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This week, cybersecurity on Internet Governance headlines as Moscow and Washington are reportedly in talks to create a joint cyber security working group, Russia's RIA news agency reported today. In the United States, in an effort to reorganize the State Department, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will reportedly shut down an office that coordinates cyber and technology issues with other nations. The FBI on Monday warned parents of privacy and safety risks from children's toys connected to the internet. In Europe, the European Commission has reportedly made progress over the past year in addressing hybrid threats, including non-conventional methods such as cyber attacks or disinformation.

On  data protection, in order to maintain data flows with Europe, The UK must try to influence data rules made in Brussels after Brexit, according to reports. On "Right to be forgotten", France's highest administrative court has asked the Court of Justice of the European Union to consider whether Google must delist certain search results globally. On Brand Protection Online, the proliferation of online counterfeiting is increasing and threatening any type of brand protection that companies employ.
On technical standards, the IETF with the publication of RFC8200 announced that the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) had become the latest Internet Standard.
On domain name, an arbitration panel has given Amazon.com Inc. another chance to secure the .amazon internet domain it has been fighting for since 2014.
On Artificial Intelligence, China unveiled a national artificial intelligence (AI) development plan on Thursday, and said it expects the value of its core AI industries to exceed 150 billion yuan by 2020 and 400 billion yuan ($59.07 billion) by 2025.
On freedom of expression, Russia has introduced significant restrictions to online speech and invasive surveillance of online activity and prosecutes critics under the guise of fighting extremism, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

On July 13, Yandex (YNDX), the Russian internet company, revealed it would combine with Uber (UBER) its Taxi business into the entity NewCo.
As for events, we note IETF 99 and the Africa Open Data Conference.
Below, informations on those subjects nd events as well as documentation(reports) on ICANN 59, WSIS Forum, cyberpolitics, geopolitics, SDGs...
Regards

The Internet and the global reach of EU law

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2017/07/18/the-internet-and-t...

India, Australia reiterate support for multi-stakeholder approch to internet governance

https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/india-australia-reiterate-s...

Tightening the net : online Freedom in Iran following Rouhani's reelection

https://www.article19.org/data/files/medialibrary/38827/FINAL-12-7.pdf

How can we expand the use of multistakeholder model

https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2017/07/how-can-...

IPV6 STANDARDIZED

RFC 8200 - IPv6 has been standardized

http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/blog/2017/07/rfc-8200-ipv6...

UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM ON SDGs

UN Forum showcases partnerships for SDGs

http://sdg.iisd.org/news/un-forum-showcases-partnerships-for-sdgs/

3 reasons ICT matters gender equality

https://iccwbo.org/media-wall/news-speeches/3-reasons-ict-matters-g...

Least developed countries face challenges in funding sustainable development - UN report

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=57215#.WXCdSlE6KM8

Sustainable mobility for the 21st centurt

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sustainable-mobility-for-the-21...

IETF 99

IETF 99 - Prague

https://www.ietf.org/meeting/99/index.html

EUROPE TO COUNTER HYBRID THREATS

Hybrid threats are Europe's newest security challenge

http://threatbrief.com/hybrid-threats-europes-newest-security-chall...

Security and defence

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-2064_en.htm

European Union commission assesses alert and actions against hybrid threats

https://www.neweurope.eu/article/eu-commission-assesses-alert-actio...

RUSSIA - US TO CREATE CYBER SECURITY WORKING GROUP

Russia says talks underway on joint U.S cybersecurity unit

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-talks-united-states-joint-cybers...

Moscow in talks with US to create cyber working group

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/moscow-in-talks-with-us-to-create-cy...

Moscow in talks with US to create cyber working group : RIA report

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-us-cyber-envoy-idUSKBN1A51MM

WSIS FORUM : SOME OUTCOME DOCUMENTS

WSIS Forum 2017 : High-Level Track Outcomes and Executive Brief

https://www.itu.int/en/itu-wsis/Documents/wf17/WSISForum2017_HighLe...

Information and Knowledge societies for SDGs - version 1.3 - Work in progress

https://www.itu.int/en/itu-wsis/Documents/wf17/WSISForum2017_ForumT...

WSIS forum 2017 : session recordings

https://www.itu.int/en/itu-wsis/Documents/wf17/WSISForum2017_ForumT...

WSIS forum 2017 outcomes

https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2017/#outcomes

ICANN 59 : TRANSCRIPTS, REPORTS, POLICY UPDATES

ICANN59 session recordings : transcripts, videos

https://schedule.icann.org/

New gTLDs -Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team : ICANN 59 update and next step

https://www.icann.org/news/blog/new-gtlds-competition-consumer-trus...

An update from the second security, stability and resiliency of the Domain Name System Review Team

https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-from-the-second-security-...

ICANN 59 Johannesburg GAC Communique

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-06-29-en

Post-ICANN 59 policy report

https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/post-johannesburg59-pol...

GIP event reports on ICANN 59

https://dig.watch/events/icann59-johannesburg

TILLERSON TO CLOSE CYBERSECURITY OFFICE

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson closes cyber office at State Department

http://www.ibtimes.com/cyber-security-news-secretary-state-rex-till...

Tillerson is reportedly considering shuttering state's cyber office. That's a horrid

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2017/07/19/tillerson_report...

INTERNET FREEDOM IN RUSSIA

Russians plan to protest on streets in Moscow in support of web freedom

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/russians-plan-protest-streets-moscow-suppo...

Russia assault Freedom of expression

https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/07/18/russia-assault-freedom-expression

FBI / INTERNET CONNECTED TOYS

FBI warns parents of privacy risks associated with internet-connected toys

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/18/fbi-warns-parents-of-privacy-risks-a...

Internet-connected toys could present privacy concerns

http://wlns.com/2017/07/19/fbi-internet-connected-toys-could-presen...

ONLINE COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS

The growing problem of online counterfeit products

http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/07/20/growing-problem-online-counter...

Survey shows the danger of counterfeit products

http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/Digest/Survey-Shows-the-Dangers-of-...

DOMAIN NAME

Amazon could be up for grabs

http://www.ipprotheinternet.com/ipprotheinternetnews/article.php?ar...

Amazon may still get .amazon despite govt opposition - thanks to a classic ICANN cockup

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/19/dot_amazon_icann/

Amazon.com Inc given new chance to secure .AMAZON TLD

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170720_amazon_given_new_chance_to_s...

UK - BREXIT - DATA PROTECTION

UK must try to influence EU data protection law Post Brexit

http://sciencebusiness.net/news/80395/UK-must-try-to-influence-EU-d...

Lawmakers urge BREXIT data deal to protect intelligence sharing

https://www.information-management.com/news/lawmakers-urge-brexit-d...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (CHINA)

China forecasts artificial intelligence to exceed 400 billion by 2025

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-ai-idUSKBN1A5103?f

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/chi...

DOMAIN NAME

Righside, Donuts merger gets the green light from ICANN

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170718_rightside_donuts_merger_gets...

GOOGLE "RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN"

Google right to be forgotten appeal heading to Europe's top court

https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/19/googles-right-to-be-forgotten-app...

YANDEX TO PARTNER WITH UBER

Yandex will combine its Taxi business with Uber

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4088098-yandex-will-combine-taxi-b...

Uber accepts minority role, merges with Russian ride sharing company

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/07/uber-accepts-minority-r...

INTERNET OUTAGE (SOMALIA)

Somalia internet returns after 3 weeks blackout

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/07/somalia-internet-returns-week...

Somalia : Internet returns after 23 days

http://allafrica.com/stories/201707180141.html

Somalia's extended internet outage results in millions of dollars of loss per Day, says Government

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170718_somalias_extended_internet_o...


http://allafrica.com/stories/201707180178.html

AFRICA OPEN DATA CONFERENCE


https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2017/07/21/information-data-criti...


http://allafrica.com/stories/201707200738.html