Today Monday January 25 2021, at 4:30pm CAT (14:30 UTC) ISOC LIVE will webcast an Internet Society Zimbabwe Chapter (ISOC ZIM) Tech Talk – ‘The Urgency of Multistakeholder Participation in Internet Governance during COVID and Beyond‘ that was held on Jan 12 2021.
SPEAKERS Cade Zvavanjanja, Director, Cyber Security & Forensics, Baker Tilly Central Africa Bonnie Mtengwa, IT Manager, POTRAZ Ntokozo Ncube, ICT Manager, Solusi University Shepard Chifamba, Lecturer, Harare Institute of Technology
MODERATOR –Jasper Mangwana, President, ISOC Zimbabwe
This session aims to understand the behavior of traffic at African IXPs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Was there significant traffic increase due to the lockdown? Were there countries where there was a decrease in traffic mainly because people traditionally accessed more Internet from their offices? How critical are IXPs in these situations? It would also be relevant to understand the inter-regional traffic pattern during the pandemic.
Cette session vise à comprendre le comportement du trafic sur les IXP africains pendant la pandémie COVID-19. Y a-t-il eu une augmentation significative du trafic en raison du verrouillage? Y a-t-il eu des pays où le trafic a diminué principalement parce que les gens accédaient traditionnellement à plus d’Internet depuis leurs bureaux? Dans quelle mesure les IXP sont-ils critiques dans ces situations? Il serait également utile de comprendre la configuration du trafic interrégional pendant la pandémie.
SPEAKERS Kyle Spencer, Executive Director, Uganda Internet Exchange Point, and Co-Coordinator, African IXP Association Andrew Baskett, Edge Strategy Manager, Facebook Andrew Owens, Technical Lead for Interconnection & Peering, Teraco Data Environments Muhammed Rudman, CEO, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) Amreesh Phokeer, Research Manager, AFR
MODERATORS Darwin Costa, Senior Business Development Latin America (LATAM) & Africa, DE-CIX Chidinma Iwe, Systems Architect, Cisco
On Thursday October 15 2020 at 10:00 UTC the African Union Commission (AU) and theInternet Society (ISOC), in collaboration with Huawei, present a webinar ‘Digital Solutions for Health Services and the Medical Industry during the COVID-19 Pandemic‘. This, the seventh and last webinar of the African Internet Resilience series, will explore how Africa can build on the digital revolution in the health care sector to deliver solutions to fight against COVID-19. The webinar will strive to identify health care problems that can be solved by Internet-based solutions and showcase and encourage innovative solutions to improve health care during the pandemic.
Le jeudi 15 octobre 2020 à 10h00 UTC, la Commission de l’Union africaine (UA), l’Internet Society (ISOC), en collaboration avec Huawei, présentent un webinaire «Solutions numériques pour les systèmes de santé et le secteur médical durant le COVID-19». Ce septième et dernier webinaire de la série African Internet Resilience, explorera comment l’Afrique peut s’appuyer sur la révolution numérique dans le secteur des soins de santé pour fournir des solutions pour lutter contre le COVID-19. Le webinaire s’efforcera d’identifier les problèmes de santé qui peuvent être résolus par des solutions basées sur Internet et de présenter et d’encourager des solutions innovantes pour améliorer les soins de santé pendant la pandémie.
SPEAKERS Dr. Dawit Bekele, Regional Bureau Director for Africa, Internet Society Moctar Yedaly, Head, Information Society Division, African Union Commission Dr. Margaret Agama-Anyetei, Head of Health, Nutrition and Population, African Union James Oladipo Ayodele, Principal Communication Officer, Africa CDC Yang Chen, Director, Public Relations and Government Affairs, Southern Africa Region, Huawei
MODERATOR Verengai Mabika, Senior Policy Advisor, Africa, Internet Society
On Wednesday 23 September 2020 at 06:00 UTC Internet Society Asia Pacific presents the third edition of its APAC Insights series of online conversation sharing views and insights on current issues related to the Internet and its use in the Asia-Pacific.
TOPIC: The New Normal: Home as the New Workplace
SPEAKER: Phillip Raskin, Certified ROCKET-remote facilitator in Asia, helping organizations improve productivity while working remotely.
MODERATOR
Rajnesh SINGH, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society
On Friday August 14 2020 at 5pm EDT (21:00 UTC) the Internet Law & Policy Foundry (ILPF) in partnership with theInternet Society Washington DC Chapter (ISOC DC) host the first in a series of roundtables – ‘Internet in The Time of Crisis‘. In these unprecedented times, with inequities around health, race, privacy and class all coming to the fore, the Internet now plays more of a role in our lives than ever, so how are these fundamental societal issues reflected through this omnipresent and critical technology? This roundtable will focus on issues around social media, health tech, digital surveillance and overall psychology and well-being on the Internet.
SPEAKERS David Morar, Elliott School of International Affairs Muira McCammon, Annenberg School for Communication Suchi Pahi, Director of Privacy and Business Affairs, Rally Health Yasodara Cordova, Civic Engagement, World Bank Group
On Tuesday August 18 2020 at 7pm EDT (23:00 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts an online meetup ‘Providing Remote Services for The Disability Community During The Pandemic‘. Presenter Jonathon Epstein of AHRC NYC and InTandem will discuss the ways in which, in the age of COVID-19, government agencies, non-profits and cultural institutions are working together to support their constituents in ways that are as accessible and intersectional as possible.
This webinar, ‘Internet Resilience in Africa in the context of COVID-19‘ 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 discuss the impact of the quick and major changes in the use of the Internet that occurred in the last few months due to COVID-19 on the operations of organizations such as AFRINIC, Internet Service Providers and Cable Operators. It also discusses how the Internet has allowed business continuity during lockdowns and how governments, regulators, operators and the private sector have used the Internet to ease the disruption of our social and economic life. Last but not least, it will discuss how the Internet is being used in the fight against COVID-19. Participation is via Zoom in English and French.
Le lundi 1er juin 2020, de 14h00 à 15h00 EAT (11h00-12h00 UTC), la Commission de l’Union Africaine, l’Internet Society et l’Union Africaine des Télécommunications organiseront le premier webinaire de la série “ African Internet Resilience ”. Ce webinaire, “ La résilience d’Internet en Afrique dans le contexte de COVID-19 ” 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 discutera de l’impact des changements rapides et majeurs dans l’utilisation d’Internet survenus au cours des derniers mois en raison de COVID-19 sur les opérations d’organisations telles qu’AFRINIC, les fournisseurs de services Internet et les câblo-opérateurs. Il explique également comment Internet a permis la continuité des activités pendant les fermetures et comment les gouvernements, les régulateurs, les opérateurs et le secteur privé ont utilisé Internet pour faciliter la perturbation de notre vie sociale et économique. Enfin et surtout, il discutera de la manière dont Internet est utilisé dans la lutte contre COVID-19. La participation se fait via Zoom en anglais et en français.
SPEAKERS: Daryl Haegley, Director, Cyberspace Mission Assurance and Deterrence in the Office of the Secretary of Defense; Yusuf Abdul-Qadir, Regional Director, New York Civil Liberties Union; Melissa Flagg, Senior Fellow, Center for Security and Emerging Technology; Lee McKnight, Associate Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University; Mary Collins, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York; Lin Wells, Senior Advisor, Community Resiliency and Sustainability Center (C-RASC), George Mason University; Dr. Divya Chander – Chair, Singularity University. MODERATOR: Dr. David Bray, Director, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council.
On Wednesday May 20 2020 at 06:00 UTC the Internet Society Asia Pacific Bureau hosts the inaugural edition of its APAC Insights series of online conversation sharing views and insights on current issues related to the Internet and its use in the Asia-Pacific. TOPIC: What role has the Internet played in helping communities deal with the coronavirus pandemic? SPEAKERS: Ellen STRICKLAND, Chief Advisor, International, InternetNZ, New Zealand; Osama MANZAR, Founder/Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation, India; Sumon Ahmed SABIR, Chief Technology Officer, Fiber@Home Limited, Bangladesh; Moderator: Rajnesh SINGH, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society.
On Wednesday 15 April 2020 at 7:30pm-9:30pm IST (14:00-16:00 UTC) the Internet Society Youth SIG‘s Youth Observatory presents a Webinar on COVID-19. Dr. Abhishek Royal (MBBS, MPH Scholar | Implementation Research) will cover will cover: 1) Community perspective on pandemic; 2) Effects of lockdown and infodermic on mental health.
Today Monday January 25 2021, at 4:30pm CAT (14:30 UTC) ISOC LIVE will webcast an Internet Society Zimbabwe Chapter (ISOC ZIM) Tech Talk – ‘The Urgency of Multistakeholder Participation in Internet Governance during COVID and Beyond‘ that was held on Jan 12 2021.
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