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Don’t Be Fooled by Abstract Jargon: Internet Governance and ICT Policy

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Trends in mobile phones , social media , cloud computing , open data , e-government and e-governance , new applications, and open and developing Internet standards have increased the importance of ICT to multiple actors, which include CSOs. Net neutrality has been enshrined in law in the Netherlands and Chile. Not convinced yet?

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

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The WEEE Directive is the set of laws that governs the proper collection and disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the 27 countries of the European Union. The latest update of the law is expected to be formally approved in 2014. has a patchwork of laws in half of the U.S.