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[Webinar] ICANN's new engagement strategy in the developing world

ICANN’s soul-searching continues: from the implementation of the management reform, the introduction of new gTLDs, and its new CEO, ICANN is moving closer to stakeholders in an effort to make the organisation relevant to its stakeholders around the globe.…

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Added by Diplo IGCBP on March 22, 2013 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Open Access: Enabling Access to Affordable Broadband in Kenya

1.      Introduction

There is now global recognition of the central role of the Internet in social and economic development.  This realisation is influencing government policies to improve access to affordable internet services.  To achieve this objective governments have pursued liberalisation and privatisation strategies to improve the state of telecommunication network infrastructure and services while the industry is employing strategies that will give them competitive…

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Added by Mwende Njiraini on July 12, 2011 at 9:33am — No Comments

Internet access - positive or negative consequences for developing countries

Given that it is hard to imagine modern life without using the ICTs and that their usage is increasing every day, it is not hard to understand why is the issue of the impact of ICTs on the society one of the topics of almost all meetings concerning ICTs. These new technologies contributed to the fact that most people the world in which we are living today consider as e-world.



ICTs, since their appearance, influenced a rapidly change of the world. The field of ICTs is very broad and… Continue

Added by Maša Kojić on June 4, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

The impact of Social Networks on developing countries



The Foundation Phase of the IGCBP is coming to an end, but the debates raised in class will be preserved for a very long time... especially if they’re also shared on the IG community portal!



The following comments by Africa Group C participants were posted during a debate on a very current issue: Social Networks. The class was asked, what is the impact of Social Networks on developing… Continue

Added by Stephanie on May 21, 2010 at 6:30pm — 6 Comments

[EuroDig Interview] David Kavanagh, Ireland

David Kavanagh is from Ireland and now based in France, where he collaborates with UNESCO. He is part of the team coming to the EuroDig in Geneva and tells his experience with the European Capacity Development in Internet Governance, as well as the current challenges for Internet governance in different political… Continue

Added by Diplo IGCBP on September 8, 2009 at 10:52am — No Comments

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