DC3 May 2020

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by dc3＠bob.ma

I’ve been trying to understand why it has been so difficult for me to explain “best efforts” connectivity. I assumed that we had already transcended the network-of-networks framing but I was wrong. One telling conversation (that I think I’ve cited in the past) was in Rio at an event Luca hosted. One of the remote attendees talked about sharing a single phone line. Nicalas and I tried to explain the idea of using Internet-like protocols to share the wire even if it’s not connected to the rest of the world. I have lots of other examples but it’s a difficult concept. Given this my next two columns try to explain this better. https://rmf.vc/IEEEBeyondInternet tries to explain that the origins of the Internet are in psychology and not in network engineering. (Officially it’s the September column – the IEEE goes at the speed of hardware not software innovation) In https://rmf.vc/UnderstandingInternetVsTelecom (https://rmf.vc/UIT) I dive deeper into the basic concepts. That’s still an early draft so I’d appreciate input and questions. I plan to follow up with another essay on the power of a Public Packet Infrastructure which is a concept DC3 can build on rather than extending the telecom model. Bob Frankston <https://Frankston.com> https://Frankston.com

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Fwd: [GISW-Authors] GISWatch 2020 Call for Proposals: Country Reports

by Michael J. Oghia

FYI everyone, this sounds like a great opportunity. Stay safe and well, -Michael ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Maja Romano <maja(a)apc.org> Date: Thu, May 7, 2020 at 12:10 AM Subject: [GISW-Authors] GISWatch 2020 Call for Proposals: Country Reports To: <GISW-Authors(a)lists.apc.org> Dear GISWatch authors, Apologies to those of you who may have received this notice already, but we wanted to make sure that all previous contributors to the GISWatch report receive the newly launched call for proposals for GISWatch 2020! After extensive deliberation and preparation, the theme for 2020 will be: "Technology, the environment and a sustainable world: Responses from the global South". From the feedback we have received (and sincere thanks to those who gave their input), it is clear that this is a very timely and important topic to explore. Full details and the terms of reference for proposals can be found here: https://www.apc.org/en/node/36333/ The deadline to apply is *20 May 2020*. We hope that many of you will consider submitting a proposal for the 2020 edition. Please feel free to share this announcement with your networks, colleagues and fellow researchers whom you feel may be interested, and do reach out if you have any questions. Warm greetings and best wishes, -Maja -- Maja Romano Content production and curation lead Global Information Society Watch coordinator <https://www.giswatch.org/> Association for Progressive Communications (APC) <https://www.apc.org/> _______________________________________________ You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to GISW-Authors mailing list Additional information and options can be found at https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/gisw-authors If you want to unsubscribe, send an email to gisw-authors-unsubscribe(a)lists.apc.org If you want more information about how we protect your privacy, please refer to our privacy policy(https://www.apc.org/en/privacy-policy) or write to privacy(a)apc.org.

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RES: Covid19 and Internet Openness IGF 2020 Outcome

by Luca Belli

Hi Harini, Thanks for your interest. Please check with Ritu and Osama (CCed) who are already drafting an essay on the value of CNs to foster openness in time of covid19. Perhaps there is still some margin for cooperation. I would avoid adding another separate essay about India to the list as we already have 3, which are providing a very complete picture of the various dimensions of internet openness in India All the best Luca ________________________________ De: Harini [hello(a)jiovio.com] Enviado: sábado, 25 de abril de 2020 2:51 Para: DC3; Luca Belli; nikhil Cc: senthil kumar; Dhinesh pandian; Ritu Srivastava Assunto: [DC3] Covid19 and Internet Openness IGF 2020 Outcome Hi Luca, Geomesh would like to be a part of it and we Geomesh Community Networks from India would like to contribute to it. We will cover " How Community networks has helped in providing health care service in times of COVID-19 " We are requesting you to give some more time to submit the essay and will get back to you with the Essay on 29th April. Regards Harinie.k ________________________________ From: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net> <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net>> on behalf of Luca Belli <luca.belli(a)fgv.br<mailto:luca.belli@fgv.br>> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:19 PM To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>> Cc: Nikhil Pahwa <nikhil(a)medianama.com<mailto:nikhil@medianama.com>> Subject: [DC3] Covid19 and Internet Openness IGF 2020 Outcome Dear all, I hope this email finds you well and in good health in these troubled times. This message is to start a discussion regarding the work to be developed as IGF 2020 output of the coalition and the organisation of the annual IGF meeting. As you might know, the IGF Secretariat recently issued its call for proposals for workshops and DC meetings for the next IGF, which should in principle (Coronavirus permitting) take place in Poland on 2-6 November. As the current covid19 pandemic offers concrete evidence of the incredible importance of being connected, I would like to propose a Symposium dedicated to “Covd19 and Internet Openness”. The Symposium will be a collection of short essays showing the incredible value of non-discriminatory connectivity as well as the incredible potential of alternative connectivity models, such as community networks. For this reason, I would suggest developing the initiative as a partnership between 2 coalitions I coordinate within the IGF (the one on Net Neutrality and the one on Community Connectivity) as they represent complementary facets of the same debate. The authors of the essays will be listed as speakers for the IGF session of the coalition. I have been talking about the initiative with some of you directly and I am happy to say that we will be able to publish the essays online on MediaNama (largest tech & policy portal in India) as soon as we receive and edit them, and that MediaNama’s Founder and Editor Nikhil Pahwa has kindly agreed to co-edit the essays with me. After the publication online, we could collect all the essays (ideally between 10 and 15) and publish them in a booklet on “Covd19 and the Value of Internet Openness” to be released at the IGF (if the IGF will be maintained) and freely accessible online. Everything will be licensed in CC, of course. The suggestion is to explore a variety of ongoing issues going from blocking and Internet shutdowns, to zero rating and net neutrality, community network experiences and new conceptualisations of Internet access as a human right. I have already spoken with some of you and there are a lot of good ideas already in the air. Here is the suggested format. * Essays can be 1000 to 1500 words in length. If you require more words, please consider making your contribution into a two-part post. * Please only use in-text citations or hyperlinks (i.e., no footnotes). * To take advantage of the momentum, I suggest fixing a deadline (at least for the first batch of) submissions on Wednesday 25 April. Those confirming their interest in writing an essay by the 22nd (and sending the first draft by the 25th) will be considered as speakers for the coalition IGF session. The 22nd is the dealine to submit a session proposal. Please, feel free share your thoughts on this All the best Luca

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