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• IETF 112: How do we get the remaining 2.9 billion people online?

  2021-12-01 News

  IETF 112 took place in early November, where close to 1,200 people participated to further the IETF's mission of “making the internet work better”. One of the presentations was about getting more people online under the title of GAIA – Global Access to the Internet for All – which focussed on unlocking internet access for people in rural areas, particularly those in less developed countries. But developed countries also have their challenges in reaching those not yet online.

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• Purposes of the RIPE Database – Task Force presents conservative position on data oil

  2021-11-30 Blog

  In times when data is glorified as the new oil, being conservative about drilling is rare. In a rare occurrence the Database Requirements Task Force of the RIPE Community took a step back and recommended taking a number of data objects out of the public RIPE Database (see RIPE767). While the group certainly hopes to save their community from data spills and fracking interests, opposition was expressed during the RIPE 83 meeting last week.

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• RIPE's answer to COP26

  2021-11-24 Blog

  Guidelines for greening the networks will be on the agenda for the RIPE community in 2022. While this is not a new topic for the address managing body, considerable interest was expressed at the ongoing RIPE83 meeting this week. A RIPE answer to the climate crisis and the steps that were deemed insufficient at the recent COP26 climate conference in Glasgow could be in the making.

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