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This week; the European Union is launching an unprecedented public consultation to find out what Europeans fear most about the future of the internet. Also, the European Commission has announced that EU roaming charges will be binned in June after proposed wholesale roaming price caps received final clearance from the European Parliament.

A PLANET, AN OCEAN. Preserving the terrestrial and marine biodiversity of our planet is essential for our well-being. However, unsustainable harvesting techniques are a threat to animal and plant species. Technological advances, policies and financial resources alone are not enough to achieve the goal of sustainable development. We must change our way of thinking and acting. UNESCO is the driving force behind the Decade of the United Nations Education for Sustainable Development (HEDD,…

Dear friends, I leave this presentation of a book that reflects the joint work of my colleagues and I in the Ibero-American Observatory on Data Protection, which collects unification of legal criteria on privacy on and off line, to create culture. Greetings. I hope you like them. Thanks for the space always. Under the direction of Mr. Daniel Lopez carballo, Spain. Complutense University of Madrid.

Words by Daniel López Carballo.

Towards an effective…

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This week; The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa urged Cameroonian authorities to examine with diligence the difficulties of the populations and entrepreneurs of the English-speaking regions of the north-west and south-west, which have been deprived of Internet since mid-January 2017;  while AFRINIC, The Internet Number Registry for Africa  calls for an open and secure Internet for everyone.…

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Cette semaine; En Allemagne, le gouvernement plaide pour un Internet plus rapide pour tous d'ici 2025 dans le cadre des objectifs à discuter lors de la réunion du G20…

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This week; in Germany, government has called for fast internet for all by 2025 as part of the goals to be discussed at the G20 Digital Ministers Meeting on digitisation, taking place in Duesseldorf on 6-7 April. Also, Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new bill that punishes social networking sites if they fail to swiftly remove illegal content such as hate speech…

In the past seven years, citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have experienced a series of intentional interruptions to online communications, affecting the exercise of rights to freedom of expression and information as well as access to services.

The first shutdown of digital communications reported in DRC was in December 2011. The shutdown affected SMS, and lasted 25 days. At the time, few people appreciated the magnitude of this state-initiated act or knew how to…