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A Free and Open Course on Data Protection in the Post-GDPR World
Beyond the Net
7 February 2019
A Free and Open Course on Data Protection in the Post-GDPR World
Last year, we published “The Dawn of New Digital Rights for Finnish Citizens,” about the launch of the New...
Internet Society Advances IoT Security in France
Press Releases
8 January 2019
Internet Society Advances IoT Security in France
Launches IoT Security Working Group and Reveals Results of Study “The French and Connected Objects” Founding members of the...
How the rural Greek village of Sarantaporo turned to community networks to provide much needed connectivity
In the News
3 January 2019
How the rural Greek village of Sarantaporo turned to community networks to provide much needed connectivity
Rising Voices
Helping Rural Libraries in Armenia to Embrace the Digital Age
Beyond the Net
18 December 2018
Helping Rural Libraries in Armenia to Embrace the Digital Age
Although there are a large number of rural libraries in Armenia, the majority of them do not have computers...
Tusheti Community Network One Year Later: Creating Impact, Sustainability, and Scalability
Community Networks
11 December 2018
Tusheti Community Network One Year Later: Creating Impact, Sustainability, and Scalability
Connecting the most remote and challenging territories of any country to the Internet can be tough. Typically, Internet access...
Bilim Bulagy: A Spring of Knowledge in Kyrgyzstan
Beyond the Net
4 December 2018
Bilim Bulagy: A Spring of Knowledge in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan’s transition to post-Soviet renovation toward a free market economy has had severe effects on the nation’s educational system....
Europe newsletter
European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 2 Feb – 8 Feb 2019
Newsletters
14 February 2019
European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 2 Feb – 8 Feb 2019
Internet Access EU: How Europe can win the “5G Olympics” In his latest blog post, the Director General of...
European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 26 Jan – 1 Feb 2019
Newsletters
5 February 2019
European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 26 Jan – 1 Feb 2019
Internet Access EU: Record number of participants join EU Code Week One of the leading digital skills initiatives supported...
European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 19 Jan – 25 Jan 2019
Newsletters
1 February 2019
European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 19 Jan – 25 Jan 2019
Internet Access Global: Cable industry calls for “great leap forward” in broadband coverage Last week at the Consumer Electronics...
European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 12 Jan – 18 Jan 2019
Newsletters
22 January 2019
European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 12 Jan – 18 Jan 2019
Internet Access Sweden: Rural municipality receives award for broadband best-practice The European Commission highlighted this week a partnership between...
European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 5 Jan – 11 Jan 2019
Newsletters
15 January 2019
European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 5 Jan – 11 Jan 2019
Internet Access Global: New Digital Highway will connect Europe with Latin America The European Commission announced this week that...
European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 28 Dec 2018 – 4 Jan 2019
Newsletters
15 January 2019
European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 28 Dec 2018 – 4 Jan 2019
Internet Access Germany: Deutsche Telekom goes to court over new 5G rules Germany’s largest telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom, along...
Resources
Promoting the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world.
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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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A policy framework for an open and trusted Internet
This policy framework provides an approach for addressing the complexities of building trust in an open environment such as...
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Tajikistan Internet Exchange Point Environment Assessment
Executive Summary Internet use in Tajikistan is below average for the region, partly contributing to the low levels of...
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A policy framework for enabling Internet access
This policy framework provides recommendations policymakers can use to flexibly create their own Internet-enabling environment.
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Kyrgyz Internet Environment Assessment
By Michael Kende, Maarit Palovirta, and Jane Coffin Executive Summary The Internet Society is pleased to present its first...
Europe team
Frédéric Donck
Chief Regional Bureau Director for Europe
Nick Hyrka
Regional Community Engagement Manager, Europe
Maarit Palovirta
Senior Manager, Regional Affairs Europe
Ceren Ünal
Regional Policy Manager- Europe
Our chapters
With 33 active Chapters in the region, the European Bureau hosts 25% of the global Internet Society Chapters. Our chapters from all parts of Europe, coming from diverse and multicultural backgrounds, support and contribute to our principles and mission through educational activities, community and public policy programs and events.