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- 1 Jun 2016
Internet Society Urges African Policymakers to Act on Internet Opportunity
The Internet Society has urged African policymakers to grasp the opportunity offered by the expansion and growth of the Internet across the continent. The Internet Society made the call for the…
- 3 Jun 2015
Internet Society Report Highlights Internet Governance Benefits, Multistakeholder Model
In order to better understand what African nations need to do to reap the full benefits of the Internet, the Internet Society today released the study “Internet Development and Governance in Africa.…
- 22 Nov 2015
Internet Society Collaborates IXPN to Train Internet Service Providers
The Internet Society in partnership with the Internet eXchange Point in Nigeria (IXPN) have just concluded an “Internet Routing Technologies and IXP interconnection” workshop. Held from 16-20…
- 25 Sept 2018
Internet Society Partners Facebook to Expand Internet Connectivity in Africa
The Internet Society, a global non-profit organization dedicated to the open development, evolution and use of the Internet, today announced that it is partnering with Facebook to develop Internet…
- 18 Dec 2019
Internet Society Foundation Announces $300,000 in Grants for Internet Projects
The new Internet Society Foundation has issued its first set of medium and large grants (ranging from $12,000 to USD $30,000 each) to 13 ground-breaking projects that seek to spread the benefits of…
- 12 Jul 2021
Africa’s Internet Exchange Points See Growth – Internet Society
The number of internet exchange points (IXPs) established on the African continent has grown from 19 in 2012, to 46 in 2020. This indicates a 58% increase over the past few years, according to the…
- 23 Mar 2017
Internet Society Hosts Africa Regional Internet, Dev Dialogue
Aimed at gathering various organizations working on Internet and development across African region to identify synergies and create opportunities for coordination and collaboration, the …
- 19 Sept 2017
Nigeria Chapter Joins Internet Society to Commemorate 25th anniversary
Internet Society Nigeria Chapter yesterday joined the rest of its counterparts worldwide to commemorate the 25th anniversary of its existence. Speaking during the event held at the Nigeria Internet…
- 3 Dec 2020
Internet Society Nigeria Seeks Favourable Online Policies
Internet Society, Nigeria Chapter, has called for policies that will help realise the full potential of the internet, and make online connectivity seamless. The call was made by members of the newly…
- 15 Apr 2025
Internet Society Announces Peering Fellowship
The Internet Society's six-month Fellowship Peering program continues to help make internet access affordable, dependable, and resilient. The program, according to the global charitable organisation,…
- 18 Jul 2017
Internet Society Extends IETF Fellowship to Emerging Markets
The Internet Society is inviting applicants from the emerging markets to partake in its Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) 2017. The Fellowship programme allows technologists,…
- 30 Sept 2021
Internet Society Foundation Doles Out US$200,000 Grants to Address Connectivity Gap
The Internet Society Foundation has launched a new grant program to advance Internet access and connectivity around the world. Known as the BOLT program, these grants aim to support teams of…
- 3 Sept 2018
Internet Society says Community Networks Key to Connecting Africa
As Internet access continues to grow in Africa, with over 450 million people now connected to the Internet, more than 60 percent of the population still remains offline. Community Networks are a key…
- 4 Apr 2013
Internet Society Hosts AfPIF-13 in Casablanca
The fourth annual African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF), organized by the Internet Society will be held 3-5 September 2013 in Casablanca, Morocco. A unique regional forum, AfPIF…
- 3 Nov 2014
ITU, GSMA, Internet Society Unite in Fight Against Ebola
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the GSMA and the Internet Society (ISOC), announced that they are joining forces in the fight against Ebola. The three organizations will bring together…
- 6 Jul 2021
IXP are Critical to Improving Internet Access and Lowering Connectivity Costs in Africa - Report
A new report published by the Internet Society outlines the state of Internet interconnection in Africa and the critical role Internet Exchange Points (IXP) play in improving access and lowering…
- 24 Jun 2020
IXP Ecosystems Central to Africa’s Digital Economic Drive - Study
A new report published by the Internet Society Anchoring the African Internet Ecosystem: Lessons from Kenya and Nigeria’s Internet Exchange Points Growth, the growth of the IXPs in Kenya and Nigeria…
- 20 Sept 2017
ISOC Says AI, IoT will Shape Future of the Internet
The Internet Society (ISOC), a global non-profit dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution and use of the Internet, has released its annual report. Entitled "Paths to our Digital Future,"…
- 7 Jun 2015
Internet Growth Oils Opportunities in Nigeria, Africa
Internet Society, an international, non-profit organisation founded in 1992 to provide leadership in Internet-related standards, education and policy, has said that Africa is now primed to…
- 31 May 2017
IS, AU Commission Launch Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa
The Internet Society (IS) and the African Union (AU) Commission unveiled a new set of Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa. The unveiling was at the African Internet Summit held in…
- 27 Nov 2017
ISOC Says Internet Economy Presents a Major Opportunity for Africa
Many African countries have made significant progress toward creating an Internet sector, with broad sector reforms and focus on increasing broadband availability. However, there is still much work…
- 30 Aug 2016
Blame Content, Services for Africa’s Slow Internet Growth- Study
Internet access and availability are not enough to get people online, said a new Internet Society study released on Tuesday at the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) taking place 30…
- 14 Jan 2015
Local Internet Hosting Key to Furthering Africa Internet Development- Report
Local Internet hosting has been identified as essential in the development of the Internet ecosystem in emerging countries, according to a report on Tuesday by the Internet Society. The report by…
- 18 Sept 2017
ISOC Discloses #ShapeTomorrow as Focus on 25th Anniversary
By next week, the Internet Society will celebrate her 25th year of advocacy for an open, trusted Internet available to everyone, everywhere. Today the challenges to the open Internet have never…
- 31 Mar 2016
IS Takes African Peering, Interconnection Forum to Tanzania
The Internet Society will bring its annual Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) to Tanzania for the first time. The organisation has partnered with the Tanzania Internet Service Providers…
- 11 Jun 2012
IT Stakeholders Make Case for IPv6
Although the internet is speedily breeding powerful social-digital society, it is however enmeshed with challenges says Professor Raymond Akwule. He identified the current IPv4 on which internet runs…
- 28 Sept 2018
NAPAfrica, Asteroid Partner to Promote Local IXP Interconnection in Africa
Global interconnection platform, Asteroid, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Internet exchange point (IXP) NAPAfrica, which will focus on advancing the development of Internet…
- 25 Jun 2020
IXPN Achieves Internet Traffic Milestone with 125Gbps in 2020
Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has achieved a milestone in its efforts to ensure that internet services providers in the country exchange their traffic locally by exchanging 125 Gbps…
- 8 Jul 2019
What to Expect at the 2019 Nigeria Internet Governance Forum
For the past seven years, The Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) has evolved into an inclusive Internet policy dialogue mechanism contributing to national development. In a bid to Shape…
- 22 Jan 2018
Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum Sets Date for IG4D, IPv6 Roundtable 2018
The Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable have gotten June date for their 2018 edition of her annual two-day stakeholder engagement. The…