Nairobi – The Italian IT institute of the Pisa department of the CNR (IIT – CNR) will participate in the 5th edition of the IGF, Internet Governance Forum, which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 30. The summit, entitled “Internet as a catalyst for change: access, development, freedom and innovation”, is a UN-sponsored event and over a hundred countries will participate with their research institutes and worldwide web operators. Stefano Trumpy, researcher at the IIT- CNR explains: “the goal of the event is to understand at what stage we are in internet governance and what still needs to be done to promote sustainability, security, stability and development. In particular, our institute will participate in a socio-education mission: we will explain to the students participating how Internet expanded in Africa and what role played the IIT – CNR”. The Pisa department of the CNR, in collaboration with the CNUCE institute, started promoting Internet in Africa in 1986. (9Colonne)
