Saw this and thought that some of you might find it interesting. It's a bit
disappointing that there doesn't seem to be more outreach to the Internet
governance community occurring, however. For instance, it would have been
great to see them partnering with ISOC on this.
Best,
-Michael
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Enviado do meu smartphone Samsung Galaxy.-------- Mensagem original --------De: instituto <instituto(a)bemestarbrasil.org.br> Data: 13/02/2017 09:34 (GMT-03:00) Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net> Assunto: Re: [DC3] RES: RES: Call for Resources
Mau, Nico....lets put at 11 am cause i have here a little emergency with my dentist. But at 11 am is it ok
Enviado do meu smartphone Samsung Galaxy.-------- Mensagem original --------De: Maureen Hernandez <hernandezgmaureenp(a)gmail.com> Data: 12/02/2017 11:33 (GMT-03:00) Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net> Assunto: Re: [DC3] RES: RES: Call for Resources
We are on it Michael (website) we are doing an update on this and it shouldn't take much longer.
We'll let you all know as soon as it's ready so we can all start with the contributions.
Warm regards,Maureen
On Feb 12, 2017 02:25, "Michael Oghia" <mike.oghia(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Maureen: the list you shared is amazing! I'm not the best to evaluate their usefulness, but it seems it would practically double what we already have on the Google Doc.
Also, it was my pleasure to get the resources together :)
Luca: what's the status of the website to host these resources?
Best,-Michael
On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 1:51 AM, Maureen Hernandez <hernandezgmaureenp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Mike thank you so much for this... I have found a useful source of resources, that I'm not sure if we are including them but it seems a useful categorization of efforts and related topics... We can have a look at it if you have a moment next week to see if it's worth to include some of them.
This is the list
http://nethood.org/links.php
Hugs,
Mau
2017-02-01 8:47 GMT-06:00 Michael Oghia <mike.oghia(a)gmail.com>:
Luca, I've been updating it periodically with new resources (as people share them as well as new ones I come across). Check out the updated list on the Google doc you shared:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lp5DTB2Bso4Uz7yn3f7yza90Z9iqm6sUCONyLCc…
Also, once you get it on a static web page, aside from sharing on the list, how do you suggest we offer new resources? It might be tedious to constantly add new ones (unless a colleague is willing to do that -- I can as well!).
Best,-Michael
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Mau, Nico....lets put at 11 am cause i have here a little emergency with my dentist. But at 11 am is it ok
Enviado do meu smartphone Samsung Galaxy.-------- Mensagem original --------De: Maureen Hernandez <hernandezgmaureenp(a)gmail.com> Data: 12/02/2017 11:33 (GMT-03:00) Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net> Assunto: Re: [DC3] RES: RES: Call for Resources
We are on it Michael (website) we are doing an update on this and it shouldn't take much longer.
We'll let you all know as soon as it's ready so we can all start with the contributions.
Warm regards,Maureen
On Feb 12, 2017 02:25, "Michael Oghia" <mike.oghia(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Maureen: the list you shared is amazing! I'm not the best to evaluate their usefulness, but it seems it would practically double what we already have on the Google Doc.
Also, it was my pleasure to get the resources together :)
Luca: what's the status of the website to host these resources?
Best,-Michael
On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 1:51 AM, Maureen Hernandez <hernandezgmaureenp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Mike thank you so much for this... I have found a useful source of resources, that I'm not sure if we are including them but it seems a useful categorization of efforts and related topics... We can have a look at it if you have a moment next week to see if it's worth to include some of them.
This is the list
http://nethood.org/links.php
Hugs,
Mau
2017-02-01 8:47 GMT-06:00 Michael Oghia <mike.oghia(a)gmail.com>:
Luca, I've been updating it periodically with new resources (as people share them as well as new ones I come across). Check out the updated list on the Google doc you shared:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lp5DTB2Bso4Uz7yn3f7yza90Z9iqm6sUCONyLCc…
Also, once you get it on a static web page, aside from sharing on the list, how do you suggest we offer new resources? It might be tedious to constantly add new ones (unless a colleague is willing to do that -- I can as well!).
Best,-Michael
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Hi again,
Last week we also agreed to consolidate the resources we have shared so far on this list + all other resources related to community networking so that we can beef up the « resources » page of our website https://comconnectivity.org/home (yes we have a website but it is still a work in progress :) )
Please feel free to share any CN-related resource that may be of interest (e.g. academic publications, short articles, videos, etc)
Many thanks
Luca
Hi all, in case this is of interest to the list. Apologies for the short
notice.
Carlos
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Date: 9 Feb 2017 2:38 p.m.
Subject: [Internet Policy] WEBCAST TODAY: The Next Three Billion –
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Cc:
Unlike NYC, where Thursday has been essentially canceled, snow will be
light in DC so this looks like a go. Along with the regulars noted below,
there will be reps from Google, Microsoft, & Facebook. A great 'state of
connectivity' event.
joly posted: "Today, Thursday February 9 2017 the Open Technology Institute
will host a half-day forum The Next Three Billion - Initiatives to Bring
the Whole World Online in Washington DC. More than four billion people are
as yet unconnected around the world. To addre"
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DC. More than four billion people are as yet unconnected around the world.
To address the challenge of getting three out of four of them online, one
panel will examine “moon shot” global innovations, and another, local
community-based networking strategies. Speakers include *Manu Bhardwaj*, *Megan
Smith*, *Chris Yoo*, *Steve Song*, and *Robert Pepper*. The event will be
webcast live on the *New America YouTube Channel
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Hi everyone,
One of our former grant recipients, Kanchana Kanchanasut from InterLab/AIT in Thailand, shared a reminder that this event is taking place at the APRICOT 2017 / APNIC 43 conference in HCMC in Viet Nam later this month. There is webcast available at our conferences, so I am pretty sure it will be possible to follow-up remotely.
See below her invitation.
Warm regards,
Sylvia
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Dea all,
We would like to invite you to join the APRICOT 2017 BoF Session on Community Wireless Mesh Networking which will be held on 28 February 2017, 17:30-19:00. Details of the BoF can be found below.
Date: Tuesday, 28 February 2017, Time: 17:30-19:00
Venue: VIP 3 & 4, Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers
Summary:
Community Wireless Mesh Networks (CWMN) are an excellent alternative to provide affordable access to the Internet, especially in underserved areas. In recent years, CWMN have emerged as a technology that can work on a small scale and which permits community participation as well as local economic development and empowerment. Successful examples around the Asia-Pacific on CWMN range from a desire to connect the unconnected, supporting access to information during natural disasters or simply doing research on wireless networking.
The aim of this BoF is to discuss the concept of community wireless networks, the various models employed and technical considerations. The session will bring together practitioners who have experience in planning and deploying community wireless networks.
The goal of the session is to expand knowledge on the topic, share technical lessons learnt and encourage others to get involved in the area of community wireless networks.
Speakers:
Internet Society
InterLab/AIT
Others TBC
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Hi all,
As we discussed during our call, last week, it is time to have a final round of comments to wrap up the discussion on the Declaration on Community Connectivity. This does not mean that the Declaration will be cast in stone for the next 20 years but it seems that we all agree on the benefits of having a shared document setting a shared definitions and principles.
Here is the latest version of the Declaration. https://pad.codigosur.org/GuadalajaraDeclaration
Please provide your final comments and remarks by 15 February.
Particularly, feel free to share your perspective on whether to keep the paragraph on CN policy (i.e. point 4) in the Declaration or separate it in order to include it in a different document.
Thanks a lot and have an excellent day.
Luca
Dear All,
I thought this might be of interested for some of you.
Have a good day,
Federica
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The International Development Research Centre<https://www.idrc.ca/en/what-we-do> (IDRC) has announced a call for expressions of interest related to a new cyberpolicy pilot program that is open to established research organizations in eligible low-, middle-, or upper-middle income countries in sub-Saharan and North Africa, the Middle East, South, and South East Asia.
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