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On Friday, 11 July 2025 the International Standard University and City University, Bangladesh organized a session ‘Bridging the Digital Divide: Inclusive ICT Policies for Sustainable Development‘ at the WSIS 2025 High level Event in Geneva. The session, alternately titled ‘Inclusive and Ethical ICT Policies for a Sustainable and Equitable Digital Future’, sought to foster a critical dialogue on the urgent need to design, implement, and monitor ICT policies that leave no one behind, using a three-pillared approach: fostering universal connectivity and digital literacy; embedding ethical principles such as transparency, privacy, and human rights in technological development; and promoting sustainability through green ICT practices and equitable access.
SPEAKERS
Dr. Hakikur Rahman – International Standard University
Dr. Ranojit Kumar Dutta – City University
#WSIS2025 #DigitalInclusion #EthicalTech #GreenICT #BridgingDigitalDivide @isubangladesh @WSISProcess @ITU @UN
On Tuesday and Wednesday, July 8–9, 2025, ISOC.LIVE simulcast the Space Summit 2025 keynote sessions, which featured current and former Interplanetary Network Special Interest Group (IPNSIG) chairs Yosuke Kaneko and Vint Cerf. These keynotes were part of a larger free event produced by the IPNSIG Academy, which included networking and workshops. IPNSIG operates as the Internet Society’s Interplanetary Chapter.
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On Wednesday – Thursday 2-3 July, 2025 the Pacific Internet Governance Forum (PacIGF2025) will be convened with the theme: ‘Digital Inclusion and Safety‘ at the National University of Samoa. PacIGF2025 is hosted by the Samoa Information Technology Association (SITA), and is organized by the Pacific Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) in partnership with various key stakeholders. PacIGF is the premier annual regional venue to discuss, collaborate, and shape the future of the Internet in the Pacific region.
PROGRAM https://pacificigf.org/pacific-igf-2024-program (pdf)
https://pacigf.eventify.io/ (interactive)
All times are West Samoa Time (WST) = UTC+13
MORNING https://youtu.be/pMRM0IhLnYM
09:30 – Opening Session
MC: Muliagatele Fainuulelei James Ah Wai – SITA
Prayer: Rev. Malotau Lafolafoga (Church of Samoa)
Keynote Address: Hon. Fiame Dr Naomi Mataafa, Prime Minister of Samoa
Andrew Molivurae – Pacific IGF / PICISOC
Sarai Tevita – Pacific IGF / PICISOC
10:00 – Session 1 – Opening Plenary
Vivien Maidaborn – InternetNZ
Bruce Tonkin – .auDA
Sohini Rajiyung – ISOC Asia Pacific
Phavanhna Douangboupha – APTLD
11:30 – Session 2 – Inclusive Technologies
Swaran Ravindra – Fiji National University (FNU)
Sakaio Manoa – Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
Letitia Masaea – Forum Fisheries Agency
Moderator: Crystal Kewe, PICISOC
AFTERNOON https://youtu.be/xftsLXWS4Rg
14:00 – Session 3 – Safety and Security in the Pacific
Jobenz Manoa – Government of Samoa / President, SITA
Pua Hunter – GFCE Pacific Hub
Terry Sweetser – APNIC
Moderator: Savenaca Siwatibau
16:00 – Session 4 – Strengthening Resilience
Dr Paul Twomey, former CEO, ICANN
Prof Ioana Chan Mow – National University of Samoa (NUS)
Fiafaitupe Tuiloma-Lafaele – National University of Samoa (NUS)
Pepe Christian Fruean – Samoa Submarine Cable Company
17:00 – Session 5 – Community Engagement and Awareness 1
Sakaio Manoa – Forum Fisheries Agency
Letitia Masaea – Forum Fisheries Agency
Kenneth Katafono – Traseable Solutions
Moderator: Sanjesh Roy Lal
MORNING https://youtu.be/3oGstBro7iM
09:30 – Session 6 – Digital Safety
Rebecca Adams – Australian Government
Patrick Donaldson – Identity Digital
Vui Athena Matalavea – Samoa Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
Moderator: Jobenz Manoa – Government of Samoa / SITA
11:30 – Session 7 – Group Discussions (will not be streamed)
12:30 – Group Report Backs
1. Safe Online Behaviour – Sohini Rajiyung, ISOC APAC
2. Digital Rights & Ethics – Crystal Kewe, PICISOC
3. Inclusive Design – Letitia Masaea
4. Cybersecurity Awareness – Savenaca Siwatibau
5. Digital Literacy – Sanjesh Roy Lal
AFTERNOON https://youtu.be/MXcW77MOiGw
14:00 – Session 8 – Community Engagement and Awareness 2
Swaran Ravindra – Fiji National University
Ashutosh Maharaj – Fiji National University
Vivian Maidaborn – InternetNZ
Maureen Hilyard – PICISOC
Bree Alexander – Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development
Elenoa Naivalu – National Training & Productivity Center
16:00 – Session 9 – DNS and DNSSEC
Savenaca Vocea – ICANN
Russell Deka Harada – pg ccTLD
17:30 – Pacific IGF Summary & Closing Remarks
Andrew Molivurae – Pacific IGF / PICISOC
Sarai Tevita – Pacific IGF / PICISOC
Closing Prayer: Savenaca Siwatibau
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#pacigf #pacigf2025 #picisoc
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On Thursday June 26. 2025 at 14:30-16:30 CEST (12:30-14:30 UTC) the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) presents the 6th Episode in its Space Connect webinar series ‘Space for Humanitarian Emergencies: Leveraging Satellite Technology for Crisis Response‘. The panel will will explore how UN agencies, humanitarian organizations, and academic researchers are harnessing satellite data, Earth observation, and space-based communications to enhance disaster preparedness, response coordination, and recovery efforts, particularly in developing countries.
SPEAKERS
Danielle Poole – Director of Researc, Yale Humanitarian Research Lab
Lóránt Czárán – Chief , UN-SPIDER, Vienna / Officer-in-Charge, Space Applications, UNOOSA
Rebeca Moreno Jimenez – Lead Data Scientist, UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Luca Dell’Oro – Head, Disaster Risk Management and Climate Resilience, UNOSAT
Moderator: Patricia Cooper – Founder, Constellation Advisory, LLC
@ITU #SpaceConnect @czaran @rebecamoreno @HRL_YaleSPH @UNOSAT #HumanitarianTech
At first view, the Norway IGF team are to be commended for producing some of the best quality IGF video ever!
The IGF Interactive schedule is at https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2025-schedule
On there, there is the tab ‘IGF 2025 Live’ which includes links to UN WebTV, YouTube, and Real Time Text.
UN WebTV is covering only plenary sessions, but with translation into the 6 UN languages: https://webtv.un.org/en/search?query=IGF2025
The site can be filtered to display only recordings in a particular language, for instance ENGLISH
The YouTube links provided use an outdated address system. They should be:
Live Webcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@igf/streams
Trimmed Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/@igf/videos
The IGF secretariat have been notified, and this may soon be remedied.
Real Time Text (provided by Caption First stenos via Streamtext) is ephemeral, and may disappear once a session is over. Transcripts will be posted, after a delay, at https://intgovforum.org/en/igf-2025-transcripts
The value of Digital Watch’s DiploAI Reporting page cannot be overstated. It comprises AI-generated reports from as many sessions as practical. These include not only verbatim transcripts, summaries, and in-depth analysis, but also speaker lists which, ridiculously some might say, calibrate the number of words delivered by each speaker and the actual rate of delivery!
https://dig.watch/event/internet-governance-forum-2025
A remarkable achievement!
ISOC LIVE is making backup recordings of just a few sessions (e.g., GigaNet, DC-CIV), which will be posted/archived with multilingual open captions when processed: https://isoc.live/?s=igf2025
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On Thursday June 19, 2025 at 15:00 UTC the Industry Network Technology Council (INTC) and the India Internet Engineering Society (IIESoc) present a webinar ‘Using the IP Protocol Suite for Deep Space Networking‘.
This presentation will describe the use case of deep space networking, the key considerations to deploy such a network, and its requirements. It will also describe the current plans of the space agencies and private sector for Moon and Mars deployments. It will then describe the proposed solution. This work is being standardized in IETF by the newly formed working group called TIPTOP (Taking IP to Other Planets). A description of the working group, milestones and current work will conclude the presentation.
Speaker Marc Blanchet is president of Viagenie, a consulting firm on Internet engineering. He has been involved in IETF for 35 years, wrote 17 RFCs, co-chaired many IETF working groups, including DTN, and was an IAB member. He is the investigator of the Deep Space IP initiative which folded into the TIPTOP working group, where he is technical advisor and delegate. He is the founder of the Space Assigned Numbers Authority (SANA) which does a similar role to IANA, but for space communications standards of the CCSDS. He is currently leading the Moon networking governance group of the Interagency Operations Advisory Group (IOAG).
#INTC @IIESoc_in #TIPTOP
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On Wednesday June 18, 2025, at 16:30-18:00 CEST (14:30-16:00 UTC), eco – Association of the Internet Industry and ICANN – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will jointly host ‘ICANN83 Readout – Highlights & Take-Aways from the Policy Forum‘. Speakers from different constituencies of the ICANN community will provide an overview of the highlights and key take-aways of the hybrid ICANN83 meeting from their respective perspectives.
SPEAKERS
Constanze Buerger – Member, ASO Address Council
Nicolas Caballero – Chair, GAC
Jordan Carter – Member, ccNSO Council
Greg DiBiase – Chair, GNSO Council
Philippe Fouquart – Chair, ISPCP
Joanna Kulesza – ALAC Liaison to the GAC
Ram Mohan – Chair, SSAC
Nick Wenban-Smith – TCCM
HOSTS
Christopher Mondini – Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Europe ICANN Org
Thomas Rickert – Director Names & Numbers, eco – Association of the Internet Industry
PARTICIPATE VIA GOTOWEBINAR |SIMULCASTS X Live | Twitch | Facebook Live
X #icann83 @eco_EN @ICANN | #icann83 MASTODON | BLUESKY | INSTA
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On Monday, June 16, 2025, the Congressional Internet Caucus Academy hosted a panel titled “Outside of the Box: Rethinking The FCC’s Video Regulations In The Age Of Streaming” at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC.
The panel explored the challenges arising from the decline of legacy cable TV and the rise of streaming services. Consumer preferences had shifted the media marketplace over the last decade — from live linear television broadcast to streaming and on-demand viewing. Fifteen years earlier, 85–90% of American households had subscribed to cable TV, but by 2025 that number had dropped to around 50% as streaming platforms came to dominate the market. With well over 200 streaming services available to consumers, an overwhelming 99 percent of U.S. households subscribed to at least one or more streaming services. However, the regulations governing this dynamic marketplace had been developed in the 1980s and 1990s.
The panel examined the extent to which these rules created an unlevel playing field, and whether they should be eliminated or updated to reflect the current landscape — and, if so, how. The discussion also focused on how companies were being forced to innovate and compete to retain audiences, and the speakers offered predictions for the future state of the TV and video marketplace.
SPEAKERS
Michael P. O’Rielly – Former Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
Cheryl Leanza – Best Best & Krieger LLP
Kristian Stout – Director of Innovation Policy, International Center for Law & Economics
MODERATOR / HOST
Tim Lordan – Executive Director, Congressional Internet Caucus Academy
ORIGINAL LIVESTREAM
@NetCaucusAC #FCCVideo
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On Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 09:00 EDT (13:00 UTC), the Atlantic Council’s Democracy + Tech Initiative will host a conversation on the importance of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and the role it has played for the past twenty years in providing an open, inclusive, and diverse space for discussing internet policy and governance. This event, held in the lead up to the 2025 IGF, will highlight the value of the annual forum and why digital democracy depends on keeping the internet open, global, and inclusive. The conversation will also showcase the Atlantic Council’s work to champion a free and open internet.
SPEAKERS
Vint Cerf – Chair, IGF Leadership Panel / Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
Anriette Esterhuysen – Senior Advisor on Global and Regional Internet Governance, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Jason Pielemeier – Executive Director, Global Network Initiative (GNI)
Chengetai Masango – Head of Office, United Nations Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum
MODERATOR
Konstantinos Komaitis – Resident Senior Fellow, Democracy + Tech Initiative
@AtlanticCouncil #IGF2025
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On Tuesday July 8, 2025, the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosted a meetup titled ‘Digital Accessibility’s Gap: AI to Bridge Mobile and Web Barriers’. TestParty co-founders Michael Bervell and Jason Tan explored the thorniest challenges in both mobile and web accessibility — and how emerging AI techniques, automation strategies, and platform shifts are changing what was possible. They shared insights from cutting-edge studies on how AI boosted productivity, reduced burnout, and supported non-experts in making meaningful contributions to accessibility.
The meetup was webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society New York Accessibility SIG.
TWITTER: #ADA35 #A11y @a11ynyc @A11ysig @MichaelBervell @jasonzhetan #Accessibility #Captioned
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