Without you, there is no Internet. The Internet is so much more than just devices connecting to each other; it’s a place for all of us to come together to share information, experiences, and ideas.  

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We are able to interconnect so seamlessly on the Internet in large part thanks to Internet standards, which allow us to communicate easily across a variety of devices, providers, and systems.

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The Internet technical community helps to build and maintain infrastructure, and enables us to communicate safely, affordably, and efficiently online.  

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The WSIS High-Level Event (HLE) is a global meeting co-organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and other UN agencies to review progress on the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) action lines. It serves as a platform for governments, civil society, the private sector, and international organizations to assess the ICT (Information and […]

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Different roles in the Internet ecosystem require different skills, and educators who share their expertise help ensure that the Internet truly is for everyone.

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The Internet is a global resource, so which country gets to govern it? The answer is: all of them and none of them! Internet policy is shaped by a global ecosystem of legislators, regulators, international organizations, civil society groups, and technical and policy experts. These are the folks who get to decide how much power […]

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A handful of nonprofits in the Internet community manage a lot of the unseen work that makes the Internet function. They are critical for ensuring that networks on the Internet have unique addresses and that people can read those addresses.

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The Internet Society will be attending IGF 2025 in Norway. Find out what we'll be doing, why, and where you can meet up with us.

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Our computer networking course teaches learners around the world skills that promote employment, bring connectivity to communities, and make the Internet safer for everyone.

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The Internet Society was created to bring together a global community to advance the Internet. Internet Society Managing Director and Incoming CEO, Sally Wentworth, speaks about the community that has grown over the last 30 years and how we will continue to work together to support the Internet of the future.

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Nojus Saad is an Internet changemaker. His work with Internet Society and his foundation is impacting the Internet of today and tomorrow.

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Women in Mali are bridging the unemployment gap by learning practical skills in Internet Society hands-on training courses.

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In Manipur, India, residents had to live their lives without the Internet for over seven months when they experienced an Internet shutdown.

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The 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in August 2021, just as many people were starting their day. Over the course of several days, the quake and its aftershocks devastated the country, leaving more than 300 people dead, injuring hundreds more, and leveling homes, schools, and churches. But Haiti’s Internet exchange point managed to stay online, […]

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The Internet Society welcomes the US, EU, and G7 commitment to exempt telecommunications services that support Internet access and the flow of information from their sanctions against Russia on 6 April. The ongoing war in Ukraine has led governments, service providers and other organizations to increasingly consider sanctions and other actions that could irreversibly damage […]

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By next year, five Internet of Things (IoT) devices are projected to be in use for every person on the planet. IoT devices offer endless opportunities to improve productivity, economic growth, and quality of life. Think smart cities, self-driving cars, and the ways connected medical devices can monitor our health. The potential growth of IoT […]

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By Digital Empowerment Foundation In the last 25 years, half the world has been connected to the Internet and the almost infinite opportunities it has to offer. Most of these, among the 3.5 billion connected individuals of the world, are people who are largely economically empowered, literate, and reside in urban or accessible areas. However, […]

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Late November, Kathy Brown announced that she would be stepping down as CEO of the Internet Society. While preparing for her next chapter, she reflected on her time at the Internet Society and shared her thoughts on how the Internet itself has evolved during her tenure. The Internet Society: What are the biggest changes you’ve seen in […]

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Arnaud Castaignet is the head of public relations for the Republic of Estonia’s e-Residency programme, a government-issued digital ID offering the freedom to join a community of digitally empowered citizens and open and run a global EU company fully online from anywhere in the world.

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