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NTIA's Office of International Affairs provides the following links as a public service, without vouching for their veracity. Please email dsteinour@ntia.doc.gov with additional useful links. Please note that we try to include sites that are institutional, organizational, or educational in nature. Corporate or marketing sites will not be listed, unless they provide unusually valuable information regarding international and corporate trends and/or valuable links.
- Industry Associations and Institutes
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- General Country Information
- News and Educational Sources
- United Nations
- World Bank
- Trade and Economic Organizations
- Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Development
- Non-Government Organizations(NGOs) and Non-Profits
- Issues and Topic Areas
- Satellite Information
- Spectrum, Wireless, 3G & PCS
- Statistics, Surveys and Maps
- Submarine Cable Information
- Embassies and Flags
- Travel Information
- Annual Conferences
Industry Associations and Institutes: General Information
- Center for Democracy & Technology
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Global Internet Liberty Campaign
- Internet Alliance
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Non-Profit Gateway
- Internet Architecture Board
- Internet Engineering Task Force
- Internet Law & Policy Forum
- Internet Research Task Force
- U.S. Internet Industry Association
- U.S. Internet Council
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- Internet Society
- Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
- Electronics
Industries Alliance (EIA)
- Telecommunications
Industry association (TIA)
- Wireless Communications Association International (WCAI)
- Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA)
- Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC)
- United States Council for International Business (USCIB)
- WiMax Forum
- Wi-Fi Alliance
- Online Privacy Alliance
- Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)
- UMTS Forum
- Personal Communications Industry Association
- CTIA - Cellular Telecom & Internet Association
- Global Wireless Education Consortium
- Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- Federation of International Trade Associations
- National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, International Department
- American Electronics Association (AEA)
- COMPTEL
- International Chamber of Commerce
- International Telecommunications Users Group
- Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA)
- International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
- International Center for Advanced Internet Research (iCAIR)
- Internet Cooperation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
- International Institute of Communications (IIC)
- Internet Law and Policy Forum
- International Telecommunications Society
- Association for Communications Enterprises (Ascent)
- Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- Global Information Infrastructure Commission
- Information for Development
Program
Industry Associations and Institutes: Standards
- MFA Forum
- European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
- Information and Communications Technologies Standards Board
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Telecommunications Industry Association
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Industry Associations and Institutes: Financial Institutions
- Asian Development Bank
- European Investment Bank
- Export-Import Bank of the United States (EIBUS)
- Inter-American Development Bank
- World Bank
Industry Associations and Institutes: Group of Eight
- Saint Petersburg (Russia) Summit 2006
- Perthshire (Scotland) Summit 2005
- Sea Island (USA) Summit 2004
- Evian (France) Summit 2003
- Kananaskis (Canada) Summit 2002
- Genoa (Italy) Summit 2001
- Okinawa (Japan) Summit July 2000
- Okinawa Charter on Global Information Society/DOT Force Creation
- Cologne (Germany) Summit 1999
- Birmingham (England) Summit 1998
- Denver (USA) Summit 1997
- Lyon (France) Summit 1996
International Telecommunication Union (ITU): General
- Development Sector
- Fourth World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC-2006)
- Third World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC-2002)
- World Telecommunication Policy Forum (Third, 2001)
- Second World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC-98)
- WTDC-98 Output Documents (Valleta Declaration, Valleta Action Plan)
- Telecommunication Indicators
- Partnership for Measuring ICT for Development
- Digital Access Index
International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Development Reports
- From the Digital Divide to Digital Opportunities: Measuring Infostates for development
- Measuring ICT: the global status of ICT indicators (Stocktaking Document)
- World Telecommunications Indicators Database-2006
- World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report 2006: Measuring ICT for Social and Economic Development
- World Telecommunication Development Report 2003: Access Indicators for the Information Society
- ITU Internet Reports 2002: Internet for a Mobile Generation
- World Telecommunication Development Report 2002: Reinventing Telecoms
- Asia-Pacific Telecom Indicators 2002
- World Telecom Indicators 2000-2001
- ITU Internet Report 2001: IP Telephony
- World Telecom Development Report 1999: Mobile Cellular
- 1999 Internet Development Report
- 1998 Report
- Governments on the WWW (comprehensive links to Government websites around the world)
- CIA World Factbook- Profile of the World
- Country Profiles by BBC News
- Culture Profiles
News/Educational Sources: Telecom and Mass Media
- AFCEA
- America's Network
- Benton Foundation's Communications Headline Listserve
- Broadcast Net
- Broadcasting & Cable
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
- Telecom Policy (Journal & Reviews)
- Total Telecom
- Jupiter Media Newsletters
- Analysis Co.' Telecom Virtual Library
- CyberTelecom
- Virtual Institute of Information (Columbia University)
- Center for Information Policy (University of Maryland)
- International Standards Information (University of Hawaii)
- Business Researcher's Interests Business Information Technology
- Globe
News/Educational Sources: Internet News
- Bloomberg
- Business.com
- Business 2.0
- Byte Magazine (CMP Net)
- CNNfn.com
- Dataquest Interactive
- Individual.com
- Industry Standard
- Internet.com (16 categories)
- Internet Communications Regulation Digest
- Internetworks (U.K. focus)
- NetComTalk - Boston University's Clipping Service
- NewJour - links to many electronic journals/archives
- QuickLinks - Internet Content
- RCR Wireless
- Red Herring
- Scout Report - Weekly review of Internet resources
- WiMaxxed
- Wired
- ZDnet
News/Educational Sources: Internet Education
- CyberTelecom
- FindLaw (numerous topics)
- IPv6 Information Page
- Network Startup Resource Center
- NetGlos - Multilingual Internet glossary
- PC Webopedia - Search Engine on Computer/Internet Technology
- Spanish-English Internet Glossary
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3)
News/Educational Sources: General
- BBC
- CNN's Interactive News Service
- The Drudge Report (AP News, Reuters, etc.)
- The Economist
- Financial Times
- International Herald Tribune
- MSNBC
- New York Times
- Reuters Headlines
- The Times (London)
- Time Magazine
- USA Today
- The Washington Post
- World News Connection - Online service provided by the U.S. agency Foreign Broadcast Information Service
- UNCTAD Information Economy Report 2005
- UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
- UN Information and Communication Technologies Task Force
- Permanent Missions to the UN
- United Nations Official Web Site Locator (in English)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- United Nations Group of 77
- World Health Organization
- United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
- UN Women Watch
- Gender and the Digital Divide
- Resource Center: Information for Development Program (InfoDev)
- International Investment Promotion Network (IPA Net)
- World Development Report Synopsis 1995-2005
- ICT
Policy Papers
Trade and Economic Organizations
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- OECD Directorate of Science, Technology & Industry
- OECD Consumer Policy
- OECD Information Security & Privacy
- OECD Telecommunications and Internet Policy
- OECD Tax and Electronic Commerce
- OECD Information and Communication Technology for Development
- OECD December 2000 Digital Divide Workshop (Acrobat PDF)
- OECD Information by Country
- OECD Telecommunications and Internet Policy
- OECD Report: Communications Outlook 2001
- OECD Report: Internet Acces Price Comparisons (9/2000)
- OECD Report: Internet and Electronic Commerce Indicators
- OECD Report: Bridging the "Digital Divide": Issues and Policies in OECD Countries (Acrobat PDF)
- World Health Organization
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- General Agreement on Trade in Services 1994
- 1996 Information Technology Agreement (ITA-I)
- Annex on Telecommunications 1994
- Fourth Protocol (1997) on Basic Telecommunications Services
- Basic Telecommunications Services Agreement ( Reference Paper) 1997
- U.S. Offer on Basic Telecommunications 1997
- Other WTO 1997 Telecom Services reports
- WTO Background Materials
- Federation of International Trade Associations
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Development
- Benton Foundation's Best Practices Toolkit
- Communication Initiative -- The Drum Beat
- Digital Divide Network
- Foundation Center Online
- Gates Library Foundation
- Network Startup Resource Center (worldwide)
- Non-Profit Gateway
- Telecom Development Fund
- World Economic Forum
- Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO)
- CIA World Factbook
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- USAID Last Mile Initiative
- USAID Leland Initiative
- U.S. AID Related Development
- Digital Freedom Initiative
- U.S. Trade & Development Agency
- U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute
- Office of Intergovernmental Solutions Government to Government Links, maintained by U.S. General Services Administration Change Link To:
Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and Non-Profits
- Grameen Foundation USA: Technology Center
- Equal Access
- Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Network Startup Resource Center (worldwide)
- Non-Profit Gateway
- Global Information Infrastructure Commission
- Bellanet International
- International Institute for Communication and Development
- Bridges.org
- Morino Institute
- Women in International Information Communications Technology
- Gender Issues in ICT
- United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
- Women'sNet
- United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
- Women of Uganda Network
- UN Women Watch
- Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA)
- International Women's Tribune Centre
Issue or Topic Area: Consumer Policy
Issue or Topic Area: Electronic Signatures
Issue or Topic Area: Gender
- Gender Issues in ICT
- United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
- Women'sNet
- United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
- Women of Uganda Network
- UN Women Watch
- Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA)
- International Women's Tribune Centre
- ITU Gender Issues
- Gender and the Digital Divide Resource Center
- Women in International Information Communications Technology
- Asia Pacific report: "Turning Analog Women into a Digital Workforce"
Issue or Topic Area: Domain Names
- U.S. Government's Management of Internet Names and Addresses Website
- NTIA's Proposed Rulemaking for the Internet Domain Name System
- AOEMA's DNS Survey of Asia, September 2000
- Internet Assigned Numbers Authority--IANA
- Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers--ICANN
Issue or Topic Area: Intellectual Property Rights
- Institucion de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Proteccion de la Propriedad Intelectual (INDECOPI) Peru's IPR agency
- The World Intellectual Property Organization - WIPO
- International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA)
- International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI)
Issue or Topic Area: Interconnection
Issue or Topic Area: Electonic Commerce (E-commerce)
- APEC Electronic Commerce Website
- Asia Oceania Electronic Messaging Association
- Baker & McKenzie Global E-Law Alert Newsletter
- ECommerce Research Forum at MIT
- Global Business Dialogue on Electronic Commerce (GBDe)
- International Journal of Electronic Commerce & Business Media
- Government of Japan: E-Commerce and E-Government Information (METI)
- Japan: COARA 500-member Internet coalition, based in Oita City (multi-media pilot project city)
- Japan: Electronic Network Consortium Consortium of 90+ online service providers and other organizations
- Japan: Electronic Commerce Promotion Council
- Thai EDI Council
- UNCTAD's Building Confidence report (2000)
Issue or Topic Area: Equipment Licensing
- Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Information on foreign licensing procedures
Issue or Topic Area: Voice Telephony
Issue or Topic Area: Network Security
- Encryption Policy Resource Page
- Government of Japan (METI) CyberSecurity Information
- OECD Information Security & Privacy Links
Issue or Topic Area: Privacy
- NTIA's Privacy Links
- Junkbusters
- OECD Information Security & Privacy Links
- Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
- Online Privacy Alliance
Issue or Topic Area: Rural Development
- Advanced Telecommunications in Rural America: The Challenge of Bringing Broadband Services to All Americans (NTIA: April 2000)
- ITU-D: Final Report of Focus Group 7: New Technologies For Rural Applications
- NTIA Special Publication 95-33: Survey of Rural Information Infrastructure Technologies (1995)
- Rural Development - Aerie Project (1998)
- Rural Telecommunications Congress (RuralTeleCon)
Issue or Topic Area: Wireless Internet
- NTIA's Satellite Industry Related Information Resources
- INTELSAT
- Cybergeography Cable & Satellite Maps
- ITU's Space Network List GSO space stations
- Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association(SBCA)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Spectrum, 3G, 4G, Wireless & PCS
- Bluetooth SIG site
- CDMA Development Group (In English, Portuguese, and Spanish)
- CTIA - Cellular Telecom & Internet Association
- Global Wireless Education Consortium
- Mobile GPRS information
- Personal Communications Industry Association
- RF Globalnet - Commercial site with educational resources provided
- 3G Information
- UMTS Forum
- Wireless Communications Association International (WCA)
- Wireless Homepage Multiple sites linked
- World Digital Audio Broadcasting Forum
- Overview of 4G Technology
- Mobilecomms-technology.com
- 4G News
- CIA World Factbook
- Telegeography Resources
- Internet
World Stats
- Network Wizards Internet Domain Surveys
- Trends and Statistics (from ClickZ Stats)
- ICT Stats from ITU
- OECD Statistics
- International Cable Protection Committee Database of World's Cables
- Cybergeography Cable & Satellite Maps
- Electronic Embassy
- Embassy World
- US Embassies around the world (State Department)
- World Flag Database
- 3D Flags
- Theodora's Flags of the World (Includes Identifier)
Travel: Government Resources
- Federal Travel Regulations Maintained by the U.S. GSA
- U.S. Department of State Foreign Per Diem Rates
- U.S. Department of State Travel Warnings
- U.S. Department of State Consular Information Sheets
- U.S. Customs Service Travel Information Information on what you can bring into the United States, what you can take to other countries, etc.
- Center for Disease Control (CDC) Travel Information
Travel: Hotels
- HotelsTravel Worldwide bookings
- Hilton Hotels
- Intercontinental
- Marriott
- Radisson
- Sheraton
- TraveLodge
- TravelWeb
Travel: Maps
- Freetrip.com Point to point directions in U.S.
- MapBlast
- MapsOnUs
- Mapquest
- Google Maps
Travel: People Searches, Directories and International Calls
- Altavista's people search service
- AnyWho Directory Service 90 million+ U.S. White Pages entries.
- How to Call Abroad
Travel: Railways
Travel: Guides
- Conde Nast's Traveler/Concierge.com
- Excite.com Travel
- Expedia
- Fodor's
- Google
Directory: Travel
- GORP Travel Resources on the Internet
- Lonely Planet
- Orbitz.com
- The Trip.com Aimed at business travelers
- Travelocity
- WikiTravel
- Yahoo Travel
- Broadband Policy Summit 2006 (Park & Fischer)
- GlobalComm 2006 (TIA)
- European Conference on Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT)
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