[Advisors] Fwd: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Google.org Awards Grant to the Internet
Society to Advance Internet Exchange Points in Emerging Markets
Gary W Kenward
garykenward at eastlink.ca
Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:39:31 -0400
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> From: cover@isoc.org
> Subject: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Google.org Awards Grant to the Internet =
Society to Advance Internet Exchange Points in Emerging Markets
> Date: 25 February, 2013 12:38:08 PM AST
> To: isoc-members-announce@elists.isoc.org
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> Google.org Awards Grant to the Internet Society to Advance Internet =
Exchange Points in Emerging Markets
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> Funding will continue development of Internet infrastructure and =
expertise
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> [Washington, D.C., USA and Geneva, Switzerland] =96 The Internet =
Society today announced that it has been awarded a grant by Google.org =
to extend its Internet exchange point (IXP) activities in emerging =
markets. The grant will build on the Internet Society=92s previous =
efforts and will establish a methodology to assess IXPs, provide =
training for people to operate the IXPs, and build a more robust local =
Internet infrastructure in emerging markets.
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> IXPs play an important role in Internet infrastructure that allows =
Internet service providers (ISPs) and other network operators to =
exchange traffic locally and more cost effectively, which can help lower =
end-user costs, speed-up transmissions, increase Internet performance, =
and decrease international Internet connectivity costs. The Internet =
Society and Internet technical experts have been working for several =
years to bring IXPs to emerging markets. These efforts have resulted in =
locally trained experts and facilitated the development of local and =
regional technical infrastructures. An additional benefit of IXP =
development is the expansion of community governance models as well as =
building local Internet expertise.=20
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> Google.org, a team within Google focused on social impact, develops =
and supports technology solutions that can address global challenges, =
such as expanding Internet access to more of the world=92s seven billion =
people.
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> "The Internet Society has proved to be one of the most effective =
institutions in the Internet community,=94 said Vint Cerf, vice =
president and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google. =93I am confident =
that they will apply their grant wisely to extend their work to increase =
Internet access for everyone, including those in emerging markets."=20
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> Lynn St. Amour, President and CEO of the Internet Society, stated, =93We=
are very excited to receive this grant from Google.org. With support to =
extend our IXP development and improvement projects, we can more quickly =
bring core Internet infrastructure to underserved countries and assist =
in building key human and governance capabilities. We will also be able =
to extend the Internet Society=92s mission to ensure the open =
development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of =
people everywhere. We look forward to working with Google.org, and we =
are committed to collaborating with Internet community partners around =
the world on this important project.=94
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; =
font-size:medium;"><b>[ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: <a =
href=3D"http://Google.org">Google.org</a> Awards Grant to the Internet =
Society to Advance Internet Exchange Points in Emerging =
Markets</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, =
1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; =
font-size:medium;">25 February, 2013 12:38:08 PM =
AST<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, =
1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; =
font-size:medium;"><a =
href=3D"mailto:isoc-members-announce@elists.isoc.org">isoc-members-announc=
e@elists.isoc.org</a><br></span></div><br><div><a =
href=3D"http://Google.org">Google.org</a> Awards Grant to the Internet =
Society to Advance Internet Exchange Points in Emerging =
Markets<br><br>Funding will continue development of Internet =
infrastructure and expertise<br><br>[Washington, D.C., USA and Geneva, =
Switzerland] =96 The Internet Society today announced that it has been =
awarded a grant by <a href=3D"http://Google.org">Google.org</a> to =
extend its Internet exchange point (IXP) activities in emerging markets. =
The grant will build on the Internet Society=92s previous efforts =
and will establish a methodology to assess IXPs, provide training for =
people to operate the IXPs, and build a more robust local Internet =
infrastructure in emerging markets.<br><br>IXPs play an important role =
in Internet infrastructure that allows Internet service providers (ISPs) =
and other network operators to exchange traffic locally and more cost =
effectively, which can help lower end-user costs, speed-up =
transmissions, increase Internet performance, and decrease international =
Internet connectivity costs. The Internet Society and Internet =
technical experts have been working for several years to bring IXPs to =
emerging markets. These efforts have resulted in locally trained experts =
and facilitated the development of local and regional technical =
infrastructures. An additional benefit of IXP development is the =
expansion of community governance models as well as building local =
Internet expertise. <br><br><a href=3D"http://Google.org">Google.org</a>, =
a team within Google focused on social impact, develops and supports =
technology solutions that can address global challenges, such as =
expanding Internet access to more of the world=92s seven billion =
people.<br><br>"The Internet Society has proved to be one of the most =
effective institutions in the Internet community,=94 said Vint Cerf, =
vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google. =93I am =
confident that they will apply their grant wisely to extend their work =
to increase Internet access for everyone, including those in emerging =
markets." <br><br>Lynn St. Amour, President and CEO of the Internet =
Society, stated, =93We are very excited to receive this grant from <a =
href=3D"http://Google.org">Google.org</a>. With support to extend our =
IXP development and improvement projects, we can more quickly bring core =
Internet infrastructure to underserved countries and assist in building =
key human and governance capabilities. We will also be able to =
extend the Internet Society=92s mission to ensure the open development, =
evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people everywhere. =
We look forward to working with <a =
href=3D"http://Google.org">Google.org</a>, and we are committed to =
collaborating with Internet community partners around the world on this =
important =
project.=94<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>=
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