Adrian Wan

@InternetSociety • @ObamaFoundation Leader APAC • @LKYSch alum • policy fellow @APEC • personal account

[Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD @JoeBeOne]

More than sixty organizations agree that the "Indian government must withdraw the Telecommunications Bill, 2023". Passed in 48 hours with most of the opposition suspended or boycotting proceedings: https://t.co/OreZtJO987

[Internet Society @internetsociety]

Community networks are powerful ways for communities needing connectivity to gain access through basic and affordable wireless equipment.

@adrianwan shares how they're bridging the #digitaldivide in Southeast Asia 🌏⬇️
https://t.co/C0FEq0wMAX

[Internet Society @internetsociety]

🌦️Checking the weather is an act that many of us do daily without much thought, but for the community of Ulukhaktok, this simple search wasn't so simple until Internet access was expanded last year. (1/3)
https://t.co/icJkKZ1OWh

[TS @talant]

High-Mountainous village of Kirchin (Naryn, Kyrgyzstan) is finally connected to high-speed Internet with the support of @ISOC_Foundation and @InternetSociety Kyrgyz Chapter. Now children can access online education and adults can engage in e-commerce
https://t.co/JgC7iUkjXn

[Internet Society @internetsociety]

The Internet transformed from a concept in a textbook into a resource that enables education, healthcare, and jobs in remote Nepal—in just 2 years.

Read the story of bringing the Internet to the top of the world🏔️: https://t.co/9nYDLS6pIk

[Internet Society @internetsociety]

It’s Wednesday and that means we’re 💡demystifying fragmentation💡! Last week, we explained how fragmentation can look like an application ban. This week, let’s look at national gateways.  (🧵1/5)

[Rajnesh Singh @RajneshSingh]

What does Internet Fragmentation look like?

A thousand small cuts, or a couple of large ones - end result is the same: we will undermine what is perhaps humankind's greatest invention.

https://t.co/Oiknc1l6ay

#netgov #KeepItOn

[Internet Society @internetsociety]

We work to help communities all over the world bridge the digital divide. 25 women in Mali recently completed our training on designing & deploying computer networks. They’ll take these skills into their work & communities.

Take the same course online: https://t.co/KttPCDoLEM

[Internet Society @internetsociety]

The Internet is for everyone. And we won’t rest until everyone has access.

Help us connect the unconnected: https://t.co/x9kSoH1IOi

[Union of Operators of Armenia @UnionOperatorAM]

#Day2
07.06.2023
#Round Table #Discussion. #Internet Access as a Key to #Community Empowerment

Community #network leads presenting their approaches in empowering rural areas communities for using the Internet in meaningful way.

[Union of Operators of Armenia @UnionOperatorAM]

#European #Connectivity #Summit
Opening remarks by @michukis, Distinguished Technologist at @internetsociety, Igor Mkrtumyan, President of @isocarmchapter, @adrianwan, Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager at @internetsociety.

[Adrian Wan @adrianwan]

The event will run on June 6 to 7, with a visit to the local community network planned. Check out the agenda here and do register to join us remotely: https://t.co/fRkmN2xNjD

[Adrian Wan @adrianwan]

Thrilled to be in Yerevan, Armenia🇦🇲 this week with a small team for one of the @internetsociety's key events this year: Connecting the Unconnected - Europe & Beyond.

https://t.co/fRkmN2xNjD

[Adrian Wan @adrianwan]

In partnership with @UnionOperatorAM & @Hti_Armenia, we organise the event to bring together policymakers, businesses, community network champs to find creative ways to connect the 2.7 billion people yet unconnected to the Internet.

[Naveed Ul Haq @NaveedHaq]

Yes, I love my job of bringing #Internet to remote places.. this week back to #Khumjung & #Khunde to upgrade @internetsociety #Everest #community #network infrastructure ! Deploying #fiber at #4000m has its own excitement 👍..more tomorrow @NepalInternetF1 @EverestToday

[Sebastián Bellagamba @sbellagamba]

We are hiring!! We are looking for someone who knows well the Internet industry and how to engage, mobilize, and provide value to the @Internetsociety's organizational membership. If interested, please see the post here: https://t.co/3DsuJJxW7A.

[Connect Humanity @Connect_Fund]

The Indigenous Connectivity Summit kicks-off this Monday in #Anchorage, Alaska!

Not going in person? Join #ICS2023 via the #livestream.

Bookmark it now ▶️ https://t.co/iO1MlzRYSW

[Internet Society @internetsociety]

The 2022 Impact Report is here! We worked with our community to:

🔌 Connect underserved populations
🪴 Grow reliable, affordable access
🙋🏽‍♀️ Counter actions that threaten the Internet

Because we believe in an #InternetForEveryone. Read the full report👇
https://t.co/6zIwzXWS3l

[Internet Society @internetsociety]

What do China, Russia, Cambodia, Ireland, Belgium, Canada, the U.S., and countless other countries have in common?

They have made—or are currently proposing—policies that disconnect their people from the global, open Internet. #fragmentation
https://t.co/teKnfxkrR0

[Cloudflare @Cloudflare]

The European Commission is considering new rules for how networks connect to each other that – no hyperbole – will make things slower for consumers and are actually dangerous for the Internet. https://t.co/pfo7pJ4UCu