Open Internet
Connecting “Los Nevados” on the Roof of the Andes
Growing the Internet
4 July 2017
Connecting “Los Nevados” on the Roof of the Andes
Beyond the Net Journal: Venezuela Chapter Have you ever been to Los Nevados? Reaching this tiny village, located in...
A drone project to change humanitarian disaster response in Philippines.
13 April 2017
A drone project to change humanitarian disaster response in Philippines.
Philippines is the 4th most disaster-prone country in the world. When a natural disasters hits we are completely wiped...
Internet@MySchool – a pilot project connecting Yemeni schools in Sanaa and Aden
Community Projects
3 April 2017
Internet@MySchool – a pilot project connecting Yemeni schools in Sanaa and Aden
As a country, Yemen is among the least with Internet connectivity in the Middle East. This is particularly troubling...
How the IETF community is shaping technology to build a better society
Community Projects
14 March 2017
How the IETF community is shaping technology to build a better society
The continued advancement in technological landscape enabling more people having Internet access in the global arena has meant that...
Barev dzez! You are listening to Radio MENQ. The voice of the visually impaired of Armenia.
9 March 2017
Barev dzez! You are listening to Radio MENQ. The voice of the visually impaired of Armenia.
Beyond the Net Journal: Armenia Chapter #3 Episode When Armenia declared independence in 1991, the Internet access finally became...
E-Entrepreneurship on the Open Internet
Open Internet Standards
15 April 2015
E-Entrepreneurship on the Open Internet
Today the World Economic Forum published their Global Information Technology Report 2015. This year’s theme is “ICT for Inclusive...
WSIS+10: Building a shared vision for the next decade
Internet Governance
6 March 2015
WSIS+10: Building a shared vision for the next decade
UNESCO, CONNECTing the Dots, 3-4 March 2015 “Over the past decade the focus has been on the Internet technology’s...
What Do You Mean When You Say 'Open Internet'?
Internet Governance
3 September 2014
What Do You Mean When You Say 'Open Internet'?
By Lyman Chapin, Interisle Consulting Group Founder and Principal, and Sally Wentworth, Internet Society Vice President, Global Policy Development...
From Inspiration to Innovation on the Open Internet
Development
16 June 2014
From Inspiration to Innovation on the Open Internet
Recently a young engineer in Togo, Kodjo Afate Gnikou, had an inspiration. Surveying the electronic waste being deposited across...
Protect the Open Internet, Protect Your Freedom
Internet Governance
25 October 2013
Protect the Open Internet, Protect Your Freedom
Although the Internet’s original architects likely did not intentionally conceive the Internet as a tool to advance human rights,...
Provoking National Boundaries on the Internet? A chilling thought…
Growing the Internet
17 June 2013
Provoking National Boundaries on the Internet? A chilling thought…
The impact of the recently revealed US government data collection practices may go well beyond the privacy ramifications outlined...
APRICOT 2013: reflections on the future of the Internet
27 February 2013
APRICOT 2013: reflections on the future of the Internet
I've had the pleasure of attending the APRICOT 2013 conference in Singapore this week. As always, it has featured...