Carriers are to cross the Pacific to connect Asia with the USA. They also have to cross the Suez Canal to link the continent with Europe. The Pacific, being the home of volcanoes and earthquakes, is a natural minefield for the submarine cables. The Egyptian government’s draconian rules throw the submarine cable projects in the troubled water of Suez. But the carriers have to increase diversity of their routes to maintain SLAs. TeleGeography has articulated the dilemma.
Workshop: Digital Tools for Strengthening Public Discourse
Today, LIRNEasia hosted a workshop to launch digital tools created by Watchdog Sri Lanka, funded by GIZ’s Strengthening Social Cohesion and Peace in Sri Lanka (SCOPE) programme. Researchers, practitioners, activists and journalists attended to learn about these tools, and how they can potentially help them in their own lines of work.
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