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Why IoT security is so important – and what to do about it | IoT Tech News
4 August 2017 – George Corser’s article explores best practices for improving IoT applications, where IoT’s extreme cost sensitivity is one reason why it requires a fundamentally different approach to security than traditional IT...

WSIS Forum Takeaways: Collaboration for the benefit of humanity | IEEE Internet Initiative
28 June 2017 – IEEE SIGHT Tunisia Past Secretary-General Meher Bnouni’s blog post describes his experiences at the WSIS Forum 2017 and the first-ever WSIS Hackathon...

Global solutions for urban health: WSIS Hack for Health | ITUNews
12 June 2017 – The first ever WSIS Forum Hackathon was co-organized by IEEE to develop innovative technology solutions to reduce exposure to common risk factors for non-communicable diseases...

Cyber criminals targeting mobile phones ‘a major issue for Africa’ | ITWeb Africa
2 June 2017 – Cybersecurity awareness programs are the most cost effective solutions to fight cybercrime in Africa. This was the theme at the first IEEE Experts in Technology and Policy (ETAP) Forum held in Windhoek, Namibia…

Without Energy, the Internet Is Just a Black Hole: Creating Energy Solutions for Information and Communications Technology | A4AI Blog
2 May 2017 – Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) guest blog post by Tetra Tech’s Nilmini Rubin shares insights from IEEE’s Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions event on creating internet and energy solutions...

How to get 4 billion unconnected people online | Yahoo! Finance
29 April 2017Yahoo! Finance explains participants’ viewpoints shared during IEEE’s recent Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions event. A lineup of speakers at IEEE’s “Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions” conference in Washington explained dealing with the global internet access shortage won’t be a quick fix and outlined what’s needed to address the issue...

From Concept to Concrete Action: Tune In to the Internet Inclusion Live Stream | The Institute
5 April 2017 – The IEEE Internet Initiative is hosting a workshop and briefing session on 24 and 25 April to discuss accelerating strategies for connecting the estimated 60 percent of the world’s population that remains unconnected to the Net...

IEEE convenes internet inclusion experts; panel discussion live streaming on IEEE.tv | MGA SCOOP
20 March 2017 – Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions, 24-25 April, marshals expertise from across the global technology, policy, and investment communities to accelerate progress in connecting the estimated 60 percent of the world’s people who remain unconnected to the internet...

Confused About Blockchain? IEEE Webinar Is Here to Explain | IEEE The Institute
3 March 2017 – A summary of IEEE webinar “Introducing Blockchain” explains how the system that enables Bitcoin transactions could be used to better secure the internet …

Blockchain Beyond the Hype | Distributed Magazine
6 February 2017 - Greg Adamson’s blog post suggests that IEEE’s specific interest — improving technology for the benefit of humanity — might add another angle to the global discussion of blockchain…

How ‘Tawasol’ project leverages ICTs to expand STEM education in Tunisia | ITUblog
20 January 2017 – IEEE Sight’s Meher Bnouni describes connecting communities for profound social change in Tunisia to help accelerate the pace of development...

Privacy and Security, Information Governance Challenges: IEEE | Reseller Magazine (Mexico)
21 December 2016 - IEEE organized a number of sessions at IGF 2016, where “empowerment for inclusive and sustainable growth” was the theme. IEEE’s Karen McCabe explains the industry has experiences that can give new meaning and perspective to Internet Governance discussions…

IEEE IoT Talks | IEEE Internet of Things
14 December 2016 - Q&A with George Corser explores key considerations for security in a variety of IoT applications…

IEEE Joins Global Leaders at Internet Governance Forum | IEEE The Institute
1 December 2016 - In The Institute blog, Karen McCabe describes IEEE’s participation in IGF 2016 sessions to help enable inclusive and sustainable growth…

End-to-end Security and Privacy by Design for IoT | IEEE Future Directions Newsletter
1 November 2016 - Of the selected issues coming out of the Experts in Technology and Policy events chosen for further research and follow-up, the question of End-to-end Security and Privacy by Design for the IoT has emerged as both timely and relevant to IEEE’s goal of advancing technology for humanity…