The fifth Middle East and Adjoining Countries School on Internet Governance (MEAC-SIG) took place from 5-9 August, with 31 attendees from governments, the private sector, civil society, academia, and technical communities of 14 countries. This year’s MEAC-SIG was held in Cairo, Egypt, and hosted by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA). The previous editions were…
Universal Acceptance is a foundational requirement for a truly multilingual Internet, one in which users around the world can navigate entirely in local languages. It is also the key to unlocking the potential of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to foster competition, consumer choice and innovation in the domain name industry. To achieve Universal Acceptance,…
The Arab World Internet Institute ( AWII ) joined the Internet Governance Forum Supporting Association ( IGFSA ) in the objective of helping strengthen the IGF as a unique platform to exchange perspectives and concerns on key issues that may affect the future of the Internet. The institute joined other organizations and corporations such as ICANN, Internet Society,…
The Arab World Internet Institute is glad to become part of the Global Network of Internet and Society Research Centers (NoC). The NoC was launched by a group of academic centers in 2012 in recognition of the lack of internationally coordinated research and engagement activities in issues concerning the Internet and related technologies. The NoC…
Since its release on July 6th, Pokemon Go acquired an immediate success and captured the attention of more than 15 million users in the first week. A phenomenon of 200 million dollars income worldwide. The game suggests a virtual reality where users hunt Pokemons using GPS and a map of the roads and the buildings…
Only 18% of training seekers in the Middle East prefer classroom-only format, according to a research done by GulfTalent! The research showed that among 1600 professionals surveyed based in nine countries across the Middle East, 62% prefer classroom based trainings accompanied by online elements. A result that reveals a growing interest in online courses; a…
The Middle East DNS Forum will be the place to meet and network with the industry’s key players. Participants from ICANN, ISOC, Registries, Registrars, Registrants, ccTLDs, New gTLD Applicants, service providers, brand owners, legal firms, and anyone who has an interest in the DNS industry is expected to attend the event in an aim to…
Stakeholders from North African countries met in Marrakech, Morocco on March 10th on the sideline of the ICANN 55th meeting to discuss ways forward to revive the North Africa Internet Governance Forum(IGF). The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Ridha Guellouz, the interim forum coordinator, in the presence of Mr Chengetai Masango, Programme…
UNESCO, together with The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and in cooperation with the International Centre for Terminology (INFOTERM) have initiated in 2013 the project entitled “Developing language tools and building institutional capacities with respect to the promotion of Arabic language on the Internet and in mulita-stakeholder processes”, with the aim to…
The Arab World Internet Institute is organizing the first Arab Summer School for Internet Governance during the period from the 28th of June till the 1st of July under the auspices of Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and in collaboration with the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) and the Nile University. Under the Egyptian…