The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) has posted a draft version 2.0 of its Caribbean Internet Governance Policy Framework (CIGPF) document for general review and comments.

According to the CTU:

The CIGPF was first issued in 2009 and is the product of inputs, discussions and feedback compiled from the Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF), a multi-stakeholder group which has been convened annually by the CTU since 2005, initially in conjunction with the CARICOM Secretariat.

The document articulates a vision and mission for Internet Governance in the Caribbean, identifies key focus areas and recommendations for priority policy and operational actions. The CIGPF is intended to be used as a reference for regional governments and regulators in particular and other stakeholders generally, in navigating the increasingly complex world of Internet Governance by identifying appropriate priorities for Caribbean stakeholders.

This new issue of the CIGPF incorporates updates and additions warranted by new developments in this dynamic field and feedback inputs over the past few years. This draft is being posted now in advance of the 9th CIGF to be held in September in Curacao at which all further comments would be collated to enable subsequent official release of Issue 2.0. Key updates in this issue include:

• rewording of the statement of Mission for Caribbean Internet Governance to highlight enhanced emphasis on security and lawful use of the Internet.
• refinement of the strategic focus areas on infrastructure to reflect current thinking on the need for universal broadband access and development of critical Internet infrastructure
• addition of a specific strategic focus area for “Legal Frameworks and Enforcement” (separate from the Internet Content focus area) in recognition of current global thrusts in these areas
• new priority recommendations consequential to the above
•  other general updates required by new information, technology, social developments or prior achievements.

Version 2 of the CIGPF is a marked-up version which highlights amendments made to the first CIGPF in January 2009, with sections shaded in blue indicating either new text or text appropriately relocated within the document. 

View/Download

• Draft version 2.0 of Caribbean Internet Governance Policy Framework (CIGPF) (PDF ; 823K) 
• Mirror of Draft v2.0 Caribbean Internet Goverance Policy Framework on cs.tt

Comments can be submitted via email to CTU-CIGF@ctu.int or the CTU’s website at http://ctu.int/internet-governance

From Ars Technica : http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/07/hands-on-with-the-leap-motion-controller-cool-but-frustrating-as-hell/

“I’ve spent about two days with the Leap Motion Controller, a Kinect-like PC accessory that uses infrared sensors to translate the motions of your hands into input for applications. The device I received is one I pre-ordered more than a year ago; I’ve been anxiously awaiting its arrival ever since I saw the first video of the device in action.

The Leap costs $79.99, and for your money you get a tiny little aluminum rectangle. It fits easily in the palm of my hand, and once situated on the desk it’s essentially invisible. There are precisely two external features: the green power LED and its USB port.”

Git (http://git-scm.com/) is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. As such, Git to used to manage and distribute the code in many Free and Open Source projects. 

Six Revisions has a detailed article “How to Quickly Get Started with Git” to show how you can use Git at http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/easy-git-tutorial/

This article is inspiring me to consider using Git for our TTCS OSSWIN DVD, the free and open source collection of Free and Open Source software collection for Windows that the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society makes available for anyone to download.

I’ve been the sole lead maintainer for many years now, and I would like others to help

• update the text used to describe the programs
• add new programs to the collection with descriptions, screenshots, etc
• update the design of the webpages

There is a mirror of the web interface of the TTCS OSSWIN DVD online at http://hodsondts.org/FOSS/index.htm

Persons wanting to help with improving the TTCS OSSWIN DVD and taking it to the next level, let me know at admin@ttcsweb.org

Microsoft Windows NT was launched on July 27, 1993. The Windows NT core continues to be in use in many Microsoft products, including Windows 8, Windows Phone and Xbox One.

ZDNet’s  Mary Jo Foley takes a look back at Windows NT:
http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-windows-nt-turns-20-7000018597/

 According to the latest Adobe Security Bulletin dated July 9 2013, Adobe has released updated versions of its Adobe Flash Player on various platforms, specifically for:

• Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.224 and earlier versions for Windows,
• Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.225 and earlier versions for Macintosh,
• Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.291 and earlier versions for Linux,
• Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.63 and earlier versions for Android 4.x,
• Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.59 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x.

to “address vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system”.

You can read the Adobe Security Bulletin at http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-17.html but the vulnerabilities in versions of Adobe Flash before July 9 2013 could allow for execution of unwanted code (typically malware), without your consent just by visiting a website with malicious Flash applications or video (SWF). Therefore, you should update your Adobe Flash Player to the latest version to close this loophole.

To determine what version of the Adobe Flash player you have on your Windows, Macintosh or Linux system, visit http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

To verify the version of Adobe Flash Player for Android, go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Adobe Flash Player x.x.

To download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html.

Windows users should note that the Flash Player in v9 and earlier versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer v9 and the one in web browsers like Opera, Mozilla Firefox and Safari are separate installs. You should install and update both versions of Adobe Flash.

Internet Explorer v10 (for users for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows 8) has Adobe Flash Player built-in and users should update to the latest Internet Explorer 10 browser version.

Google Chrome browser users has Adobe Flash Player built-in and users should update the Google Chrome browser to the latest version. See http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=95414 on how to do so.

From the Stanford page :

“On December 9, 1968, Douglas C. Engelbart and the group of 17 researchers working with him in the Augmentation Research Center at Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, CA, presented a 90-minute live public demonstration of the online system, NLS, they had been working on since 1962. The public presentation was a session of the Fall Joint Computer Conference held at the Convention Center in San Francisco, and it was attended by about 1,000 computer professionals. This was the public debut of the computer mouse. But the mouse was only one of many innovations demonstrated that day, including hypertext, object addressing and dynamic file linking, as well as shared-screen collaboration  involving two persons at different sites communicating over a network with audio and video interface. “

YouTube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJDv-zdhzMY

Douglas Engelbart died Tuesday at the age of 88. See also the NYTimes and Ars Technica related articles.