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Diplo IGCBP Internet use: Has it brought more harm than good?

One of DiploFoundation elearning features is the interactivity among course participants. The online classrooms are private spaces for exchange, facilitated by a Diplo certified Tutor.

Here is an exchange that happened in the very first week in the IGCBP (Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme) 2010 ACP Africa D, tutored by Ulemu Nyasulu from Malawi.

One participant started a topic with a simple… Continue

Added by Diplo IGCBP on March 8, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Diplo IGCBP Zimbabwe and ICT policy: 2010-2014 strategic plan

In the IGCBP (Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme) classroom ACP Africa B, the course participants are already exchanging documents and experiences on national ICT policy.

One of the participants of this group commented that the Zimbabwe Cabinet announced the new ICT strategy plan for Zimbabwe, in February 2010.

The IGCBP 2010 ACP Africa… Continue

Added by Diplo IGCBP on March 8, 2010 at 12:53pm — 3 Comments

Diplo IGCBP CERTs and security in Africa: How to set up a CSIRT

How to set up a CSIRT? Diplo Tutor Mwende Njiraini from Kenya shares with her colleagues at the Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme - IGCBP ACP Africa A:

"A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH ON HOW TO SET UP A CSIRT"

Starting with definitions:

CSIRT stands for Computer Security Incident Response Team. The term CSIRT is used pred… Continue

Added by Diplo IGCBP on March 8, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Carolina Rossini Green-Paper: "The State and Challenges of OER in Brazil: from readers to writers?"

The goal of this Green-Paper is to examine a wide variety of issues in applying information and communications technologies to education,

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Added by Carolina Rossini on March 4, 2010 at 9:41pm — 1 Comment

Diplo IGCBP Internet Governance Diplomats in Nairobi

Internet Governance Diplomats in Nairobi


NAIROBI, Kenya (Diplo) - This 30-storey building is the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi,

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Added by Diplo IGCBP on March 2, 2010 at 5:02pm — 3 Comments

Diplo IGCBP Interview: Jamil Goheer, Pakistan

Jamil Goheer (IGCBP 2008) describes himself as a "technopreneur by profession, social entrepreneur by passion and a researcher by interest". He loves evaluating odds in social sector and turning them into evens. That is why he is one of the finalists of the Unreasonable Institute.

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Added by Diplo IGCBP on March 2, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Diplo IGCBP Interview: Ginger Paque, Venezuela

Today we are publishing an interview that was made with Ginger Paque just a few days before the IGF February Open Consultations in Geneva.


Ginger doing a presentation at IGF Sharm El Sheikh using remote participation tools

Diplo IGCBP - Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme: Ginger, in addition to the great work you… Continue

Added by Diplo IGCBP on March 1, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Diplo IGCBP Naveed Ul Haq - ICANN interview

Our Community member Naveed has been interviewed for this month's ICANN Newsletter! Here is the interview:

An ‘always on’ Experience

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Added by Diplo IGCBP on February 26, 2010 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Diplo IGCBP Bringing diversity to the Internet governance "Usual Suspects"


Bringing diversity to the Internet governance "Usual Suspects"


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Added by Diplo IGCBP on February 24, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Diplo IGCBP ICANN Studienkreis Barcelona: download the presentations here


The ICANN Studienkreis is an open network of individuals from different Internet constituencies from the private sector, the academia, the civil society, the media and the government. Establish… Continue

Added by Diplo IGCBP on February 22, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Abhishek Sharma e-Gov solutions Re-usability

I have worked for Railways for over 7 years and now I am working in e-Governance domain after pursuing my MBA. I also had experienced a small e-Gov experience while working on e-District UP project; on behalf of 3i-Infotech as a Summer Trainee. As moving ahead my career in e-Gov domain, I have came across a few confusions in my mind, which I would like anyone having vast experience to clear. Since e-Gov projects(India) like e-District, e-Panchayati Raj, etc. are proposed for all the states. And… Continue

Added by Abhishek Sharma on February 22, 2010 at 10:37am — 2 Comments

Diplo IGCBP EuroDIG 2010 preliminary draft programme ready!


Our friend Sandra Hoferichter reports that the EuroDIG 2010 preliminary draft programme is ready for comments. Although you can add your input here, it is even better if you do it on the… Continue

Added by Diplo IGCBP on February 22, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

Diplo IGCBP The US Perspective on International Norms for Cyberspace

Here is an interesting announcement shared by Carolina Rossini:

The US Perspective on International Norms for Cyberspace

Speaker: Ms. Michele Markoff, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Cyber Affairs, US Dept. of State
Date: Thursday, February 25 2010
Time: 4:10PM to 6:00PM
Refreshments: 4:00AM
Location: 32-D463 (Star)
Host: roger hurwitz, CSAIL
Contact: roger hurwitz, 617-258-5261,
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Added by Diplo IGCBP on February 21, 2010 at 10:56pm — No Comments

Jamil Goheer Think EXTREME - What would happen if the INTERNET Collapsed ?

Hi Folks,

Imagine, what happens if the Internet collapsed !

Thats not being negative but imagining the worst - preparing in case. But its not even about preparing in case, rather its about identifying how much we depend on Internet, how much our lives revolve around Internet and at times how much we breathe on Internet. The post on How Stuff Works caught my attention lately,

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Added by Jamil Goheer on February 16, 2010 at 8:43pm — 4 Comments

Deirdre Williams Charity fraud in Haiti

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Added by Deirdre Williams on February 16, 2010 at 11:40am — No Comments

Diplo IGCBP [Interview] Tim Davies - PracticalParticipation.co.uk

Differently from our usual interviews, instead of having one of our alumni, today we have an expert who has recently worked with the Diplo team on the use of Web 2.0 tools during a conference. Tim Davies, from the UK, shares with us some of the experience recently held in Sharm:


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Added by Diplo IGCBP on February 10, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Diplo IGCBP [Interview] Charity Gamboa-Embley - IGF Remote Participation Working Group

Charity Gamboa-Embley (IGCBP 2007) is from the Philippines and as a member of the IGF Remote Participation Working group she agreed to give us an interview.

DIPLO Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme - IGCBP: Charity, you have been involved in a project that is getting a lot of attention over the recent years - remote participation for the IGF. Can you explain to us more about what is this initiative? What is the benefit that the group is off… Continue

Added by Diplo IGCBP on February 7, 2010 at 8:30pm — 4 Comments

Diplo IGCBP [Interview] Rafik Dammak, Tunisia - Youth Coalition on Internet Governance

We interviewed Rafik Dammak (IGCBP 2007) from Tunisia, who shares new information about the Youth Coalition on Internet Governance.

DIPLO Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (IGCBP): Rafik, there is an important announcement for the launch of the Youth dynamic coalition. Can you tell us more about it?



Rafik Dammak: Thank you for thi
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Added by Diplo IGCBP on February 6, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Sorina Teleanu Secret anti-piracy treaty?

An intensive debate about the so-called secret international discussions on a global intelectual property treaty is taking place at European level. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is currently negotiated between the EU and some industrialised countries (Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States). The treaty has been presented first and foremost as a way of tackling physical forgeries, such as designer handbags or… Continue

Added by Sorina Teleanu on February 4, 2010 at 9:57pm — No Comments

Diplo IGCBP 'Capacity is Development' Knowledge Fair

The United Nations Development Programme is pleased to announce the 'Capacity is Development' Knowledge Fair and invites you to share your experience. The knowledge fair seeks to collect experiences on policies, investments and programs that have proven successful in driving human and institutional capacity d… Continue

Added by Diplo IGCBP on February 4, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

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Jamil Goheer (Pakistan)
Virginia (Ginger) Paque (Venezuela)
Tim Davies (UK)
Charity Gamboa-Embley (Philippines)
Rafik Dammak (Tunisia)
Jean-Yves Gatete (Burundi)
Guilherme Almeida (Brazil)
Magaly Pazello (Brazil)
Sergio Alves Júnior (Brazil)
Adela Danciu (Romania)
Simona Popa (Romania)
Marina Sokolova (Belarus)
Andreana Stankova (Bulgaria)
Vedran Djordjevic (Canada)
Maria Morozova (Ukraine)
David Kavanagh (Ireland)
Nino Gobronidze (Georgia)
Sorina Teleanu (Romania)
Cosmin Neagu (Romania)
Maja Rakovic (Serbia)
Elma Demir (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Tatiana Chirev (Moldova)
Maja Lubarda (Slovenia)
Babatope Soremi (Nigeria)
Marilia Maciel (Brazil)
Raquel Gatto (Brazil)
Andrés Piazza (Argentina)
Nevena Ruzic (Serbia)
Deirdre Williams (St. Lucia)
Maureen Hilyard (Cook Islands)
Monica Abalo (Argentina)
Emmanuel Edet (Nigeria)
Mwende Njiraini (Kenya)
Marsha Guthrie (Jamaica)
Kassim M. AL-Hassani (Iraq)
Marília Maciel (Brazil)
Alfonso Avila (Mexico)
Pascal Bekono (Cameroon)

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