ISOC UK England Online DiscussionFriday 29 May 202015:30 – 17:00 BST / 16:30 – 18:00 CET (90min) The outbreak of Covid-19 in early 2020 has profoundly changed our societies and the way we work and connect to each other. It has called for rapid adaptation in a short period of time from governments, societies...
Read more →Here is the blog post from one of our chapter chosen candidates, who attended the Internet Society (ISOC) 2020 online training, “Shaping the Internet”. Dr Leoni M. Tanzer writes what she has learnt and shares her thoughts bellow and here. On the Importance of Internet Governance Dr Leonie Maria Tanczer, Lecturer at UCL STEaPP,...
Read more →The year 2020 has seen a Pandemic affect the majority of the citizens in the world. The COVID19 virus has spread from a single city to nearly every country around the planet, throwing our industrial and commercial way of life into a brand new territory. Confinement used to isolate and end the propagation of...
Read more →Broadband can be even more transformative in rural than in urban areas – due to its ability to bypass physical distance. But the benefits from broadband (fixed or mobile) can only flow if there’s affordable access to good connectivity and skills are on hand to apply it. Recent measures to combat Covid-19, compelling millions...
Read more →The date for the UK IGF 2020 meeting has been set for Sept 14th. The call for the issues is still open. As of today, it’s hard to predict the nature of the meeting itself, if it would be in person or a virtual one. Either way, please consider making your proposal for topics...
Read more →In June 2019, the Chapter submitted comments to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) consultation on Regulatory proposals for Consumer Internet of Things (IoT) security. These comments can be found here. After months of work, the Government has now published its analysis of responses received and drawn its conclusions. The full...
Read more →10 December 2019 – 6:00pm to 7:15pm Chatham House, London Today more than ever we’re hearing about the dominance of big tech and how it is shaping the political landscape and markets in the UK and around the world. But how is this consolidation impacting the very architecture of the Internet itself? The Internet Society, in partnership...
Read more →Recording now available (27 October 2019) Date/Time: Monday 21st October 2019, 18:00 BST Spread the word to your friends and colleagues! In recent years, forms of online harassment and sexual abuse facilitated through information and communication technologies emerged. These ICT-supported assaults range from cyberstalking to online behavioural control. While many efforts to tackle technology-facilitated...
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