This publication presents data and insights about internet access and use in Israel, highlighting age, sector, and geography-related digital gaps. Data is based on…
Read moreThis publication presents data and insights about internet access and use in Israel, highlighting age, sector, and geography-related digital gaps. Data is based on the social survey of the Central Bureau of Statistics for 2020 (published in the mid 2021). Availability and Use of Personal Computer in Israel 17.5% of Israelis aged 20 and over (1,001,474 people) have no computer…
Read moreFollowing are the findings of a new survey of the Israel Internet Association, conducted by the Geocartography knowledge Group at the end of 2021 among 620 respondents aged 18 and over (496 women and 123 men). How common are online sexual harassments and abuses, and who do they target? About a third of the respondents (32%) reported being subjected…
Read moreDuring January 2022, the Calcalist newspaper published an investigation according to which, for several years, the police have also routinely used offensive cyber tools developed by the NSO Group and allow remote infiltration, without the knowledge of investigated parties. Following this publication Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL), together with other civil society organizations, appealed to the Attorney General on January 18,…
Read moreAfter the public participation process and an in-depth discussion about the structure of the new ccTLD “.ישראל”, the Board of Directors of Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL) has decided to follow the outline of Flat Structure and Sector-pided Structure. This alternative allows internet users in Israel to register Hebrew domain names directly under the ccTLD “.ישראל”. ISOC-IL opted to exclude public…
Read moreThe following data tool maps the Israeli public’s use of various online services, allowing to examine usage patterns based on various demographic segments. The datasets and findings presented here were collected in the first quarter of 2021, based on a survey conducted for the Competition Authority by Maagar Mochot Research Institute led by Prof. Ytzhak Katz. Summary of findings –…
Read moreOn August 11, 2021, the Ministry of Justice announced its plan to prepare a Basic Law regulating Judicial Rights, which would explicitly secure individuals’ fundamental rights vis-à-vis the judicial system and law enforcement agencies. The law refers to the right of access to courts and a fair trial (rights of suspects, detainees, and defendants). The Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL) responded…
Read moreThe Ministry of Communications’ strategic plan for deploying fiber-optic infrastructure for the Israeli public, which is also enshrined in legislation, consists of two pillars: (a) Bezeq is committed to deploying fiber-optic networks to 80% of the various regions in Israel, at its selection (in other words, the reasons most beneficial for it from a business perspective); (B) The deployment of…
Read moreThe Israel Internet Association, Privacy Israel, Law, Technology & Cyber Legal Clinic at University of Haifa Faculty of Law, Israel Democracy Institute, Association for Civil Rights in Israel, and International Human Rights Clinic at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem oppose the digital procedures proposed by the state in the Arrangements Law submitted soon to the Knesset’s approval. The joint appeal…
Read moreThe public is welcome to participate in decisions about theישראל” .“ ccTLD’s operational model Starting Sunday, April 18, 2021, Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL) invites Israeli internet users, industry stakeholders, and government officials to join a public participation process in preparation for the upcoming launch of a Hebrew ccTLD: “.ישראל” The new TLD is an addition to Israel’s existing .il suffix.…
Read moreThe majority of commercial activity in the Internet age is carried out through online platforms: search engines, social networks, and other platforms that connect consumers to businesses in various fields (such as Gett or Yango for ordering taxis, Wolt or 10bis for ordering food deliveries). Therefore, online platforms are of immense importance for business users, who depend on them to…
Read moreThe majority of commercial activity in the Internet age is carried out through online platforms: search engines, social networks and other platforms that connect consumers to businesses in various fields (such as Gett or Yango for ordering taxis, Wolt or 10bis for ordering food deliveries). Therefore, online platforms are of immense importance for business users, who depend on them to…
Read moreIsrael Internet Association (“ISOC-IL”) has published its annual report for 2019 In the past five years, ISOC-IL has been publishing a detailed annual report, providing the Israeli public full transparency regarding its operations. The report includes an extensive, in-depth overview of ISOC-IL’s major activities, data, and information regarding innovations and various projects that have taken place throughout the year. The…
Read moreToday (May 19), ICANN, (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), announced the successful completion of String Evaluation of the proposed Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) country code top-level domain (ccTLD) string for Israel. ICANN has approved the request of ISOC-IL to assign ” .ישראל” as the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in Hebrew, and In a few months, once ISOC-IL…
Read moreData compiled from the Israeli Internet eXchange (IIX), managed by ISOC-IL, indicates that Israeli internet traffic to local websites has increased by 25% in the past two weeks. The Israeli Internet eXchange (IIX), connects all ISPs in Israel. Israeli ISPs are currently connecting to the IIX at rates of up to 100 gigabits per second. Estimating that the volume of…
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