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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

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Last year the IEEE Future Networks initiative ran the inaugural IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Challenge to seek out innovative projects and ideas aimed at increasing connectivity. Last year’s winning projects were presented at the Connecting the Unconnected Summit , a virtual event held in November.

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Why the Internet needs the InterPlanetary File System

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But in countries without the same level of investment in network infrastructure, the picture was less rosy: Internet service providers (ISPs) in South Africa and Venezuela , for instance, reported significant strain. The user’s browser will then connect to the IP address and ask for the Web page located at that URL.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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We used this information to estimate annual greenhouse-gas emissions from the fuel cycle, which depend partly on the average vehicle size and partly on how much vehicle efficiency improves over time. Promoting mixed-use neighborhoods—areas that put work and residence in proximity—would allow more bicycling and walking.