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Nine Projects Awarded Funding to Expand Internet Access and Connectivity Globally

The Internet Society Foundation is thrilled to reveal the newest round of funding through the Building Opportunities/Leveraging Technologies (BOLT) Grant…

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What’s Digital Sovereignty? Lessons from Brazil to the World: Implications, Risks, and Global Insights

Authors: Alexandre Pacheco da Silva, Ana Carolina Rodrigues, Ana Paula Camelo, Beatriz Katano, Flávio Rech Wagner, Pedro Lana, Raquel Gatto…

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The Internet Society Foundation Commits USD $3 Million to Promote Educational and Economic Inclusion in Six Countries 

The Internet Society Foundation is delighted to announce grant funding to 13 projects in six countries to promote educational and…

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Five takeaways from the SCILLS in-person grantees kick-off

We are now three years into the SCILLS program (with 20 grantee partners in the 2023-2025 cohort) in six strategic…

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Privacy and Data Protection: European Standards and Recommendations for Georgia

By Ketevan Kukava-Internet Society Georgia Chapter* This article provides a brief overview of the “Data Protection Impact Assessment, European Standards…

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Building, expanding and securing the Internet: two funding programs now open for applications

Over the past few months, our Internet Society and Internet Society Foundation teams have been collaborating closely to launch our…

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Announcing our 2022 Research Grantee Cohort

Announcing our 2022 Research Grantee Cohort – 18 projects examining the future of the Internet.

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The future of e-waste in Africa

Driven by the vision on an Internet for Everyone, The Internet Society (ISOC) Zimbabwe Chapter runs programs aimed at making a difference locally, informing policy, and educating the public about Internet-related issues. In collaboration with the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication, they are a 2021 awardee of our Research Grant Programme that examines the impact of the Internet on the environment. We spoke with Dr Vusumuzi Maphosa, lead Researcher and Jasper Mangwana, ISOC Zimbabwe President to learn more about this project and what it hopes to achieve.

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Five questions with Dr. Chomora Mikeka, Greening the Internet Research Programme Grantee

Associate Professor Chomora Mikeka is the Director of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) in the Ministry of Education of Malawi…