This week; Internet Governance Forum USA 2015, ICANN
announcement on .AFRICA
and ICANN CCWG Accountability meeting in Paris
are among most commented topics in Internet Governance news. See below some articles relating to those topics and events as well as documents on cyberpolitics, WSIS + 10, domain name, etc...
Regards
IGF - USAThe Internet Governance Forum for the United States 2015
https://cpj.org/events/2015/07/the-internet-governance-forum-for-the-united-states-2015.phpInternet Governance Forum-USA (IGF-USA) On July 16, 2015 in Washington, DC
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/07/internet-governance-forum-usa-igf-usa-july-16-2015-washington-dc-attend
Internet Governance Forum USA 2015 (IGF-USA)http://www.eventbrite.com/e/internet-governance-forum-usa-2015-igf-usa-tickets-17577256046Internet Governance Forum USA 2015: Multi-Stakeholder Governance
https://storify.com/yangbodu/internet-governance-forum-usa-2015ICANN ANNOUNCEMENT ON .AFRICA
ICANN to Resume Evaluation of DotConnectAfrica Trust Application for .AFRICA
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-16-en#prclt-Col2m62zIndependent Review Panel Finds in Favor of DCA Trust - Makes Recommendation to
ICANN's Board to Resume Evaluation of DCA's Application
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-10-enNew gTLD program thrown into chaos as ICANN loses .africa casehttp://domainincite.com/18944-new-gtld-program-thrown-into-chaos-as-icann-loses-africa-caseReview Panel Chides ICANN Board, Government Reps
http://www.bna.com/review-panel-chides-n17179933491/Independent Review Panel Favored DotConnectAfrica Trust Against ICANN Ruling Over .Africa Domainhttp://www.circleid.com/posts/20150713_independent_review_panel_favored_dotconnectafrica_trust/East Africa: DCA Trust Wins .Africa IRP, ICANN to Pay Over Kshs 60 Million in Costs
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ttp://allafrica.com/stories/201507141174.htmlUnredacted: ICANN's hidden role in fierce battle over .Africa rights
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/15/icann_dot_africa_review/
ICANN execs helped African Union win .africa — reporthttp://domainincite.com/18970-icann-execs-helped-african-union-win-africa-report
Did the African Union Commission really use a letter written by
ICANN to express its support for ZA Central Registry’s .africa bid?
http://domainincite.com/18982-read-that-controversial-africa-letterHaving been slammed and embarrassed, ICANN tells the world:
We’ve done nowt wrong
CCWG ACCOUNTABILITY MEETING
CCWG ACCT Face to Face Meeting (17 - 18 July 2015)
https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53778863
CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability
https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+Accountability
The CCWG: From Buenos Aires to Paris to Dublin
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-ccwg-from-buenos-aires-to-paris-to-dublin
ICANN 53 - Guaranteeing Accountability in Internet Governance
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150714_icann_53_guaranteeing_accountability_in_internet_governance/
Will 2016 Politics Trump Bipartisan Support for the MSM and
DOTCOM Act?
WSIS + 10
Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes by the United Nations General Assembly L2http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/submissionguidelinesUS Ambassador Sepulveda, World Summit on the Information Society
http://www.expvc.com/2015/07/us-ambassador-sepulveda-world-summit-on.htmlDOMAIN NAMEWhere Has the Domain Name Growth Gone?http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150716_where_has_the_domain_name_growth_gone/New gTLDs Are Great for Pump-and-Dumps, Phishes and More…http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150715_new_gtlds_are_great_for_pump_and_dumps_phishes_and_more/United States and Canada Respond to ICANN’s Concerns over the “.sucks” Domain
http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/united-states-and-canada-respond-to-94972/Armenian script receives green light from ICANNhttps://www.armradio.am/en/2015/07/14/armenian-script-receives-green-light-from-icann/Domain Privacy at Risk at the OECD in a Devious Move to Bypass ICANN
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/07/domain-privacy-risk-oecd-devious-move-bypass-icannInternet Regulation: New ICANN Proposal Would Eliminate Web Anonymity
http://www.hngn.com/articles/108759/20150713/new-proposal-strike-web-s-anonymity.htmCYBERPOLITICS
Cybersecurity and geopolitics are intertwined
http://www.csoonline.com/article/2948026/cyber-attacks-espionage/looking-on-the-cybersecurity-through-the-prism-of-the-falling-global-economy.html
The BRICS Summit: A Look at Some of the Issues
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shashi-tharoor/brics-summit_b_7769914.html
Senior Web Official : U.S. can 'Shut Internet in any Country' (Correio do Brasil, Brazil)
http://worldmeets.us/Correiodobrasil000001.shtml
India’s Internet Diplomacy: Reading the Tea Leaves
http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2015/07/14/indias-internet-diplomacy-reading-the-tea-leaves/
Democracy goes digital
http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2015/07/11/free-the-words/democracy-goes-digital/278317.html
EU “Police” Will Censor Internet to Fight “Extremism”
http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/21250-eu-police-will-censor-internet-to-fight-extremism
MORE NEWSThe Future Of The Internet, According To Its Father
http://www.popsci.com/vint-cerf-interplanetary-internet
IPv4 Exhaustion, 5 Implications for Africa Running out Lasthttp://www.circleid.com/posts/20150713_ipv4_exhaustion_5_implications_for_africa_running_out_last/Increasing DNSSEC Adoption - What if We Put DNSSEC Provision in the Hands of Registries?http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150715_dnssec_adoption_puting_dnssec_provision_in_hands_of_registries/Internet Society Brings African Diversity to AfPIF-2015
http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-brings-african-diversity-afpif-2015