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Sarantaporo.gr Community Network: Connecting Communities Is a Marathon, Not a Race
Last week we shared the story of how the Sarantaporo.gr Community Network worked with the community of Sykea to...

Sarantaporo.gr Community Network: Tending to Our Communities’ Needs with Care and Flexibility
At the beginning of May 2020, the Sarantaporo.gr community network team was approached by the mayor of Elassona, a...

In Macedonia, Strengthening IXP.mk’s Peering Infrastructure
The Internet Society has been supporting the development of the Internet in Macedonia by collaborating with the Faculty of...

Businesses Can’t Afford to Lose Trust in the Encrypted Economy, and Neither Can You
End-to-end encrypted platforms have become an important means to establish online trust for businesses and individuals globally – and...

Hard data localization may be coming to the EU — Here are 5 concerns
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Promoting the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world.
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Breaking Encryption Myths
What the European Commission’s leaked report got wrong about online security In September 2020, a draft European Commission report...
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Insights from Internet Society’s 2020 Public Pulse Survey
Overview The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored how critical the Internet is to daily life – a point further emphasized...
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Meeting Europe’s Connectivity Challenge
Community Networks must overcome serious regulatory, political and commercial hurdles.
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Tusheti Case Study
Tusheti, Georgia The Internet Society partnered with its Georgian Chapter and several Georgian Internet organisations to connect the remote...
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Tajikistan Internet Exchange Point Environment Assessment
The establishment of an efficient Internet exchange point (IXP) in Tajikistan is a key part of improving the overall...
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Kyrgyz Internet Environment Assessment
The objective of this report is to contribute to the Internet development efforts in the Kyrgyz Republic by providing...
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