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Final Results of the 2024 Internet Society Board of Trustees Elections and IETF Selections

The Internet Society Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2024 elections and the IETF selections for the Board of Trustees. Voting concluded on 5 April. The results were announced, and the challenge period was opened on 8 April. The deadline to file challenges was 15 April at 15:00 UTC. No challenges were filed. Therefore, the election results announced on 8 April stand. In the Chapters

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In Rwanda, Paving the Way to Keep Local Content Local
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In Rwanda, Paving the Way to Keep Local Content Local

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A Vibrant Community Works to Make the Internet Better in Africa
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A Vibrant Community Works to Make the Internet Better in Africa

Africa could very well become the next incubator for Internet innovation – and IXPs have played a crucial part in getting the continent to this stage ...
Georgia Prepares to Launch a New Internet Exchange Point
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Georgia Prepares to Launch a New Internet Exchange Point

A new Internet exchange point will launch in Georgia in September. We look at the motivations for developing the IXP and plans for the future ...
Measuring IXP Success in South Africa against the 80/20 Goal
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Measuring IXP Success in South Africa against the 80/20 Goal

NAPAfrica wants to make the Internet more accessible across the continent. Here's how it's been playing a pivotal role in improving Africa’s Internet access ...
Successful Strategies for Building and Growing IXPs
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Successful Strategies for Building and Growing IXPs

How has peering evolved across Asia-Pacific to provide faster, affordable, and resilient connectivity to people?
In partnership with the Asia Pacific Internet Exchange Association, we set out to find effective ...
Partnership APIX
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Supporting IXPs in Asia-Pacific: New Partnership with the Asia Pacific Internet Exchange Association

The Internet Society and the Asia Pacific Internet Exchange Association (APIX) commit to work together to support communities that build the Internet and improve digital infrastructure in the region ...
Spotlight on the Kenya Education Network, an Africa Peering Community Champion
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Spotlight on the Kenya Education Network, an Africa Peering Community Champion

The Kenya Education Network (KENET) supports communities that build Internet infrastructure in Kenya. For nearly a decade, KENET has been working with the Internet Society to grow capacity of higher ...
Four New IXPs Take off in Central America and the Caribbean
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Four New IXPs Take off in Central America and the Caribbean

According to the global IXP Database, as of January 2021, of the 630 registered Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), 229 are in Europe, 126 in North America, 140 in Asia-Pacific, 96 ...