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<p>Hello advisors. There can be no doubt that it is a turbulent
world out there right now -- and the Internet, as the world's
critical communications medium, is also experiencing an increase
in potential disruptions. The author of this article, W<span
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102); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(187, 187, 187);">olfgang
Kleinwächter</a>, Professor Emeritus at the University of
Aarhus</span><span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family:
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initial;">is a member of the Global Commission on Stability in
Cyberspace, was a member of the ICANN Board (2013 – 2015) and
served as Special Ambassador for the Net Mundial Initiative
(2014 – 2016).</span> It is a great overview of Internet-related
activities around the world that we might want to be aware of --
especially around the issue of fragmentation.<br>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: "PT
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!important; float: none;">"... if somebody would have expected
that the Covid-19-Disaster is a wake-up call for the world to be
more united, work hand in hand, and pool resources reducing
risks of a borderless threat, this "somebody" was wrong. 2020
was dominated by "My country first." The global cyberspace was
filled with building new barriers, widening old gaps, growing
mistrust, nasty cyberattacks, more cybercrime and the first
Internet-based drone-war in the Caucasian mountains. What about
2021? Will the pendulum swing back? Or will the digital
cacophony continue to grow in a splintering Internet?"</span></p>
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href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20210108-internet-governance-outlook-2021-digital-cacaphony/"><font
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Marita</font><br>
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