 2010, African Communities Empowerment, an NGO based in Uganda, East Africa submitted a project proposal to Internet Society to support one of its projects: Internet Technology for students of St. Paul’s Girls School. The grant worth $8,246 was awarded in the month of May and half of this amount was remitted to the account of our organization to enable us begin on the proposed activities. This update narrates the activities that have been carried out using this installment of funding.

IXP, as a catalyst for Internet penetration and access to Internet in developing countries.

Posted on 29 September 2011 | 0 comments
Internet exchange points localize the transfer of data hence providing a cheaper and faster data exchange .
 
They are catalyst for Internet development and as they provide better penetration of Internet access, they facilitate access to Internet in developing countries without the need to be referred to foreign intermediaries.

However, the future does not look too bright for developing countries in which the governments have monopolised the telecommunication sector.

ISOC Ambassadors 2009 – Tremendously diverse

Posted on 14 November 2009 | 0 comments

Sitting here in the Red Sea Room between 2.00 a.m. and 5.45 a.m. (my time) – still a little bit jet-lagged and bleary-eyed from my journey to Egypt all the way from the Caribbean … I am simply blown away by the tremendous diversity of experiences, cultures and personalities present at the ISOC IGF 2009 Briefing Session.

ISOC has perhaps achieved, in its offer of Ambassdorship to the widest possible group, a mini Internet Governance Forum of its own.

The ISOC Ambassadors are from:

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