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Excited to have been selected as an ICANN82 Fellow and honored to receive the Paul Muchene Fellowship Award. Looking forward to shaping conversations on DNS security and internet governance! #ICANN82 #InternetGovernance @USAID_Digital @intgovforum @YALINetwork @HHichilema
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The 2026 Round Bidder Conference Webinar takes place tomorrow, 10 February 2026, from 15:00–16:00 UTC. The session will provide prospective bidders with an overview of #ICANN's business needs for the 2026 Round, including panel requirements, types of service areas, and estimated timelines.
Save the link and mark your calendar >> go.icann.org/4afAi3A #NewgTLDProgram
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Very pleased to announce that our annual Global Symposium for Regulators #ITUGSR will take place in Ankara, Türkiye from 12–15 May 2026, hosted by the Government of Türkiye and chaired by @oakaragozoglu, President of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority @BTKbasin.
Under the theme ‘Navigating the Digital Frontier’, #ITUGSR provides regulators and policymakers worldwide with a platform to exchange ideas, learn from peers, and engage with the wider digital ecosystem.
It will be an exciting first #ITUGSR following a very succeessful #ITUWTDC-25.
Learn more: itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences…
It was an honor 🎖
Day 4 at #IGF2025 – What Does Meaningful Connectivity Mean to You? At the iPRIS booth yesterday, we asked participants to share their thoughts on a key question: Ernest Mafuta from Zambia and Mesay Menebo from the University of South-Eastern Norway offered powerful reflections.
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Universal Acceptance ensures domain names and email addresses in different languages function seamlessly, accepted by all Internet-enabled applications and systems.
The Internet should be truly global and inclusive. #Internet4all
Fact Sheet: go.icann.org/4ePkm9B
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📣 #ICANN invites the Africa community to a meeting in Cape Town on the Next Round of #newgtlds.
Hosted by @Girlhypecode, this in-person event aims to share the program's opportunities for the region, and discuss the future of the DNS. 📚
To learn more 💬 go.icann.org/4ceDBsJ
Always proud being part of the P2C
#Partner2Connect is over halfway to our goal of mobilizing USD 100 billion worth of pledges by 2026.
Explore the strategic investments + impact, success stories, and road ahead
itu.int/hub/2025/01/partner2…
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As of 28 Jan. 2025, the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) will be the definitive source for delivering gTLD registration information in place of sunsetted WHOIS services. Click here find gTLD domain name reg data: go.icann.org/40C3ZqK
And you are doing the most , keep up the great work @ITUSecGen .
Merry Christmas 🎅
Top of my 🎅 wish list is universal, meaningful connectivity and sustainable digital transformation—to unlock opportunities, drive progress, and build a resilient, equitable #DigitalFutureForAll.
A very Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating!
ALT Here I am shaking hands with Santa as he dropped by my office to discuss wish lists
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⌚️ From baby-monitors to smart-watches, digital products are everywhere in our daily lives.
But are they safe?
The Cyber Resilience Act introduces mandatory cybersecurity requirements for all hardware & software products across the EU.
Learn more 👇
Lets shape Internet standards and Equitable Digital Policies together
igf2024.sched.com/event/1sYc…
let's come together to shape emerging technologies that tackle Africa's challenges. Your ideas and energy are needed! Be part of the change! See you in Addis or online! 💡🙌 #igf @AfricanYouthIGF @DigitalEU @intgovforum
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About 50 of you joined us today for a great pre-event for the Africa youth #IGF. I had a great time sharing. Here's your nudge to continue engaging in this space by joining any of these Internet Governance focused mailing lists : intgovforum.org/en/content/s…
#YouthinIG #TechPolicy
Register and join the Africa Youth IGF 2024 Pre-Event on Digital Governance and Emerging Technologies happening Monday 18th November at 1pm UTC ucincinnati.zoom.us/meeting/…
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In the follow-up to #GDC & ahead of #WSIS+20, how can the IGF's Policy Network on #InternetFragmentation play a vital role in shaping future, holistic, multistakeholder dialogues on fragmentation?
⚡️Contribute & join the discussion 19 November - bit.ly/4eBggRg
#IGFPN
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Join a diverse group of stakeholders, from grassroots civil society organizations to the private sector, academia, think tanks, the public sector, and NGOs, to discuss solutions to address the gender digital divide in Asia. gdip.ngo/dcs
@SoniaJorgeICT4D @OsamaManzar
Congratulations Norway 🇳🇴
We are pleased to announce that 🇳🇴Norway will host the 20th Annual IGF next year.
See the press release👇and mark your calendars for June 2025!
regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/no…
#IGF2025
Congratulations Rodrigue well deserved 👏
Congratulations to Rodrigue Guiguemde! The #ICANN81 recipient of the Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building.
I'm excited to attend Meet and Greet: Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN Programs at ICANN81 | AGM Istanbul sched.co/1p28f @sched