Espírito Santinho

Until 2019, the Internet was out of reach for most residents in the rural community of Espírito Santinho, located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Since then, they have deployed Brazil's first fiber community network in a partnership model with a local small service provider.

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The Internet Society and CIPESA have commited to work together for an open, secure, and trustworthy Internet for Africa.

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The Internet Society and the Asia Pacific Internet Exchange Association (APIX) commit to work together to support communities that build the Internet and improve digital infrastructure in the region.

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In the renewed agreement, AfChix and the Internet Society commit to continue supporting African girls and women to access and use the Internet and its resources to support digital transformation, connect the unconnected, and drive growth in their countries.

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The image was shared around the world.­ Two little girls hunched over their laptops on a concrete sidewalk, accessing the free WiFi at a fast-food restaurant in order to complete their schoolwork. It was a bleak reminder of the stark digital divide in the United States, where millions are excluded from the benefits of affordable, […]

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The Internet Society and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on designing and deploying community networks, ensuring local connectivity initiatives achieve long-term sustainability, and other areas of joint interest. APC is an international network of civil society organizations founded in 1990 dedicated to empowering […]

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We can only be successful in creating an Internet for everyone if everyone is part of the effort. That’s why the Internet Society is thrilled to be entering into a partnership with the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX). The partnership was made official with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 14 July. This formal agreement […]

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Last week, we announced an expanded partnership with AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry for the African region. On Friday, 24 July, Eddy Kayihura, Chief Executive Officer at AFRINIC, and I, on behalf of the Internet Society, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two organizations to work on several projects including Internet measurements, routing security, […]

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The Internet Society and the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), an initiative of the World Wide Web Foundation, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further their existing partnership to collaborate on promoting community networks to expand meaningful connectivity, and other areas of joint interest. A4AI is a global coalition working to drive […]

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Read this blog in Portuguese Improving the state of routing security is no small task. It requires network operators, IXPs, and CDN and cloud providers of all sizes across the globe to work together, improve their own networks, and open lines of communications with both their friends and competitors to make a real difference. One […]

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We’re pleased to announce that the Internet Society and the Asia Pacific Network Operators Group Ltd (APNOG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in supporting the MANRS initiative in the Asia-Pacific region. APNOG is the non-profit entity that runs the annual APRICOT conference, also called the Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies. […]

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More than 600 of the world’s leading Internet engineers from 60 economies gathered last week at APRICOT, and it was encouraging to see routing security take center stage in the largest meeting of the technical community in the region. The Internet Society is a long-time partner of the annual event, also called the Asia Pacific Regional […]

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On International Youth Day, the Internet Society and Global Scribes partnered to connect youth around the world to let their voices be heard, allowing them to become empowered and engaged global citizens, striving toward a more united and sustainable digital future. As local and international actors innovate to solve the most pressing issues that we face in […]

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In April 2017, the Internet Society (ISOC) and GÉANT signed a partnership agreement – in the framework of the CAREN3 project – to promote Internet Exchange Points (IXP) in Central Asia with a focus on Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The CAREN3 project supports regional Internet connectivity of National Research and Education Networks (NREN) in Central Asia […]

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On 08-09 November 2016, the first Regional Internet and Development Dialog for Latin America and Caribbean (LAC-RIDD) was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the historical building of Palacio San Martin. The event has been hosted by the Ministry of Communications in Argentina, the InterAmerican Development Bank and the Internet Society. Following the successful experience […]

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Los Nevados, one of the most remote areas in Venezuela, at 2700 meters above sea level right in the Sierra Nevada National Park. Beautiful and remote. Agriculture is its main export, and while it’s a passage for tourists looking to climb Pico Bolivar, this is a land of tradition and history. Earlier this year Paola […]

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It’s been a year since we adopted the Sustainable Development Goals – a new roadmap for international development. It is an exciting time for those of us who focus on bringing Information and Communication Technologies to the world. While Goal 9 calls out the need for Internet access, it is also clear that Internet development […]

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Capacity building in developing countries is both challenging and rewarding, including in Latin America and the Caribbean. The disparity among different regions and within countries requires strategies and tactics that are targeted and adjusted for specific needs. The needs are so broad and so different that a single government, organization or company can’t address them […]

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We’re fighting for a world where everyone can access and develop a connected, borderless, permission-less, limitless Internet that creates opportunity and progress for all. But we can’t get there alone. A connected world is only built through collaboration with a wide range of extraordinary partners.  That’s why we’re working together with businesses, governments, local communities, […]

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