October 30 2022: The Khunde Community Network is officially handed over to the community. The world’s highest community network brings connectivity to Khunde (3880m) and Khumjung (3740m) villages situated within the Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal.
On Tuesday 1 November 2022 the UK Internet Governance Forum 2022 will be held in London. The UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) is the national IGF for the United Kingdom. he purpose of IGFs is to facilitate a common understanding of how to maximise the opportunities of the internet whilst mitigating the risks and challenges that the internet presents. Messages from the UK IGF will be carried to the Global IGF in Addis Ababa at the end of November 2022. The livestream is provided by Internet Society UK England Chapter.
On Friday October 28 2022 at 10:00-12:30 UTC the Internet Society Gambia Chapter (ISOC GM) will host an online webinar / workshop ‘Encryption for a Safer Internet‘. As part of events to mark Global Encryption Day 2022, the webinar is geared towards providing for exchange of privacy and security best practices, implementation of encryption and management of cyber incidents
PRESENTERS Robin Wilton, Director Internet Trust, Internet Society Cedrick Adrien Mbeyet, Stakeholder Development Manager – Technical, AFRINIC Barrack Otieno, General Manager – AfTLD Jean-Robert Hountomey, President – AfricaCERT Max Jonga, Head, gmCSIRT, PURA Amadou Bah, President, Africa Cybersecurity Alliance
TOPICS / SPEAKERS 1. When should you not use encryption? Prof. Gihan Dias, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2. Blockchain Security with Encryption, Smart Contract Security, and Auditing Dr. Lakmal, Ph.D.
On Tuesday November 8 2022 at 19:30 EST / 00:30 UTC (Nov 9) / 09:30 JST (Nov 9) the Accessibility VR Meetup hosts ‘Live Subtitles in Augmented Reality Glasses‘. Xander and XRAI Glass are among several companies (large and small) aiming to caption the world through smart glasses. Here’s your chance to get a glimpse of these glasses. Alex Westner and Paul Mealy will share what they’ve learned from testing with customers, and how these insights have helped to shape their products.
On Friday October 21 2022 at 11:30-13:00 AST (15:30-17:00 UTC) the Collectivity of Saint Martin will host the official launch of Smart-IX – the Saint Martin Internet Exchange Point. This new IXP is part of the CaribIX project, launched in March 2022, which has already established an IXP in St Saint Barthélemy, and aims to also set up IXPs in Saint Maarten and Guadeloupe, promising to deliver better Internet speed, security and service quality across the region. The launch will be followed by the signing of an IXP memorandum of understanding, which signifies the willingness of the first IXP participants to begin peering. More participants are expected to join as Smart-IX continues to develop and grow.
Le vendredi 21 octobre 2022 à 11h30-13h00 AST (15h30-17h00 UTC), la Collectivité de Saint-Martin accueillera le lancement officiel de Smart-IX – le Point d’Echange Internet de Saint-Martin. Ce nouvel IXP fait partie du projet CaribIX, lancé en mars 2022, qui a déjà mis en place un IXP à Saint-Barthélemy, et vise également à mettre en place des IXP à Saint-Martin et en Guadeloupe, promettant d’offrir une meilleure vitesse, sécurité et qualité de service Internet à travers la région. Le lancement sera suivi de la signature d’un protocole d’accord IXP, qui signifie la volonté des premiers participants IXP de commencer le peering. D’autres participants devraient se joindre au fur et à mesure que Smart-IX continue de se développer et de croître.
SPEAKERS / ORATEURS Alex RICHARDS, Conseiller spécial du Cabinet du Président Collectivité de Saint Martin Alain RICHARDSON, 1er Vice-Président Collectivité de Saint-Martin Gilles Bazajet, Directeur, Programme Interreg Caraïbes Cédric BENJAMIN, Directeur Services Informatiques, Collectivité de Saint-Martin Eve Riboud, CEO, Dauphin Telecom Jean ARNELL, CEO, Computech Kendall DUPERSOY, CEO, TELEM Gary Kalloo, CARIB-IX Project Coordinator, CTU
On 24 to 28 October 2022 the Indigenous Connectivity Institute will host the Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2022 (ICS 2022). The Indigenous Connectivity Summit brings together Indigenous community members, leaders, network operators, researchers and policymakers with a common goal: to connect Indigenous communities to fast, affordable and sustainable internet. The 2022 ICS is led by the newly-formed Indigenous Connectivity Institute, an initiative incubated by Connect Humanity, and co-organized in partnership with the Internet Society.
This meeting will review progress and achievements made in the Decade (2013-2022), foster consensus on new strategic directions, and renew commitments by ESCAP members and associate members to disability rights and disability-inclusive development in the Asia-Pacific region, leading up to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
DAY 1 – OCT 19 WIB/UTC https://youtu.be/NvQm-etuEx4 09:00/02:00 Opening 10:40/03:40 Regional Review of the Implementation of the Decade and the Incheon Strategy 14:00/07:00 Stakeholder statements
DAY 2 – OCT 20 WIB/UTC https://youtu.be/led0phJbTk8 09:00/02:00 Harmonization of national legislation with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 10:30/03:30 Innovative partnerships and engagement of persons with disabilities 14:00/07:00 Emerging issues and opportunities 15:30/08:30 Tracking progress towards the achievement of disability-inclusive development
DAY 3 – OCT 21 WIB/UTC https://youtu.be/VQEEj08brhE 14:30/07:30 Adoption of the report on the Meeting and the outcome document 16:00/09:00 Closing
SPEAKERS Philip Zimmermann, Creator of Pretty Good Privacy / Internet Hall of Fame inductee Kristin Smith, Executive Director, The Blockchain Association Zooko Wilcox, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Electric Coin Co. Ryan Polk, Director of Internet Policy, Internet Society Frederic Lemieux, Professor of the Practice / Faculty Director, Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies
MODERATOR
Paul Brigner, Head of U.S. Policy and Strategic Advocacy, Electric Coin Co.
October 30 2022: The Khunde Community Network is officially handed over to the community. The world’s highest community network brings connectivity to Khunde (3880m) and Khumjung (3740m) villages situated within the Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal.
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