On Friday, August 7th, 2020 from 11:00-12:30 EDT (15:00-16:30 UTC) the Internet Society InterPlanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG) hosts a Space Internet Governance Webinar. Presently there is no governance framework, formal or informal, for the Internet in space (what will become the Solar System Internet, or SSI). Our panel will explore whether one is needed and, if so, what form it should take.
SPEAKERS Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Dr. Scott Pace, Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the National Space Council
MODERATOR Scott Burleigh, Principal Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
On Monday August 3rd 2020 the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau and the Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group of the Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment (ACDDE) hosted a Virtual Workshop –The Role of Libraries in Advancing Broadband Adoption And Literacy. The workshop featured experts from libraries, academia, and civil society organizations who discussed efforts to support underserved rural and urban communities’ acquisition of digital skills. Experts considered what constitutes digital inclusion today and the role of libraries and public-private partnerships in supporting digital literacy. Panelists also addressed the impact of COVID-19 on advancing digital inclusion, as well as the impact of various local, state, and federal interventions in recent months.
Introduction & Welcome Anna M. Gomez, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP Representing Hispanic National Bar Association Chair, Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment Rudy Brioché, Vice President and Counsel, Global Public Policy, Comcast Corporation Chair, Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group
Panel 1: Local Libraries and State Library Association Perspectives Marian Christmon, Manager, Digital Inclusion Initiatives, Nashville Public Library Misty Hawkins, Director, Arkansas River Valley Regional Library System Richard Reyes-Gavilan, Executive Director, Washington DC Public Library Lisa Shaw, Rural & Small Libraries Specialist/Workforce Development Specialist, Maine State Library Nicole Umayam, Digital Inclusion Library Consultant, Arizona State Library
Moderators: Harin J. Contractor, Consultant, Workforce Policy, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Marijke Visser, Senior Policy Advocate, Policy and Advocacy Office, American Library Association
Panel 2: Libraries and Community Partnerships Broderick Johnson, Senior of Counsel, Covington and Burling, LLP, Chair, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Cyndee Landrum, Deputy Director for Library Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services Jillian Luchner, Policy Manager, Afterschool Alliance Emily Ong, Senior Manager, Community Partnerships and Outreach, Girls Who Code Jose Antonio Tijerino, President and CEO Hispanic Heritage Foundation Katherine Trujillo, Director of Education/Deputy Director, Libraries Without Borders
Moderators: Laura Berrocal, Senior Director, Policy and External Affairs, Charter Communications Felicia West, Policy Advisor for the District of Columbia Public Service Commission
Respondent Sindy Benavides, CEO, League of United Latin American Citizens
Closing Remarks Roy E. Litland, Associate General Counsel, Federal Regulatory Affairs, Verizon Shellie Blakeney, Director, Federal Regulatory Affairs, T-Mobile USA
Jamila Bess Johnson, Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment
Moctar Yedaly, Head, Information Society Division, African Union Commission Jason Aproskie, Principal Economist at the Competition Commission of South Africa and the Technical Head of the Data Inquiry Josephine Miliza, Africa Regional coordinator, LocNet Chako Armant, Senior Research Coordinator, La Différence Susan M. A. Wegoye, Director Legal Affairs, Ugandan Communications Commission Victor Asante, Senior Manager, Research and Planning, Ghana Innovation Fund fro Electronic Communications
MODERATOR Michuki Mwangi, Senior Director, Internet Technology and Development, Internet Society
PANELISTS Abhishek Singh, CEO, MyGov, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Govt of India Smriti Parsheera, Researcher, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) & Fellow, CyberBrics Project Ashish Aggarwal, Senior Director & Head- Policy Advocacy, NASSCOM Parminder Jeet Singh, Executive Director, IT for Change (member of NPD committee) Subhashish Bhadra, Principal Beneficial Technology, Omidyar Network
Aujourd’hui 27 juillet 2020, à 16h00 EAT (13h00 UTC), le lancement officiel du Chapitre ISOC Comores se déroulera en présentiel à l’hôtel Retaj Moroni ou en ligne. Tous sont les bienvenus.
The 13th HOPE conference will be held entirely online from July 25th to August 2nd, 2020. H.O.P.E. stands for Hackers On Planet Earth, one of the most creative and diverse hacker events in the world. It’s been happening since 1994. In contrast to the usual 3 days of 3 tracks, this year’s virtual event lasts 9 days with all talks presented on a single track, which will be streamed live the Internet Society livestream Channel.
On July 24 July 2020 theInternet Society, a global non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet, and AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for the African region, announced the launch of a new collaborative effort, Africa Internet Measurements. This collaborative effort, a key component of the Internet Society’s Measuring the Internet project, builds upon a strategic, long-term partnership agreement held between both organizations aimed at strengthening continent-wide collaboration to drive the development of the Internet in Africa through projects and research related to Internet measurements, Internet resilience, routing security, open Internet standards, and Internet Exchange Points (IXPs).
SIGNERS Dawit Bekele, Regional Vice President – Africa, Internet Society Eddy Mabano Kayihura, CEO, AFRINIC
COMMENTS Amresh Phokeer, Research Manager, AFRINIC Kevin G. Chege, Director, Internet Development, Internet Society
MC: Israel Bionyi Nyoh, Communications and Outreach Manager, Internet Society
The Virtual West Africa Internet Governance Forum (vWAIGF 2020) will be convened from 22nd-24th July 2020. With the general theme “Digital Access and Inclusion in Response to COVID19” the vWAIGF 2020 will focus on key sub-themes that relate to human rights issues in COVID-19; Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy; and Emerging Issues and technologies. The objective will lead to discussions on how best to mitigate and solve these issues in the Post COVID -19 scenario, and put the sub-region in a state of preparedness for future pandemics. The discussion will also focus on policies that would promote digital inclusion and access which are critical to West Africa in achieving the 2030 digital transformation goals.
Le Forum virtuel sur la gouvernance de l’Internet en Afrique de l’Ouest (vWAIGF 2020) se tiendra du 22 au 24 juillet 2020. Avec le thème général « Accès numérique et inclusion en réponse au COVID19 », le vWAIGF 2020 se concentrera sur les principaux sous-thèmes liés aux droits de l’homme dans le COVID-19; la cybersécurité, la confiance et la confidentialité; et les problèmes et technologies émergents. L’objectif mènera à des discussions sur la meilleure façon d’atténuer et de résoudre ces problèmes dans le scénario post COVID -19, et de mettre le sous-région en état de préparation aux futures pandémies. La discussion portera également sur les politiques qui favoriseraient l’inclusion et l’accès numériques, qui sont essentielles pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest pour atteindre les objectifs de transformation numérique à l’horizon 2030.
The 2020 USA Internet Governance Forum (IGF-USA) will be convened as virtual two-day conference on July 22 and 23. The IGF-USA has been facilitating discussions on the most important issues facing the Internet for over a decade. As the Internet reaches an unparalleled level of importance during the current pandemic, the IGF-USA 2020 will be at the forefront of many emerging discussions. Speakers include Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google; Ajit Pai, Chairman, FCC; Fabrizio Hochschild, Under Secretary-General, United Nations; and Konstantinos Komaitis, Senior Director, Policy Strategy and Development, Internet Society.
Amreesh Phokeer PhD, Research & Innovation Manager, AFRINIC Dawit Bekele, Regional Vice President – Africa, Internet Society Emile Aben, Senior Research Engineer, RIPE NCC Kevin G. Chege, Director, Internet Development Lai Yi Ohlsen, Project Director, Measurement Lab Moctar Yedaly, Head, Information Society Division, African Union Commission
On Friday, August 7th, 2020 from 11:00-12:30 EDT (15:00-16:30 UTC) the Internet Society InterPlanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG) hosts a Space Internet Governance Webinar. Presently there is no governance framework, formal or informal, for the Internet in space (what will become the Solar System Internet, or SSI). Our panel will explore whether one is needed and, if so, what form it should take.
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