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WTPF - CENTR Information Paper and Flow Charts
CENTR have published an updated version of the Issue Paper on World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum (WTPF). This includes all recent developments and crystal clear flow charts on each opinion. Find the document at http://centr.org/CENTR-Paper-WTPF_2013
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auDA Foundation 2013 funding round open
The auDA Foundation (.au space) is now accepting grant applications for the 2013 funding round.
The auDA Foundation Board is keen to receive applications that will utilise the power of the Internet to deliver practical outcomes through innovative means that will benefit the Australian community.
The last funding round provided grants for a diverse range of projects, such as examining the use of Twitter by the courts, the creation of an online Community of Practice for nurse educators, an interactive interface to enable Indigenous communities to use three dimensional models of Australian landscapes, and determining the preferred forms of service delivery for young people at risk of suicide and self-harm.
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25 years of .at
Updated conditions of registration for .se
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2013 Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards
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European ccTLD - April 2013
The latest edition of the CENTR Monthly Roundup is available and covers the following
- Overview of ccTLD news from CENTR Members
- Selected findings from a recent CENTR survey entitled "Registrar Web Tools"
- Statistics on ccTLD Growth
- Q&A with .SE
.ee - Changes to the Board of the EIF
Source article: Eesti Internet
Minister of Economy and Communications Juhan Parts appointed Jaanus Tehver, who had previously served the board, as a Member of the Supervisory Board of the Estonian Internet Foundation.
The minister simultaneously recalled Vaho Klaamann, a Member of the Board of Santa Monica Networks AS, from the Supervisory Board.
Jaanus Tehver was a member of the Supervisory Board from July 2009 to May 2012, when he became a member of the Foundation's Management Board. Tehver was recalled from the Management Board at the end of 2012.
Jaanus Tehver is a barrister and partner of the law firm Tehver & Partnerid. He became a lawyer in 1998 and obtained a degree in European Law from London's King College. Tehver is a member of the Estonian Bar Association and Chairman of the Board of Transparency International Estonia.
Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Communication Marika Priske will continue as Chairman of the Foundation's Supervisory Board. Other members include the Deputy Secretary-General for Internal Security of the Ministry of Interior Erkki Koort, IT-councillor of the Reform Party Mati Leet, Chairman of the Board of Reaals
Steve Crocker: "Since its introduction, the .РФ TLD is still a leading IDN in the entire world"
On April 25, 2013, the Fourth Russian Internet Governance Forum has opened in Moscow, Russia. The forum was hosted by the Coordination Center for TLD RU/РФ, with the Technical Center of Internet as a general sponsor.
At the opening, the Minister of Mass Media and Communications of the Russian Federation has noted that Russia is currently number one in Europe by the number of the Internet users and is among the larger Internet commonwealths. Russia should take the worldwide experience into account and contribute to global Internet development, and Russian IGF plays a very significant part in this.
Read on....be in step with Europe
With a total of 1,346,722 domain names as of 31st December, the .be extension was ranked 10th on the list of extensions for the various countries in Europe. Which is a great result for a country such as Belgium. The .be extension may have great powers of attraction in other countries, yet 65% of .be domain names are still owned by Belgian individuals or organisations.
Each year, DNS Belgium also takes a random sample of the websites behind the .be domain names. The most recent survey shows that webshops are clearly on the rise. The increase in personal sites and blogs is another good sign in an Internet landscape where social media profiles continue to grow in importance.
The .be domain name market is a competitive one, which can be seen from the breakdown in domain name numbers for each registrar. In Belgium, the top 3 registrars together have 20.7% of .be domain names in their joint portfolios. If we compare that figure with .nl (22.6%), .lu (37%), .uk (41%), .de (53%) and .fr (59%), it’s clear that .be market is a very healthy one.
Click on this link to view the infographic of these figures, plus a link to the full report on .be domain names and registrars.
.SE’s Head of Security one of Sweden’s powerful IT women
As in the preceding year, Anne-Marie Eklund-Löwinder ranked a respectable 15th in the magazine Computer Sweden’s list of Sweden’s 100 most powerful IT women.
“Safety issues are being assigned ever-higher priority on the agenda as we spend an increasing amount of time in the cloud. She is one of the truly knowledgeable figures in Internet security. She is also on the board of ISOC-SE and SNUS, Swedish Network Users’ Society.”
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