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WireUP! 2012 UK briefing gets underway

Wire Up!, 27th January 2012
by Lara Pace
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The 2012 edition of WireUP! got underway last week at the University for Creative Arts, Farnham, Surrey UK. Guest speakers  Alex Knowles from Nominet, and Lara Pace from the Commonwealth Internet Governance Forum participated in the Briefing workshop on the 19th of January 201 ...

Sopa: Sites go dark as part of anti-piracy law protests

Blog, 18th January 2012
by Lara Pace
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Article from the BBC (www.bbc.co.uk) published 18 January 2012, by Leo Kelion, Technology reporter Thousands of Internet sites are taking part in a "blackout" protest against anti-piracy laws being discussed by US lawmakers. The Wikipedia encyclopedia and blogging service Wo ...
Google rocked the tech blogosphere with this week's announcement of "Search, plus Your World" - a massive expansion of its Social Search project launched in 2009. No sooner had Google made this announcement than its former Social Search partner, and now major competitor, Twi ...

GAC Communique - Dakar

Blog, 3rd January 2012
by Lara Pace
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Please find the Dakar Communique from the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN at their meeting in Dakar in October 2011. Section three addresses the urgent need for ICANN to implement recommendations received by Law Enforcement Agencies in helping address Cybercrime Activi ...

Call for Expressions of Interest - WireUP! 2012

Blog, 3rd January 2012
by Lara Pace
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What is WireUP!? WireUP! is a youth engagement project develped by the Commonwealth Internet Governance Forum, with a view to engage youth in discussions relating to the Internet and its governance. WireUP! Pilot Project A pilot project was run in 2011 in the UK in col ...
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