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FW: [gaia] Special Issue on IoT in developing countries

by Jane Coffin

FYI If you need an intro to Marco – let me know. Jane Internet Society | www.internetsociety.org Skype: janercoffin Mobile/WhatsApp: +1.202.247.8429 From: gaia <gaia-bounces(a)irtf.org> on behalf of Marco Zennaro <mzennaro(a)ictp.it> Date: Monday, March 26, 2018 at 5:43 AM To: "gaia(a)irtf.org" <gaia(a)irtf.org> Subject: [gaia] Special Issue on IoT in developing countries EAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things SPECIAL ISSUE ON: IoT in developing countries IMPORTANT DATES Manuscript submission deadline: April 30th, 2018 Notification of acceptance: June 15th, 2018 Submission of final revised paper: July 1st, 2018 Publication of special issue (tentative): August 1st, 2018 The prospect of IoT in developing countries is huge, ranging from agriculture to smart city applications. This special issue targets the use of IoT and its related technologies (e.g. fog computing, data analytics, green computing, smart grid etc.) in developing countries. Building innovative solutions and services based on cutting edge technologies is very challenging in developing countries for several reasons. The limited IT infrastructure and Internet penetration are two of the key hindering barriers. We are therefore seeking original, previously unpublished papers empirically addressing key issues and challenges related with the use of IoT for the emerging sectors in the developing countries. We are interested in current works of researchers and practitioners from academia and industry aiming to benefit the developing world from the technologies’ advances despite the existing limitations. When the paper is ready for submission, authors should go to https://escripts.eai.eu/home, select “Internet of Things”, find their special issue and upload their manuscript. More info: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IV8AzaCdJd8dPHPd7FVEpSIAyZmBXsMh/view Thanks! Marco Marco Zennaro, PhD // Research Officer // T/ICT4D Lab // ICTP // wireless.ictp.it

6 years, 9 months

Fwd: Extended deadline March 26: GISWATCH 2018 on Community Networks - Call for 1-page proposals

by Kathleen Diga

Dear DC3 members, [APOLOGIES FOR THE CROSS-POSTING] I hope this message finds you all well. As you might have seen, we have started the GISW 2018 process with the call for proposal for country chapters. This year, GISW will focus on community networks. We have extended the deadline to Monday, March 26. I would like to invite you to consider responding to this call. We believe GISW 2018 will substantively contribute to shed some light to better understood and support bottom-up locally owned/managed networks. Please find the call below and a document attached with more details for developing the proposals for GISW 2018. Best regards, Kathleen ================= The Association of Progressive Communications would cordially invite you to submit a short 1 page country level proposal for the 2018 Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch). Read the attachment for more detailed information. The GISWatch is like a “rough-guide” to the information society from a civil society perspective – but one written by those living in the country they are talking about, and who get to see the impact of technology on their lives and in their countries first-hand. GISWatch is a tool and a process for the collaborative monitoring of the implementation of national and international commitments made by governments towards the creation of an inclusive, open and sustainable information society. For a look at the previous 11 GIS Watch editions, please see www.giswatch.org <http://www.giswatch.org/>. If you have an innovative experience to share and the wealth of knowledge you could bring towards the 2018 theme of Community Networks, we ask you to submit a short proposal. The short 1 page proposal submission would describe your idea for a 2300 word book chapter on the innovative experiences of a Community Network and the country context which has enabled this Community Network. Specifically, the 1 page proposal criteria includes: name, organisation, country brief information on Community Network solution duration of Community Network operations half a page about the experience or innovation within a Community Network you plan to describe in the book chapter and your involvement with this Community Network. Please make note of the short deadline. Submissions must be sent to GIS Watch coordinator, Ms Kathleen Diga (kathleen(a)apc.org <mailto:kathleen@apc.org>) by MARCH 26, 2018. We look forward to your response and thank you in advance for your consideration. Regards, Kathleen Diga Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch 2018) coordinator Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

6 years, 9 months

GIS WATCH 2018: CALL FOR 1-PAGE PROPOSALS

by Kathleen Diga

[APOLOGIES FOR CROSS- POSTING] To those working in Community Networks, The Association of Progressive Communications would cordially invite you to submit a short 1 page country level proposal for the 2018 Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch). Read the attachment for more detailed information. The GISWatch is like a “rough-guide” to the information society from a civil society perspective – but one written by those living in the country they are talking about, and who get to see the impact of technology on their lives and in their countries first-hand. GISWatch is a tool and a process for the collaborative monitoring of the implementation of national and international commitments made by governments towards the creation of an inclusive, open and sustainable information society. For a look at the previous 11 GIS Watch editions, please see www.giswatch.org <http://www.giswatch.org/>. You were recommended to submit a country level proposal due to your experience and the wealth of knowledge you would bring towards the 2018 theme of Community Networks. The short proposal submission would describe your idea for a 2300 word book chapter on the innovative experiences of a Community Network and the country context which has enabled this Community Network. Specifically, the 1 page proposal criteria includes: name, organisation, country brief information on Community Network solution duration of Community Network operations half a page about the experience or innovation within a Community Network you plan to describe in the book chapter and your involvement with this Community Network. Please make note of the short deadline. Submissions must be sent to GIS Watch coordinator, Ms Kathleen Diga (kathleen(a)apc.org <mailto:kathleen@apc.org>) by MARCH 19, 2018. We look forward to your response and thank you in advance for your consideration. Regards, Kathleen Diga Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch 2018) coordinator Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

6 years, 9 months

FW: ** APPLY NOW for the Internet Society Fellowship to IETF 102 - Montreal **

by Jane Coffin

Hi All – Please see this fellowship opportunity – tech fellowship – to IETF 102 in Montreal, Canada. Best, Jane From: Niel Harper <harper(a)isoc.org> Date: Monday, March 12, 2018 at 12:08 PM To: "programme-announce-il(a)elists.isoc.org" <programme-announce-il(a)elists.isoc.org> Subject: ** APPLY NOW for the Internet Society Fellowship to IETF 102 - Montreal ** Hello All, The Internet Society is inviting applications for its Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The Fellowship programme allows technologists, engineers and researchers from emerging and developing economies to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting. The IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture. Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The current selection round is for the following: * IETF 102, July 14-20, 2018, Montreal, Canada Information of the IETF fellowship programme (including expectations, selection criteria, etc.) can be found at: http://bit.ly/2xtyGSE The application links for the Fellowship are as follows: First-Time Fellows (individuals who have never been awarded an Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF) Returning Fellows (individuals who have previously been awarded an Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF) Before applying for the Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF 102 Meeting in Montreal, please read the self-assessment guide and ensure that you are able to satisfy the requirements of the checklist. Applications will close on 1 April, 2018 and successful candidates will be notified on 20 April, 2018. We encourage you to apply for this opportunity or pass this information about the programme to individuals in your network that have a keen interest in the open standards development activities of the IETF. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at harper(a)isoc.org. Regards, ----------------------------- Niel Harper Director, NGL & Fellowships Internet Society 1775 Wiehle Avenue Reston, VA 20190 Email: harper(a)isoc.org Skype: OlokunBB Follow us on Twitter @ISOC_NextGen

6 years, 9 months

Beyond networking

by dc3＠bob.ma

I just posted https://rmf.vc/NeutralityToOpportunity. I wrote it in response to the concerns over neutrality but, far more important, we need to start to shift the conversation away from it being about networks as such and we need to view the networking as simply one way we take advantage of software to create and seize opportunities. I'm reminded of the conversation an Rio. A group had figured out how to use a radio to do more than voice but not quite how to use it as a generic shared pipe. At a more general level it's not just doing the same-old better but thinking how we build things and the importance of opportunity in many guises rather than providing solutions. Bob Frankston http://Frankston.com @BobFrankston

6 years, 9 months

ACM COMPASS 2018 Call for Notes and Work-in-progress Posters: March 30th, 2018

by Kurtis Heimerl

The Notes and Posters Chairs (Kurtis Heimerl, University of Washington and Nithya Sambasivan, Google) invite you to submit your more compact research to the ACM COMPASS notes and work-in-progress posters tracks this March. ACM COMPASS is a broad, interdisciplinary conference focused on research that benefits underrepresented communities throughout the world. This notes track is appropriate for smaller-scale focused research results and, as a new addition, position papers (e.g. HotConference-style) in the ICTD and/or Sustainability spaces. These are completed works and will be published in the ACM COMPASS proceedings. The official call for notes is below and also available here <https://acmcompass.org/cfn>. The work-in-progress poster proposals track is appropriate for works in progress and allows for researchers to gather feedback and discussion on projects and dissertation work that is still being developed. These will not be published in the ACM proceedings. The official call for posters is also below and available here <https://acmcompass.org/cfposters/>. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Notes The first annual ACM SIGCAS Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (ACM COMPASS 2018) invites submissions of 4-page Notes for the main conference program. ACM COMPASS is a re-creation of the ACM DEV conference, which was held annually between 2010 and 2016. The new conference expands the focus of the original conference to explicitly welcome work on underrepresented communities worldwide and includes a new track on sustainability. To ensure strong contributions, the conference will accept Notes based on tracks corresponding to the computing areas they draw upon. The tracks for the 2018 conference are Systems, HCI, Data Science, Sustainability, and Applications. Notes are treated to a similar review process as full papers, with a focus on strength of the research contribution to scholarship in computing and sustainable societies. However, Notes are more focused and provide a shorter contribution. For example, related work or discussion may be much more targeted, rather than aiming for breadth and completeness as in Full Papers. Notes can be up to 4 pages in length (not including references). Notes will be published in the ACM SIGCAS proceedings. Due to the short review cycle, Notes will be assessed as is, without revise and resubmit provisions. Submissions should be made to https://compass18notesposters.hotcrp.com. <https://compass18notesposters.hotcrp.com> Use the CHI 2018 Proceedings Format available here <https://chi2018.acm.org/chi-proceedings-format/>. See our FAQ <http://acmcompass.org/faq/> if you still have questions! Some examples of note-scoped contributions could be: - A case study of an intervention towards social good and evidence of its utility. - A novel technical system that provides a contribution over known techniques in low resource computing. - An empirical or conceptual understanding of a specific under-represented community or situation that enhances how the community or situation is viewed within COMPASS. - A novel methodology for designing, building, or understanding a system for under-represented communities. - An analysis of the impact of a policy, law or regulation in an area relevant to COMPASS. - A discussion with scholarly debate about: - viewpoints (short articles dedicated to views and opinions on the impact of technology in which positions are substantiated by facts or principled arguments), - point/counterpoints (two viewpoints, taking opposite sides of an argument), and - multi-author discussion articles (e.g. authors discuss arguments around an issue concerning the impact of technology on society). Works in progress without a clear research result are not appropriate submissions and will be rejected. For work-in-progress research, consider submitting to Posters. Please see the FAQ page for further clarifications. Important dates March 30, 2018: Deadline for submission of notes. April 13, 2018: Notifications of decisions on submitted notes sent. May 4, 2018: Camera-ready of accepted notes due. All submissions are due 11:59 pm UTC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Work-in-progress Posters The first annual ACM SIGCAS conference on computing & sustainable societies (ACM COMPASS 2018) invites submissions of 4-page work-in-progress poster proposals. These proposals provide a unique opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting useful feedback on early-stage work, and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. Accepted submissions will be presented as a physical poster at the conference. COMPASS 2018 is a re-creation of the ACM DEV conference, which was held annually between 2010 and 2016. The new conference expands the focus of the original conference to explicitly welcome work on underrepresented communities worldwide and includes a new track on sustainability. To ensure strong contributions, the conference will accept based on tracks corresponding to the computing areas they draw upon. The focus areas for the 2018 conference are Systems, HCI, Data Science, Sustainability, and Applications. Poster proposals are structured similarly to Notes, being shorter and more focused. However, poster proposals are explicitly for works-in-progress and not completed research. Submissions should represent work that has not reached a level of completion or maturity that would warrant the full refereed selection process and should report on cutting edge or emerging work that has not been fully realized or developed or for which empirical data may not yet be available. The goal is for this early-phase work to be presented to the community for feedback. Submitters will be expected to generate posters for their proposals if accepted and present these at the 2018 ACM COMPASS poster session. Posters and poster proposals will not be published in ACM SIGCAS proceedings, allowing for future publications on the same topic. Proposals can be up to 4 pages in length (not including references). Due to the short review cycle, poster proposals will be assessed as-is, without revise and resubmit provisions. Submissions should be made to https://compass18notesposters.hotcrp.com. <https://compass18notesposters.hotcrp.com> Use the CHI 2018 Proceedings Format available here <https://chi2018.acm.org/chi-proceedings-format/>. See our FAQ <http://acmcompass.org/faq/> if you still have questions! Some examples of poster proposals could be: - An initial investigation with insufficient statistical power into mobile money use in a marginalized community. - The current state of a specific dissertation project seeking feedback and guidance. - A notable negative result worth discussing with the community. Important dates March 30, 2018: Deadline for submission of poster proposals. April 13, 2018: Notification of decisions on submitted poster proposals. May 4, 2018: Camera-ready of accepted poster proposals. All submission are due 11:59 pm UTC.

6 years, 9 months

Your comments on a just published APC issue paper on "Network infrastructures: The commons model for local participation, governance and sustainability"

by Leandro Navarro

Hi friends, there is a new APC issue paper on network infrastructures as commons, published after several iterations with feedback from APC staff. The title is: Network infrastructures: The commons model for local participation, governance and sustainability Abstract Network infrastructures provide connectivity, a critical resource for our digital lives, and are therefore key for social inclusion and public participation. There are many technical, economic and operational ways to provide internet connectivity. In this paper we describe a model to develop network infrastructure as common property, governed under the principles of common-pool resources. The model is based on the principles of cooperation instead of competition – because universal connectivity can only be achieved if everyone has the right to create their own connectivity. There are many examples of how communities have succeeded in organising to achieve this. The result is local community network infrastructures that are open, sustainable and adapted to local conditions, which can produce abundant connectivity and support local socioeconomic development, everywhere and for everyone. Full paper: https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/network-infrastructures-commons-model-local-par… The goal is to share these ideas to learn from any discussion or feedback. I'll really appreciate if you have any comments, questions, disagreements, to help improve the model. This work is only possible thanks to initiatives and community networks like yours. Regards, Leandro.

6 years, 9 months

ISIF Asia Call for grants and awards open /

by Sylvia Cadena

https://isif.asia/10-projects-supported-for-isif-asias-10th-anniversary/ CN is a category, check focus areas to apply by 30 April. Check the other 3 categories too! And... if you are interested in serving on the selection committee, please let me know (but knowing that no project that you or your organization is directly involved will be eligible to apply). Regards, Sylvia Sylvia Cadena | APNIC Foundation - Head of Programs | sylvia(a)apnic.net<mailto:sylvia@apnic.net> | +10 GMT Brisbane, Australia | http://www.apnic.foundation<http://www.apnic.foundation/>

6 years, 10 months

Data Science for Social Good

by Maureen Hernandez

Hello everyone. There's a program fulfilled by the University of Chicago about Data Science for Social Good. - https://dssg.uchicago.edu This year they are running the project in 3 locations and having a team of 12 scientists, the project proposal phase is still open - https://dssg.uchicago.edu/faq-for-dssg-project-partners/ Meaning that if you have a problem that requires master skills on data analysis and it's for a social cause this may be a good opportunity. Cheers, -- Maureen Patricia Hernández González Systems Engineer. Universidad de Los Andes. <https://ve.linkedin.com/in/maureenhernandez> <https://twitter.com/maureenhg> <https://www.facebook.com/maureen.hg>

6 years, 10 months

Re: [DC3] [Chapter-delegates] Community owned Fiber Networks

by Jane Coffin

Hi All – Apologies for a delay in responding. I have been in some off-site meetings. See some musings below/in-line! Internet Society | www.internetsociety.org Skype: janercoffin Mobile/WhatsApp: +1.202.247.8429 From: Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates-bounces(a)elists.isoc.org> on behalf of "daveb(a)dslprime.com" <daveb(a)dslprime.com> Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 7:59 PM To: Glenn Mcknight <mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com> Cc: "chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org" <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org>, Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Community owned Fiber Networks Glenn I've supported community networks for two decades, including by volunteering. It's a great dream and sometimes works. The Berkman report looks at some of the successes, nearly all muni. The city of Munich and Hamburg are among the best ISPs in Germany. However, many community networks have been miserable failures. Burlington Vermont and the multi-city UTOPIA went bankrupt after investment of tens of millions. That's unfortunately all too common. In addition, as those criticizing the Berkman report emphasize, many of these networks will never be able to repay the initial public investment. Dedicated believers on both sides emphasize the data that supports their position. ISOC has chosen to define "community networks" as bottom-up organizations in areas that do not already have coverage. That's where the need is greatest, but those areas are generally the hardest to cover. Low population density raises costs dramatically. Rural backhaul costs are usually ruinous. It's not impossible, but remarkably few bottom up community networks have delivered broadband for more than a few years. *We also support the DC-3 definition of a CN which targets underserved areas (underserved means many things), and we notably have supported NYCMesh and SFBay and just launched more work with Mark on indigenous communities in NA. The most constructive role ISOC could play is to find long term successes, learn from them, and pass on that information. *We are on that and looking at some great CNs to highlight this year per our CN campaign focus. A great case-study from Tusheti, Georgia is here. *If you look at the DC-3 list – many sites on that list of CNs have great stories on their sites or more data. (As a reporter, I'm looking for examples to learn from. Please let me know off list. ) ----------------- I've reported about why some succeed and others fail. Nearly all the successes are supported by municipal power and/or water utilities. Those without a local team experienced in running networks most often fail. There are dozens of examples. It is hard to reliably run a network for years. It's possible to learn how, especially if you have a technical background, which is why I'm hopeful for the Brooklyn Mesh. ================ Supporting bottom up community networks is good work if we can do it effectively. But after twenty years, I can't think of a single country where they approach even 2%. These are old ideas, tried often, and only right in special circumstances. The takeaway for ISOC is that we also need policies for the 98+% who will not be reached by our CN programs. *Great point. I like the A4AI’s “1 for 2” target for affordable internet — 1GB of mobile broadband data available for 2% or less of GNI per capita. ISOC has the funding, reputation, and desire to influence the cost of access for the remaining 98%. Let's figure out how we can be effective. Best, Jane -- Editor, Fast Net News, Wireless One.news, Net Policy News and DSL Prime Author with Jennie Bourne DSL (Wiley) and Web Video: Making It Great, Getting It Noticed (Peachpit)

6 years, 10 months

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