Christian O’Flaherty – Internet Society https://www.internetsociety.org We are a global charitable organization empowering people to keep the Internet a force for good: open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy. Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:17:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-ISOC-Symbol-Ground-navy-690px-1-32x32.jpg Christian O’Flaherty – Internet Society https://www.internetsociety.org 32 32 The Presence of Community Networks in Latin America and the Caribbean https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2018/10/the-presence-of-community-networks-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/ Fri, 05 Oct 2018 13:00:58 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=88236

The community of Latin America and the Caribbean has maintained an incessant activity in community networks topics, particularly during September. This work has been reflected in various spaces, highlighting the Latin American Summit of Community Networks that took place in Argentina. A Work with History Interest in community networks in the Latin American and Caribbean […]

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]]> Internet Society, LACNIC, and LAC-IX Partner to Strengthen IXPs in Latin America https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2018/05/internet-society-lacnic-and-lac-ix-partner-to-strengthen-ixps-in-latin-america/ Thu, 03 May 2018 14:06:50 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=78889

Wednesday, 2 May 2018, the Internet Society signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of Internet Exchange Points (LAC-IX) and the Latin American Registry for Internet Numbers (LACNIC) to create and strengthen Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) for a stable, secure, and open Internet and to maximise the impact of our activities across Latin America […]

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]]> Construcción de Infraestructura Comunitaria https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2018/03/construccion-de-infraestructura-comunitaria/ Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:55:34 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2018/03/construccion-de-infraestructura-comunitaria/ Cuando Internet no llega a lugares remotos, un modelo que funciona muy bien es aquel en el que la comunidad construye la red para llegar a Internet (no esperar que un proveedor llegue a su comunidad sino construir la red para llegar hasta el proveedor más cercano). Eso implica varios desafíos y requiere cambios tecnológicos, […]

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]]> La Importancia del IETF para las Universidades https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2015/04/la-importancia-del-ietf-para-las-universidades/ Wed, 29 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.internetsociety.org/uncategorized/2015/04/la-importancia-del-ietf-para-las-universidades/

Seguramente muchos conocen los RFCs, que son los documentos que definen los servicios y protocolos necesarios para que Internet funcione. Esos RFCs son acordados en el Internet Engineering Task Force (www.ietf.org), que es el grupo abierto donde cualquier persona puede participar, opinando y proponiendo nuevas cosas. El IETF piensa a corto y mediano plazo, es […]

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]]> Building Strength in Latin America and Caribbean https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2014/03/building-strength-in-latin-america-and-caribbean/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.internetsociety.org/uncategorized/2014/03/building-strength-in-latin-america-and-caribbean/

Capacity building in developing countries is both challenging and rewarding, including in Latin America and the Caribbean. The disparity among different regions and within countries requires strategies and tactics that are targeted and adjusted for specific needs. The needs are so broad and so different that a single government, organization or company can’t address them […]

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