Global Network Initiative Newsfeed

OpenNet Initiative: What Happened at the Internet Governance Forum?

syoung — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:45:09 -0500

The OpenNet Initiative reports on Internet filtering in Sub-Saharan Africa

syoung — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:30:00 -0400

The OpenNet Initiative (ONI) has released updated reports on Ethiopia and Zimbabwe and new reports on Uganda and Nigeria, where ONI tested for the first time in 2008 and 2009. All four profiles can be accessed at: http://opennet.net/research/regions/ssafrica.
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OpenNet Initiative releases 2009 Middle East & North Africa research

syoung — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0400

The Berkman Center is pleased to share an announcement from the OpenNet Initiative (ONI): the partnership has released new studies of Internet filtering in the Middle East and North Africa.

Catching up with the Global Network Initiative

syoung — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:00:00 -0400

Since its public launch last fall, the Global Network Initiative (GNI) has been focused on developing the institutional foundation for the Initiative by elaborating its learning program (including work on ICT-focused human rights impact assessments), working on organizational development and governance, and expanding global engagement.

Herdict Chinese is live

syoung — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0400

May 21: Herdict Web -- Berkman's tool for tracking global web (in)accessibility -- is now available in Mandarin!

http://herdict.org/chinese

The Chinese Internet and Civil Society

syoung — Wed, 27 May 2009 09:00:00 -0400

The 7th Chinese Internet Research Conference starts today, at the Annenberg School for Communication of the University of Pennsylvania, and a raft of Berkman researchers and friends are participating, along with a host of interesting scholars and others.

"The Chinese Internet and Civil Society: Civic Engagement, Deliberation and Culture" is the theme for the discussions.

Global Network Initiative Seeks Executive Director...

syoung — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:54:22 -0400

Herdict Web gets bigger and smarter...

syoung — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:00:00 -0400

Herdict Web gets bigger and smarter...

syoung — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:30:00 -0400

Earlier this year the Berkman Center announced the launch of Herdict Web, our tool that uses the distributed power of the Internet community to provide insight into what people around the world are experiencing in terms of web accessibility.

Herdict has now been in the wild for six weeks! and what wild and woolly weeks they have been; for example:

Global Network Initiative Concerned About Lack of Transparency and Accountability in YouTube Censorship

syoung — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:33:09 -0400