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When Art Hides from Tech

Blog, 13th May 2013
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By: Sheba Mohammid     I once knew a girl many years ago who kept her greatest creations under her mattress. Peeking out of the corner of her mattress you could see the edges of creased, dog-eared paper. Somewhere in between the mattress and bed frame you would f ...
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ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Communique - Beijing 2013

Blog, 25th April 2013
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The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) met in Beijing during the week of 4 April 2013. Sixty-one GAC members partcipated in addition to eight observers. The outcomes of their meeting are reflected in the G ...
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REQUIEM for the Cybercafe

Blog, 22nd April 2013
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By Nnenna Nwakanma There was a note on the door. “Dear Customers, beginning from the 1st of April, the cybercafe will be closing down its browsing activities.  Printing, scanning and other desktop services  shall be available next door” It was not an “April Fools'” ...
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Pornography regulation on the Internet: Is the onus shifting to the end-user?

Blog, 15th April 2013
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By: Abhilash Nair The vast amount of pornography available on the Internet has led to a lot of debate and discussion on censorship and appropriate regulatory responses. Whether pornography is good or bad is subjective and is not the focus of this discussion. However, notwith ...
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IGF Fellowship Programme

Announcements, 18th February 2013
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Are you interested in Internet Governance? Do you want to get involved? The IGF Secretariat runs a fellowship programme, where you will be placed in the IGF Secretariat in Geneva and you will be able to contribute to the work of the Secretariat. The aim of the fellowship ...
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