Anastasiya Pak

Hisham Ibrahim: The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is

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Anastasiya Pak
Contributors: Hisham Ibrahim

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What is “the Internet”? And why is it not just our access to a search engine or our favourite social media platform? In this episode, Hisham Ibrahim, RIPE NCC’s Chief Community Officer, breaks down the layers of the Internet ecosystem, explains what a stable and resilient Internet means, and clarifies the difference between digital governance and Internet governance.


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Show notes

00:01:50 - What is the Internet?

00:4:21 - Registration of Internet identifiers

00:05:15 - ASNs and DNS

00:08:21 - The role of RIRs in the internet

00:10:58 - RPKI system built on trust

00:12:53 - What is Internet governance

00:14:56 - The difference between Internet Governance and Digital Governance

00:15:43 - Why we should not look at the Internet through the borders lens.

00:18:05 - Misinformation on the Internet

00:19:00 - Countries' geography and the Internet. Submarine cables, landlocked countries.

00:21:04 - Internet shutdowns

00:23:03 - A report on Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation

00:23:27 - Internet Society’s impact assessments for policymakers

00:23:47 - ICANN Human Rights Impact Assessment Model

00:24:34 - Why the Internet should be global?

00:28:48 - RIPE community

00:33:00 - Global Digital Compact

00:35:27 - CAPIF Meeting

00:36:52 - Cybersecurity and routing security

00:38:43 - BGP was built on trust

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Anastasiya Pak Based in Amsterdam

Anastasiya Pak is a Senior Marketing and Communications Officer at the RIPE NCC. Before joining the RIPE NCC, Anastasiya led the Communications Department at an international education NGO. She began her career as a TV journalist in Uzbekistan, covering international politics and diplomacy, the UN discussions, and other topics related to international political and economic affairs. Anastasiya holds a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations from the University of World Economy and Diplomacy and a Joint Master's in Journalism, Media, and Globalisation from the University of Amsterdam and Aarhus University.

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