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Participants from policy and regulatory agencies, telecommunications operators and ISPs, the private and public sector, educators and civil society organizations, as well as interested individuals, recently came together, in Trinidad and Tobago, to discuss the potential for mobile Internet technology to promote economic and social development in the Caribbean and to contemplate what is required to create an enabling environment.

These discussions were the focus of the Sixth Caribbean Internet Forum, which took place at the Crown Plaza, Port of Spain from October 29 to 31, 2008. The Forum was organized by the MRP (Telecommunications) programme of The University of the West Indies (UWI), and co-hosted by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL).

Click here for the agenda, presentations and other resources.

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The 3rd GigaNet Annual Symposium will be held in Hyderabad, India, on 2 December 2008, one day prior to the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The GigaNet Annual Symposium is an opportunity to showcase some of the best current research on internet governance from around the world and provides a venue for scholars to discuss and debate these crucial issues. The GigaNet Program Committee encourages all scholars in the field to submit proposals on their current Internet Governance related research.

Deadline for submissions is 15 July 2008.

Click here to go to the GigaNet website.
Click here for the Symposium webpage.
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The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has released a paper identifying and documenting the main areas of discussions and ‘recommendations’ that were generated under the access theme at the second Internet Governance Forum (IGF), held in Rio de Janeiro in November 2007. The paper summarises the discussions emanating from the thematic IGF workshops on Access, as well as the proceedings of the Access plenary session.

Click here to download the paper from the APC website.
Click here to go to the APC access news item.

Click here to go to the APC and WDR dialogue on Regulatory Frameworks for Improving Access.

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[29-31 October 2008] The 6th Annual Caribbean Internet Forum will be held in Trinidad at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Port of Spain. The Main theme of the event is Mobile Internet for Development.

Dr. Kim Mallalieu (University of the West Indies and DIRSI member), will chair two sessions, Caribbean Innovations for the Mobile Internet, and Next Generation Policy and Regulation. Dr. Hopeton S. Dunn (Director, TPM Programme, Mona School of Business and DIRSI member), during the latter session will present, Next Generation Policy and Regulation: Key Challenges.

LIRNE.NET founder and advisor, Professor W.H. Melody, will present the conference keynote address.

Click here to go to the CIF 2008 website.

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Milton Mueller, well known for his work on global internet governance, has been appointed as the first XS4ALL Professor at the Delft University of Technology. During the three-year research appointment, Mueller will serve as Chair of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) section in the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management. Professor Mueller will also continue to teach at iSchool at Syracuse in addition to his work with the Internet Governance Project.

XS4ALL, a Dutch service provider, describes itself as having its roots “in a close-knit international internet community which played a large part in the creation of the internet. We therefore cherish and seek to protect the original values of the internet as a worldwide computer network that allows the free and uncensored exchange of data, information and ideas for everyone. XS4ALL therefore believes it has a special responsibility for the development of the internet.” Click here to read XS4ALL’s full statement on their Motives & Ambitions.

Read the full story at the Internet Governance Project blog or in Dutch at TUD: Milton Mueller eerste XS4All hoogleraar bij TU Delft.

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