On Tuesday 30 June 2020 at 06:00 UTC Internet Society Asia Pacific hosts the second edition of its APAC Insights series of online conversations sharing views and insights on current issues related to the Internet and its use in the Asia-Pacific.
TOPIC True Lies: Misinformation, Censorship and the Open Internet
SPEAKERS Nighat DAD, Executive Director, Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan Peng Hwa ANG, Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore William YU, Chief Technology Officer, Novare Technologies Inc., Philippines
MODERATOR Rajnesh SINGH, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society
On Monday 29 June 2020 from 12:00-13.00 UTC theInternet Society Middle East will host a webinar ‘Impact of COVID-19 on Internet Ecosystem in MENA‘ that focuses on the challenges of addressing the COVID-19 crisis and its potential aftermath in the Middle East and North Africa. As a formal report is being finalized this session is an opportunity for reflection and feedback.
SPEAKERS Nermine EL Saadany, Regional Vice President – MENA, Internet Society Jane Coffin, Senior Vice President, Internet Growth, Internet Society Michael Kende, consultant and report author David Belson, Senior Director of Internet Research and Analysis, Internet Society Naveed Haq, Regional Director for Infrastructure and Connectivity – Asia-Pacific, Internet Society Mat Ford, Technology Manager, Internet Society Max Stucchi, Regional Technical Advisor – Europe, Internet Society
On Wednesday 24 June 2020, at 11:00-12:00 UTCITU-D Study Groups will host a webinar ‘Digital accessibility during COVID 19‘. COVID-19 has emphasized the need to intensify all activities related to digital/ICT accessibility as a means to ensure digital inclusion of all people, including those with disabilities. ITU Study Group Q7/1 deems it necessary to discuss the impact of unprecedented global pandemic, in the context of the Q7/1 mandate related to ICT accessibility which has risen as imperative to guarantee inclusive societies in the digital world.
OPENING REMARKS Doreen Bogdan Martin, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau , International Telecommunication Union
SPEAKERS Daniela Bas, Director Division for Inclusive Social Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Inmaculada Placencia- Porrero, Senior Expert, Disability and Inclusion, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission Lidia Best, Chair, National Association of Deafened People (NADP) of the United Kingdom Axel Leblois, President and Executive Director of the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs – G3ict
On Tuesday 23 June 2020 at 13:00 UTC the Internet Society hosts a webinar to mark the release of a new report ‘Anchoring the African Internet Ecosystem: Lessons from Kenya and Nigeria’s Internet Exchange Points Growth’. Between 2012 and 2020, a vibrant community in Kenya and Nigeria, dedicated to Internet peering, helped dramatically boost the levels of Internet traffic that is locally exchanged from 30% to 70%. This has led to significant cost savings for participating networks. It has also positioned these two countries as the primary regional peering hubs in East and West Africa. This webinar’s speakers are some of the people, representing the key players, that contributed to the success.
SPEAKERS Michuki Mwangi, Regional Development Manager for Africa, Internet Society Michael Kende, Senior Fellow and Visiting Lecturer, Graduate Institute, Geneva Sylvie LaPerrière, Interconnection Strategist, Google Ben Roberts, Group Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Liquid Telecom Muhammed Rudman, CEO, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN)
On Thursday June 18 2020 at 7pm EDT (23:00 UTC) the Accessibility VR Meetup hosts ‘Ideas for A11y Programs in XR Tech Companies‘ on Mozilla Hubs. Various community-driven efforts are actively working to define accessibility user requirements, practices, and guidance for XR technologies and experiences. Presenter Bill Curtis-Davidson will outline how XR technology companies can engage with these efforts and put in place accessibility programs to help make sure their products, content, and experiences are usable by the broadest number of users. The session will be webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society Accessibility SIG (A11ySIG).
PARTICIPANTS Maria Fernanda Garza, Chair; Executive Board Member of Global Networks Committee; Regional Coordinator for the Americas, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Mexico Fabrizio Hochschild, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, United Nations Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director, Cyber Policy Center, Stanford University; Member of European Parliament (2009-19)
CHAIR: Dr Robin Niblett CMG, Director and Chief Executive, Chatham House
This webinar, ‘Shared Spectrum Strategies to Increase Affordable Access in Rural Areas‘ assesses the growing impact of COVID-19 on livelihoods and work in Africa and examines the readiness of the continent’s Internet infrastructure to help mitigate those challenges. The event will explore innovations in regulations that have the potential to improve affordable access to Internet in rural areas through shared spectrum strategies. Issues discussed will include license exempt spectrum, dynamic spectrum management, as well as ‘use it or share it‘ provisions for International Mobile Telecommunications Spectrum.
Ce webinaire, «Stratégies à spectre partagé pour accroître l’accès abordable dans les zones rurales», évalue l’impact croissant de COVID-19 sur les moyens de subsistance et le travail en Afrique et examine l’état de préparation de l’infrastructure Internet du continent pour aider à atténuer ces défis. L’événement explorera les innovations dans des réglementations susceptibles d’améliorer l’accès à Internet à un prix abordable dans les zones rurales grâce à des stratégies de spectre partagées. Les questions abordées comprendront le spectre exempté de licence, la gestion dynamique du spectre, ainsi que les dispositions «utilisez-le ou partagez-le» pour le Spectre International des Télécommunications Mobiles.
SPEAKERS Moctar Yedaly, Head Information Society Division, African Union Commission Steve Song, manypossibilities.net Ntsibane Ntlapa, Impact Area Manager, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa Leonard Mabele, Strathmore University, Kenya Martha Suarez, President, Dynamic Spectrum Alliance) Siew Yoon, Director of Spectrum Insight and Analysis, OFCOM UK H Sama Nwana – Managing Partner, Cenerva UK
On Tuesday 30 June 2020 at 06:00 UTC Internet Society Asia Pacific hosts the second edition of its APAC Insights series of online conversations sharing views and insights on current issues related to the Internet and its use in the Asia-Pacific.
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