March 2012 Blog Posts (8)

For those of you who may not be aware, ICANN is currently seeking individuals to serve on the Support Applicant Review Panel (SARP), an important component of the New gTLD Applicant Support Program that seeks to serve the global public interest by ensuring worldwide accessibility to,…

Hello Everyone,

ICANN has published a survey to encourage community input on improving its effectiveness as a global organization. You need not be a member of ICANN to participate in the survey. The survey is available in all of the UN languages. Click here for more details

The survey results will be shared with the…

Several issues emerged during the 43rd meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), concluded last week in Costa Rica. We invite you to join us for our March webinar to discuss these issues.

The new gTLDs programme was rolled out earlier this year. Hundreds of applicants registered their intent to apply for the so-called dot-brands, amid opposition by other major companies relating to the high fees, increased potential for fraud, and defensive…

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Applications now open - Next Generation Leaders eLearning programme “Shaping the Internet – History and Futures” (English,  French and Spanish)

Applications are now open for the Internet Society’s Next Generation Leaders (NGL) eLearning…

Probably the most critical non-tangible resources responsible for smooth operations of global Internet infrastructure are Internet Protocol addresses and Internet Domain Names. Playing around the Internet and Application layers of Internet Protocol Suite (OSI Model), these two resources continue to translate each other while Internet reachable to users. Likewise IP addresses, which are represented by Decimal (IPv4) and Hexadecimal (IPv6) notations, Internet Domain Names are represented by…

This is an invitation to gather all Diplo Community attending at ICANN 43. We are planning to do something informal and maybe networking kind of meeting. We can join us together to share a little on Mall in front of Ramada Center Hotel this Thursday just after Public Forum.

Everyone is invited! Come on and share together.

Following Diplo's recent open selection process to facilitate nominations for the IGF MAG, Virginia (Ginger) Paque reflects on the lessons being learned...

Moving towards a more inclusive Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

How to foster inclusive and effective diplomacy is a question that we, at Diplo, try to…

Sharing an ITU study on the impact of ICT on Arab Women - Happy Women's day-2012

Author: Hanane Boujemi

Background on ICT usage in the MENA region

Information Communication Technologies are considered one of the main drivers of economic growth, making it a high priority in the agendas of Arab…