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10/15/2013

Trusting in the economic power of the Internet. Another guest post, this time from AT&T's VP of Public Policy Jeff Brueggeman: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2013/10/15/trusting-economic-power-intern

The idea that the growth of economic activity is linked to investment in the Internet and other ICTs is now well-documented. The Internet is making economic activity more efficient, faster, more affordable, while at the same time, extending social interaction in unparalleled ways. Increasingly, the…

08/22/2013

It's time to rethink Cybercrime - a guest post from the Chair of the ICC Commission on the Digital Economy: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2013/08/22/it%E2%80%99s-time-rethink-cybercrime

The shift towards the digitisation of economies has opened up huge opportunities. But it’s also brought enormous security risks. As our online footprint grows and we touch the Internet through an average of 5.7 devices in every home, we are increasingly exposed to risks including fraud, identity the...

07/18/2013

An hour of our lives we'll never get back. The GAC Communique now cleaned up and in HTML: http://news.dot-nxt.com/content/gac-communique-durban

The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) met in Durban, South Africa during the week of 13 July 2013. 59 GAC Members and 4 Observers attended the meetings. The GAC expresses warm thanks to the local host, .zadna, for their support.

07/12/2013

A particularly important issue given discussions happening in Durban next week: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2013/07/12/gtlds-are-going-make-internet

The introduction of thousands of new Internet extensions in the next year is going to make the Internet less secure if a new report is anything to go by.

07/02/2013

If you are following the new raft of US online privacy laws, existing and future, this is a good resource: http://www.backgroundcheck.org/the-legislation-of-privacy-new-laws-that-will-change-your-life/

Here's a brief guide to many of the newer and upcoming laws regarding privacy in the United States.

06/07/2013

The technical community needs to come good on its claim to represent the global community: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2013/06/07/unesco-director-general-tells

The Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bakova has sent an open letter to the Internet technical community asking them to do more to make the world's languages available online.

05/10/2013

Interview with GAC chair Heather Dryden over the new gTLDs GAC advice has just gone live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9hZCGnRh0I

04/25/2013

A guest post from Jeff Brueggeman, AT&T's VP of Public Policy on making the most of the Net now and into the future: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2013/04/25/helping-internet-deliver-econo

I am a believer in the power of open markets to bring about positive change in the world, drive economic growth and create jobs. Based on an open principles, the Internet has become an indispensable part of the world trade landscape, but I wonder if we have begun to take its impact for granted, expe...

04/24/2013

So do we need new to move to a more regulated domain name space? Now's the time to make your views known: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2013/04/24/what-controls-are-needed-next

04/23/2013

The latest on the IGF: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2013/04/23/internet-governance-forum-appe

The extension is an annual ritual but this time it will be limited to those that have not previously run a workshop - a decision taken "to encourage newcomers to submit workshop proposals", according to a message on the IGF website.

04/22/2013

Just one of several new systems that will be put in place to deal with the huge expansion of the Internet's namespace coming this year: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2013/04/22/urs

Cybersquatters are going to find it much harder to profit from domain names with new suspension rules and financial penalties coming into effect later this year.

04/19/2013

The latest in the new gTLD internal fighting stakes: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2013/04/19/donuts-passes-gtld-background

The largest applicant for new Internet extensions, Donuts, has successfully passed a background check, removing a question over its eligibility.