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Governments Want Vietnam to Review New Internet Control Decree 27 Aug 2013 | 03:24 pm
By Parameswaran Ponnudurai A coalition of 21 governments spanning five regions called on Vietnam Monday to review a controversial Internet decree that will come into force on Sept. 1, warning that it...
EAC accepts new ICT policy 26 Aug 2013 | 02:28 am
The East African Community (EAC) has accepted an ICT policy to improve modern internal operators and simplify information sharing. The decision was announced by the secretariat of the EAC at a three ...
Shifts in popularity of browser rankings 22 Aug 2013 | 10:51 pm
Firefox experience a loss of users, while Chrome makes gains. WebKit Mobile ranked most popular in Slovakia. Gemius publishes a new report ranking internet browsers in Central and East Europe. Accord...
Web Traffic Down 40% In Google Blackout 20 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Global internet traffic fell 40% on Saturday (August 17) as Google services suffered from a four-minute black out. Google is yet to speak out about the reasons behind the outage, which meant that all ...
Gambia: Government Warns of Massive Crackdown On Online Freedom 19 Aug 2013 | 09:59 pm
The government of the Gambia has given an indication of its readiness to fully implement the recently-passed draconian legislation which is meant to restrict online freedom. Head of Civil Service and...
Fragmentation, Censorship and Political Surveillance of the Internet Are Among Risks in Global Debate on Governance, New CIGI Paper Says 19 Aug 2013 | 03:20 pm
Governance issues over the evolution of Internet technology, resources, protocols and standards will play an increasingly important role in global debates, according to a new report issued by The Cent...
Commission announces €13.7 million boost to cross-border digital public services 17 Aug 2013 | 01:45 pm
Following the successful collaboration between EU Member States, industry, national administrations, academia, the private sector and local communities on a series of projects to make living, working,...
Is the Pirate Bay a bastion of Internet freedom or just an illegal downloads site? 17 Aug 2013 | 01:35 pm
By Nathaniel Mott Pirates aren’t particularly well-known for their critical thinking skills, whether you’re talking about the parrot-on-the-shoulder variety or the sort that illegally downloads files...
How Censorship Hurts Chinese Internet Companies 15 Aug 2013 | 04:01 pm
Alibaba, Baidu, Sina and Tencent: China is full of successful, homegrown Internet companies, many of which are worth billions of dollars. Yet of these, only one, Alibaba, is a global trader -- and the...
Vietnam to speed up path to e-government 15 Aug 2013 | 03:59 pm
By Clarice Africa A high level steering committee led by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has been finalised to ensure the realisation of the government’s ambitious plan to modernise government...
