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DESCRIPTION:Brian Cute\, CEO of Public\nInterest RegistryCivil Society Orga
 nizations and the\nInternet: Critical IssuesCivil\nsociety has many reason
 s to be engaged with the infrastructure of the Internet\,\nand how it is g
 overned: freedom of access\, affordability of access\, how to\nbridge the 
 digital divide\, cultural identity and language issues\, internet\ngoverna
 nce\, net neutrality and the role of private sector actors – there is a\nl
 ot at stake. At a more practical level\, Internet access is considered a s
 ine\nqua non for NGOs. Through Public\nInterest Registry – which owns the 
 .org and .ngo\ndomain names on the web and sells it through retailers to n
 onprofits and NGOs\n-- a multitude of new and innovative services now are 
 offered to small Global\nSouth organizations who are not yet on the web. L
 ocal perspective\, knowledge\, trust and validation as well as culture\nar
 e essential and often overlooked in this arena. How can these key elements
  be leveraged to\nenable NGOs to participate fully through the Internet?Op
 en to the public.&nbsp\;Sponsored\nby the Transnational NGO Initiative at 
 the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs   
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SUMMARY:TNGO presents: Brian Cute
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p></p><p><b>Brian Cute\,</b> <i>CEO of Public
 \nInterest Registry</i></p><p><b>Civil Society Organizations and the\nInte
 rnet: Critical Issues</b></p><p>Civil\nsociety has many reasons to be enga
 ged with the infrastructure of the Internet\,\nand how it is governed: fre
 edom of access\, affordability of access\, how to\nbridge the digital divi
 de\, cultural identity and language issues\, internet\ngovernance\, net ne
 utrality and the role of private sector actors – there is a\nlot at stake.
  At a more practical level\, Internet access is considered a sine\nqua non
  for NGOs. Through Public\nInterest Registry – which owns the .org and .ng
 o\ndomain names on the web and sells it through retailers to nonprofits an
 d NGOs\n-- a multitude of new and innovative services now are offered to s
 mall Global\nSouth organizations who are not yet on the web. Local perspec
 tive\, knowledge\, trust and validation as well as culture\nare essential 
 and often overlooked in this arena. How can these key elements be leverage
 d to\nenable NGOs to participate fully through the Internet?</p><p>Open to
  the public.&nbsp\;</p><b><i>Sponsored\nby the Transnational NGO Initiativ
 e at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs</i></b><p> </p><p> </p><p> <
 /p><p></p>
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