This training manual on community wireless networking was developed by the Digital Empowerment Foundation under the Wireless for Communities (W4C) programme in ...
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Everyone should have access to an open and trusted Internet.
Read our reports, papers, and other documents for insight and vision on how we can get there.
Action Plan 2024
Our roadmap for tackling the threats and challenges for today’s Internet as we look to grow and defend it for future generations.
2023 Year in Review
The Year in Review shows the steps we took in 2023 to ensure the Internet is for everyone. Learn about the positive difference we made for the Internet.
Internet Impact Briefs
Shorter reports that analyze how different policies or new technologies may affect what the Internet needs to exist and thrive.
Global Internet Report (GIR)
From trust to consolidation, access to sustainability, a deep look at the forces shaping our digital future.
Policy Briefs
Our perspective on critical Internet issues, including community networks, encryption, open Internet standards, Internet Exchange Points, and more.
A Summary Report: Promoting the Use of Internet Exchange Points
Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) are vital elements of Internet infrastructure that enable networks to exchange traffic with each other. Multiple Internet service providers (ISPs) can connect at a single IXP, ...
Internet Accessibility: Internet Use by Persons with Disabilities: Moving Forwards
Through this paper, the Internet Society wishes to expand our work with everyone in the Internet community to improving persons with disabilities' access to the Internet. If the appropriate Internet ...
Wireless for Communities in India: Phase 2 Report
- Introduced the W4C to Bangladesh and Bhutan through training of trainers workshops.
- Deployed wireless networks in Tura in Meghalaya, and Baran and Tilonia in Rajasthan.
- Connected 10 community information ...
Assessment of the impact of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) – empirical study of Kenya and Nigeria
This study quantifies for the first time how IXPs enable Kenya and Nigeria to save millions in telecommunications costs and raise additional revenues in these countries while simultaneously speeding local data exchange, ...
Wireless for Communities in India: Phase 1 Impact Assessment Report
- Developed a model wireless community network that is replicated in the future phases of the W4C programme.
- Enabled communities' access to the Internet through the Chanderi Weavers Information Resource ...
Wireless for Communities in India: Phase 1 Impact Study Analysis
- Developed a model wireless community network that is replicated in the future phases of the W4C programme.
- Enabled communities' access to the Internet through the Chanderi Weavers Information Resource ...
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The Relationship Between Local Content, Internet Development, and Access Prices
Report from the Internet Society, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
1. Societies ...
Open Inter-networking
The modern Internet features increasing complexity of uses and demand for bandwidth. The Internet Society believes that an Internet access environment characterized by choice and transparency, ...
Archives
WSIS+10 Matrix
What are the positions of world governments on the 10-year Review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+10)?
As preparation for the December 2015 high-level meetings at ...
IoT Comments to Draft Trust Framework
The following is a summary of public responses to the request for comments (RFC) for the draft IoT Trust Framework. Note in addition to the submissions listed below, OTA has received ...
2016 Presidential Candidates Online Trust Audit
The report evaluates the privacy, security and consumer protection practices of the top presidential candidates’ websites ...
IoT Wearables – Deep Dive Into Device Security Practices
Guest Speaker:
Daniel Miessler
Director, IOActive
Contributing to a more trustworthy internet, helping to protect our data, businesses and critical infrastructure.
- Strategic Insights
- Thought Leadership & Recognition
- Shape Public ...
A Short Guide to IP Addressing
A short guide to IP addressing ...
Anti-Spoofing Whitepaper: Addressing the challenge of IP spoofing
What is the issue with spoofed IP addresses? What kind of attacks are made possible by spoofing? What can be done to prevent or mitigate IP address spoofing? We (Internet ...Addressing the challenge of IP spoofing
Nowhere in the basic architecture of the Internet is there a more hideous flaw than in the lack of enforcement of simple SAV (source-address validation) by most gateways. - Paul ...
Privacy and the Internet of Things: Event Report
As part of and in the lead up to the launch of our ‘Unleashing the Potential of the Internet for ASEAN Economies’ report, the APAC Bureau held several roundtable discussions ...
Interconnection and Traffic Exchange (ITE) Program Brochure
Available data shows that Africa imports more than 99% of the Internet content consumed creating an Internet Transit Deficit – where significantly less traffic is generated locally than accessed internationally ...
Internet Society Survey on Policy Issues in Asia-Pacific 2015
The second Asia-Pacific Regional Policy Survey takes an in-depth look at ongoing Internet policymaking trends with the objective of gaining further insights on the most important policy themes and areas ...
Local Internet Governance Events Toolkit
Organizing local Internet governance events ...
Global Internet Report 2015
The Global Internet Report 2015 focuses on mobile Internet and presents data that show trends, benefits and challenges as well as recommendations for future of the Internet ...
Organization Reports
On annual basis, we publish annual reports (an Action Plan and Impact Report), as well as financial reports, annual financial statements, and Form 990s.