[Npoc-discuss] Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Weekly web review : IGF-USA, .AFRICA, CCWG Accountability meeting, WSIS+10, Cyberpolitics...

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Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Weekly web review : IGF-USA, .AFRICA, CCWG
Accountability meeting, WSIS+10, Cyberpolitics...
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Hi all

This week; Internet Governance Forum USA 2015, ICANN announcement on
.AFRICA and
ICANN CCWG Accountability meeting in Paris are among most commented topics in
Internet Governance news. See below some articles relating to those topics
and events as well as documents on cyberpolitics, WSIS + 10, domain name,
etc...

Regards

*IGF - USA*

The Internet Governance Forum for the United States 2015
https://cpj.org/events/2015/07/the-internet-governance-forum-for-the-united-states-2015.php

Internet Governance Forum-USA (IGF-USA) On July 16, 2015 in Washington, DC
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/07/internet-governance-forum-usa-igf-usa-july-16-2015-washington-dc-attend

Internet Governance Forum USA 2015 (IGF-USA)
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/internet-governance-forum-usa-2015-igf-usa-tickets-17577256046

Internet Governance Forum USA 2015: Multi-Stakeholder Governance
https://storify.com/yangbodu/internet-governance-forum-usa-2015

*ICANN ANNOUNCEMENT ON .AFRICA*

ICANN to Resume Evaluation of DotConnectAfrica Trust Application for .AFRICA
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-16-en#prclt-Col2m62z

Independent Review Panel Finds in Favor of DCA Trust - Makes Recommendation
to ICANN's Board to Resume Evaluation of DCA's Application
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-10-en

New gTLD program thrown into chaos as ICANN loses .africa case
<http://domainincite.com/18944-new-gtld-program-thrown-into-chaos-as-icann-loses-africa-case>
http://domainincite.com/18944-new-gtld-program-thrown-into-chaos-as-icann-loses-africa-case

Review Panel Chides ICANN Board, Government Reps
http://www.bna.com/review-panel-chides-n17179933491/

Independent Review Panel Favored DotConnectAfrica Trust Against ICANN
Ruling Over .Africa Domain
<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150713_independent_review_panel_favored_dotconnectafrica_trust/>
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150713_independent_review_panel_favored_dotconnectafrica_trust/

East Africa: DCA Trust Wins .Africa IRP, ICANN to Pay Over Kshs 60 Million
in Costs
http://allafrica.com/stories/201507141174.html
<http://allafrica.com/stories/201507141174.html>

Unredacted: ICANN's hidden role in fierce battle over .Africa rights
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/15/icann_dot_africa_review/

ICANN execs helped African Union win .africa — report
<http://domainincite.com/18970-icann-execs-helped-african-union-win-africa-report>
http://domainincite.com/18970-icann-execs-helped-african-union-win-africa-report

Did the African Union Commission really use a letter written by ICANN to
express its support for ZA Central Registry’s .africa bid?
http://domainincite.com/18982-read-that-controversial-africa-letter

Having been slammed and embarrassed, ICANN tells the world: We’ve done nowt
wrong
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/16/icann_africa_latest/

*CCWG ACCOUNTABILITY MEETING*

CCWG ACCT Face to Face Meeting (17 - 18 July 2015)
https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53778863

CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability
<https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+Accountability>
https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+Accountability

The CCWG: From Buenos Aires to Paris to Dublin
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-ccwg-from-buenos-aires-to-paris-to-dublin

ICANN 53 - Guaranteeing Accountability in Internet Governance
<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150714_icann_53_guaranteeing_accountability_in_internet_governance/>
<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150714_icann_53_guaranteeing_accountability_in_internet_governance/>
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150714_icann_53_guaranteeing_accountability_in_internet_governance/

Will 2016 Politics Trump Bipartisan Support for the MSM and DOTCOM Act?
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150716_will_2016_politics_trump_bipartisan_support_for_msm_and_dotcom_act/

*WSIS + 10*

Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes by the United Nations
General Assembly
L2http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/submissionguidelines
<http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/submissionguidelines>

US Ambassador Sepulveda, World Summit on the Information Society
http://www.expvc.com/2015/07/us-ambassador-sepulveda-world-summit-on.html

*DOMAIN NAME*

Where Has the Domain Name Growth Gone?
<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150716_where_has_the_domain_name_growth_gone/>
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150716_where_has_the_domain_name_growth_gone/

New gTLDs Are Great for Pump-and-Dumps, Phishes and More…
<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150715_new_gtlds_are_great_for_pump_and_dumps_phishes_and_more/>
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150715_new_gtlds_are_great_for_pump_and_dumps_phishes_and_more/

United States and Canada Respond to ICANN’s Concerns over the “.sucks”
Domain
http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/united-states-and-canada-respond-to-94972/

Armenian script receives green light from ICANN
<https://www.armradio.am/en/2015/07/14/armenian-script-receives-green-light-from-icann/>
https://www.armradio.am/en/2015/07/14/armenian-script-receives-green-light-from-icann/

Domain Privacy at Risk at the OECD in a Devious Move to Bypass ICANN
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/07/domain-privacy-risk-oecd-devious-move-bypass-icann

Internet Regulation: New ICANN Proposal Would Eliminate Web Anonymity
http://www.hngn.com/articles/108759/20150713/new-proposal-strike-web-s-anonymity.htm

*CYBERPOLITICSCybersecurity and geopolitics are
intertwinedhttp://www.csoonline.com/article/2948026/cyber-attacks-espionage/looking-on-the-cybersecurity-through-the-prism-of-the-falling-global-economy.html
<http://www.csoonline.com/article/2948026/cyber-attacks-espionage/looking-on-the-cybersecurity-through-the-prism-of-the-falling-global-economy.html>The
BRICS Summit: A Look at Some of the
Issueshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/shashi-tharoor/brics-summit_b_7769914.html
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shashi-tharoor/brics-summit_b_7769914.html>Senior
Web Official : U.S. can 'Shut Internet in any Country' (Correio do Brasil,
Brazil)http://worldmeets.us/Correiodobrasil000001.shtml
<http://worldmeets.us/Correiodobrasil000001.shtml>India’s Internet
Diplomacy: Reading the Tea
Leaveshttp://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2015/07/14/indias-internet-diplomacy-reading-the-tea-leaves/
<http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2015/07/14/indias-internet-diplomacy-reading-the-tea-leaves/>Democracy
goes digital
http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2015/07/11/free-the-words/democracy-goes-digital/278317.html
<http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2015/07/11/free-the-words/democracy-goes-digital/278317.html>EU
“Police” Will Censor Internet to Fight “Extremism”
http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/21250-eu-police-will-censor-internet-to-fight-extremism
<http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/21250-eu-police-will-censor-internet-to-fight-extremism>MORE
NEWS*

The Future Of The Internet, According To Its Father
http://www.popsci.com/vint-cerf-interplanetary-internet

IPv4 Exhaustion, 5 Implications for Africa Running out Last
<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150713_ipv4_exhaustion_5_implications_for_africa_running_out_last/>
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150713_ipv4_exhaustion_5_implications_for_africa_running_out_last/

Increasing DNSSEC Adoption - What if We Put DNSSEC Provision in the Hands
of Registries?
<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150715_dnssec_adoption_puting_dnssec_provision_in_hands_of_registries/>
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150715_dnssec_adoption_puting_dnssec_provision_in_hands_of_registries/

Internet Society Brings African Diversity to AfPIF-2015
http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-brings-african-diversity-afpif-2015

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