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Open Standards Everywhere: How the Kolkata Chapter Got a Perfect Score
Open Standards Everywhere
1 July 2020
Open Standards Everywhere: How the Kolkata Chapter Got a Perfect Score
In early May 2020, the Open Standards Everywhere (OSE) project held a series of virtual training sessions for Internet...
Internet Society Report Highlights Opportunity To Advance Digital Economy In Africa
In the News
1 July 2020
Internet Society Report Highlights Opportunity To Advance Digital Economy In Africa
Telecoms Business
Beyond the Usual: Challenges, Opportunities, and Insights in Asia-Pacific
Growing the Internet
29 June 2020
Beyond the Usual: Challenges, Opportunities, and Insights in Asia-Pacific
Last month, we held our inaugural APAC Insights. The idea behind this is to bring together thought leaders and subject...
The Week in Internet News: Google to Pay Some News Publishers
Technology
29 June 2020
The Week in Internet News: Google to Pay Some News Publishers
News isn’t free: Google has announced it will pay some news publishers in a “new news experience” it is...
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Anchoring the African Internet Ecosystem
Author: Michael Kende Executive Summary In 2010, the Internet Society’s team in Africa set an ambitious goal that 80%...
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Explainer: What Is Eighty For Africa?
Like buying your food locally, and reducing how much you fly, getting your digital content locally also reduces the...
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Explainer: What is an Internet Exchange Point (IXP)?
An IXP is essential technical infrastructure where networks come together to connect and exchange Internet traffic. Some of the...
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Explainer: What is Internet Peering?
In many parts of the world, connecting to the Internet is slow and expensive. Peering – exchanging traffic between...
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Fact Sheet: Internet Way of Networking
We believe the Internet is for everyone, but it’s not just our privilege to use. It’s our responsibility to...
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ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2020: Background Paper
This background paper is intended to provide the Internet Society community and interested parties with an outline of the...