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EVENT OBJECTIVS
Feature a forum that will focus on the latest trends and developments in the Internet and online services and technologies.
Present high-profile presentations and debates on the following:
- Security and cybercrime, and their related regulatory challenges. SPAM and it´s role as a facilitator for cybercrime and fraud.
- Voice over IP, Voice over Internet – the development of these services and the regulatory framework.
- Cellphones and the Internet – emerging trends and technologies. Websites in the cellular environment, the story of the cellphone domain – ‘.mobi’
- ICANN – the role of ICANN in the management of key technical resources of the Internet. Success story of the introduction of competition in the domain name market.
- Latin American Internet resources and their development: country NICs (ccTLDs), the success of LACNIC as a key player in the development of the Internet in Latin America. Deployment of Ipv6 and of root server mirrors in the region.
- Net neutrality – where is this debate taking the Internet?
- Enterprise 2 – will there be major changes in the way the Internet is used?
- Electronic Commerce – How is it progressing in Latin America? EC as a medium to facilitate foreign trade. ‘Social’ electronic commerce. The ‘.travel’ initiative – a domain incorporating an industry portal.
- The importance of civil society in the developing technology world. The Internet Society as a vehicle
- Rural communities – How will the Internet and online technologies help rural communities to bridge the digital divide? The success story of Telecenters in Latin America. Knowledge sharing as a means of empowering small rural enterprises and entrepreneours. The role of cooperatives in rural areas.
- The Wireless explosion – the advent of wireless technologies such as WI-MAX
- Teleworking – Development in Latin America. The ‘.jobs’ initiative – a domain to facilitate employment
- WSIS and the Internet Governance Forum, what follows?
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