Archive for 'ISOC Cambodia Chapter' Category
The World Conference on International Telecommunications – and the Freedom of Communication
Dear Members of the ISOC Cambodia Chapter, the Minutes of our Annual General Meeting from 15 September 2012 say at the end: A special concern for the coming months should be to work on creating and promoting awareness of developments affecting the future of the communicating society in Cambodia (access to information, new discussions on [...]
Copyrights? – Nineteenth Century USA Was a Major Center of Piracy
The international Internet Society and it’s New York Chapter announced to host an Open Forum Discussion on a new Copyright Alert System aimed at warning Internet users about illegally downloaded content. This system has been developed by the Center for Copyright Information, an association of business organizations in the USA, with a membership of the [...]
The Internet Society – Cambodia Chapter – at Phnom Penh Barcamp
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The world’s first bill of internet rights – in Brazil
13 September 2012 The Marco Civil da Internet = Internet Bill of Rights aims to guarantee basic protections for internet users. In development since 2009, the civil regulatory framework was created through public consultation and has undergone many changes, eventually reaching the Brazilian Chamber this year. The bill has catapulted Brazil to a progressive position [...]
Freedom of Expression and the Internet
This posting is to share information from another Chapter in Asia – from Nepal. http://www.isoc.net.np/ They organized recently a meeting together with the Digital Media Committee of the Federation of Nepali Journalists on “Freedom of Expression” and Internet …!” The Chapters of the Internet Society are not uniform allover the world, but according to the [...]
201208 – Monthly Letter from the President
Internet Governance – governments, the private sector, and civil society all can state their interest [Apologies again for the late publication - My computer problems are not yet all solved.] In 2003 and 2005 the United Nations convened two World Summits for the Information Society – WSIS 1 and WSIS 2 – based on a [...]
201207 – Monthly Letter from the President
Software? No problem as long as it works? [Apologies for the late publication - I hope my computer problems are now solved for a while.] We all use software when we use computers – for work or for fun. And in Phnom Penh software is available all over town for the price of one, or [...]
Fellowships Offer for APNIC 34 Conference
Dear Members of the Internet Society – Cambodia Chapter, the Asia Pacific Network Network Information Center – APNIC – will hold the APNIC 34 Conference in Cambodia from 21 to 31 August 2012, bringing together Internet and networking experts from around the Asia Pacific region to network with colleagues, attend plenaries and tutorials, and discuss [...]
201205 – Monthly Letter from the President
Dear Members of the Cambodia Chapter of the Internet Society, from time to time I get the question: “Why is there an Internet Society, and especially also a Cambodia Chapter? Many more people use telephones – but there is no telephone user’s society!” Correct – the Internet Society is not just an Internet user’s society. [...]
Asia Pacific Next Generation Camp – urgent invitation
Dear young members of the Cambodia Chapter of the Internet Society, this is welcome and important information, but unfortunately it reached me only today: it is an invitation to receive a fellowship grant to attend the 14th Asia Pacific Next Generation (APNG) Camp, an annual melting pot for the young hopeful Internet enthusiasts, guided by [...]