ITU Facts and Figures 2025 (pdf):
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Posts by Eric Nitschke
Read the full report: ‘Low Earth Orbit Satellites: Policies to Promote Spectrum Sharing, Foster Competition, and Close Digital Divides’ at newamerica.org/oti/wireless...
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Please add new donation methods for November/ASAP. Just tried to donate and got stuck in paypal verification on my phone nonsense.
Oh, and of course I also made a video about it: youtu.be/r93Q90CWhXo
not to be *that person*, but requiring an eventbrite login to access the links to this event is pretty absurd.
How do government documents, locked away on tiny sheets of microfiche, become searchable & accessible online? Now you can see it happen in real time.
🎞️⤵️ Watch it live:
www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5R...
#InternetArchive #LiveStream #LiveNow
Looks fab. Where can I grab this in EU other than Amazon?
Schedule for Day 0 of the Internet Governance Forum on Monday, 23 June. Four sessions are listed: Making the WSIS+20 moment deliver digital rights and justice: A civil society brainstorming session, from 9:00–10:00 local time (7:00–8:00 UTC) in Workshop Room 1, co-organised by APC and IT for Change. IGF Support Association: Sustainable funding for NRIs' from 9:00–10:00 local time (7:00–8:00 UTC) in Workshop Room 4, with APC speaking. ROAM-X: Driving WSIS implementation and digital cooperation' from 9:00–10:00 local time (7:00–8:00 UTC) in Workshop Room 5, with APC speaking. Glancing backward and looking forward' from 10:45–12:15 local time (8:45–10:15 UTC) in Workshop Room 5, with APC member Nupef speaking.
Are you at the @intgovforum.bsky.social?
These are the session where the APC network will be participating 👇
www.apc.org/en/apc-igf-2...
#WSIS20 #DigitalInclusion @wsis20sec.bsky.social #DigitalJusticeNow @itforchange.bsky.social
A few recent and upcoming events related to #connectivity, #making, and/or #disasterresponse and #disasterpreparedness:
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#satellite #opensource #emergencyresponse #crisisresponse #openhardware #meshtastic #dtn
A lineman suspended in air works inside fiber splice case amid utility lines
With federal fascism on the march, it’s vital for communities to build & fortify resilience
One way to do that: building publicly-owned, locally controlled telecom infrastructure
It ain’t easy but my hometown Oakland is on the path 💪🏾
I wrote about it here
communitynetworks.org/content/oakl...
“They don’t even bother to lie badly anymore.”
What are the kids using for P2P these days? Briar? briarproject.org Qaul? qaul.net CENO? ceno.network/en/index.html Meshenger? github.com/meshenger-ap...
Nest made from fiber optic cable of FPV drones
"Resilient communication and collaboration with the new #Nextcloud Talk"
nextcloud.com/blog/nextclo...
New book from our fellow members of the Radical Open Access Collective, the Institute of Network Cultures:
The Rise of the Network Commons: A History of Community Infrastructure, by Armin Medosch
networkcultures.org/blog/publica...
MikroTik RouterOS Expert Assistant LLM: Fine-tuned for: Expert-level knowledge and assistance with MikroTik RouterOS networking, including configuration, troubleshooting, and understanding advanced features.
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#connectivity #offlineAI
Want to dive deeper into web archiving? Check out our brand new Resources page which includes helpful guides, reference materials, presentations, and more! webrecorder.net/resources/
Read more on our blog webrecorder.net/blog/2025-04... and tell us what else you’d like to see in this evolving hub
"Internet availability and Map of Machinery data crossing map using KeplerGL. Data of Internet Exchange Points from IXBD EURO database. With this data crossing we observe a relationship between internet providers infrastructure and the location of makerspaces." zenodo.org/records/1442..., p.55
This.
"By addressing gaps in connectivity, particularly in underserved areas, there is immense potential to expand innovation ecosystems, empowering makers and fostering economic development on a global scale."
"This analysis demonstrates the vital role of internet availability in supporting and enabling the growth of makerspaces and distributed manufacturing networks. The strong correlation seen in Central Europe serves as a model for regions with emerging infrastructure."
"Such insights underscore the critical role of reliable digital infrastructure in supporting decentralised manufacturing networks, fostering innovation, and enabling access to shared resources...." distributeddesign.eu/wp-content/u..., p.99
Added to the #zotero Open Hardware Library here www.zotero.org/groups/55860...
"Open source hardware development – A handbook for collaborative product creation"
Only a few chapters into the #openaccess pdf but definitely grabbing a hard copy.
berlinup.books.tu-berlin.de/en/produkt/9...
#osh #opensourcehardware #opensource
Ever wanted to restore a taken down site from a web archive, with link navigation and references intact?
Our latest tooling make this simpler than ever!
Announcing govarchive.us - a dynamic, web archive-powered mirror of US government sites!
More details on our blog
webrecorder.net/blog/2025-03...
Dang, seriously? Haven't used Moodle in ages but was going to spin it up soon for a partner. What don't you like about it? Tried canvas?
This is a fantastic resource. @apc.bsky.social is Carlos on here yet?