April 2015 - isoc - Skunkworks Site

10 days left to apply for Citizen Lab Summer Institute
by Mose Karanja 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

Listers, The Citizen Lab Summer Institute on Monitoring Internet Openness and Rights is a series of intensive research workshops hosted annually at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. The 2015 Citizen Lab Summer Institute (CLSI) will be held at the University of Toronto from June 24 to 26, 2015. The workshop will bring together participants from across a range of academic disciplines and practitioner communities. Building on our 2013 <https://citizenlab.org/summerinstitute/2013.html> and 2014 <https://citizenlab.org/summerinstitute/2014.html> Summer Institutes, the Institute will be convening to learn how censorship, circumvention, and surveillance may have changed over the past year, what new developments are possible to research information controls, and whether there are trends to the development of information control and freedom tools and policies. The deadline for applications is 30 April 2015. Find more here <http://goo.gl/z2uIei>. -- Mose Karanja +254 724 162536 | @Mose_Karanja <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja> PGP: 0604 3438 218F B62D 38E4 09DE FD15 D21D 1529 552F <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja>

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Chief Digital Officer, Longhorn Publishers
by Ali Hussein 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

Listers Greetings. The above refers. The position is self-explanatory. If interested and feel you have the right fit please inbox me privately with your profile. Regards Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: [CCWG-ACCT] FW: Remarks of Assistant Secretary Strickling at Internet2 Global Summit
by Barrack Otieno 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Paul Rosenzweig <paul.rosenzweig(a)redbranchconsulting.com> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 09:31:45 -0400 Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] FW: Remarks of Assistant Secretary Strickling at Internet2 Global Summit To: accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org These may be of interest to the community Paul Paul Rosenzweig <mailto:paul.rosenzweigesq@redbranchconsulting.com> paul.rosenzweig(a)redbranchconsulting.com O: +1 (202) 547-0660 M: +1 (202) 329-9650 VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739 Skype: paul.rosenzweig1066 <http://www.redbranchconsulting.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=articl e&id=19&Itemid=9> Link to my PGP Key From: Joelle Tessler [mailto:JTessler@ntia.doc.gov] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 5:07 PM To: Joelle Tessler Subject: Remarks of Assistant Secretary Strickling at Internet2 Global Summit Remarks of Assistant Secretary Strickling at Internet2 Global Summit Remarks of Lawrence E. Strickling Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information Internet2 Global Summit Washington, D.C. April 28, 2015 http://www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/2015/remarks-assistant-secretary-str ickling-internet2-global-summit --As Prepared for Delivery-- I am honored to be here to speak at Internet 2's Global Summit. Internet2 has been a strong partner with NTIA as a recipient of a $62 million Recovery Act broadband grant. With this grant, Internet2 has lit or upgraded over 18,000 miles of a national fiber backbone network. This 100 gigabit per second backbone is accessible to more than 93,000 community anchor institutions through Internet 2's partnership with regional research and education networks. Several of these networks also received NTIA grants so we know that in Michigan, North Carolina and numerous other states, the good work of Internet 2 and the research and education community is driving higher speeds and lower cost broadband for schools and other institutions of learning. However, I did not come here today to talk about broadband. My topic today is Internet governance. This is an important and timely issue for everyone who relies on the Internet but particularly for the members of Internet2. As your website states, "the commercial Internet we know today was shaped by the vision and work of the people and organizations in the Internet2 community." Indeed, we only enjoy the Internet today due to the engagement of the academic community decades ago. The first four nodes on ARPANET, the experimental network from which the Internet evolved, were universities: UCLA, Stanford, the University of California at Santa Barbara and the University of Utah. The first message ever sent was between UCLA and Stanford. We know from history that this first attempt to login crashed the system but the problem was quickly fixed and the rest is history. New challenges to the Internet emerge every day, whether they are related to cybersecurity, privacy, or the free flow of information across borders. As we confront these challenges, we continue to debate a key question that has dominated international discussions over the last decade or so, specifically who should govern the Internet? Who should make the decisions that determine what the Internet of tomorrow will look like? How can we ensure that the decisions made today will enable the Internet to continue to thrive as the amazing engine of economic growth and innovation we enjoy today? The debate has focused on two very different choices. One choice is that governments alone should make the key decisions on the governance of the Internet. This is the choice favored by authoritarian governments that want to restrict the information available to their citizens. The other choice is to rely on all stakeholders to make these decisions through what is known as the multistakeholder model of Internet governance. What do we mean by the multistakeholder model? One expert defines the multistakeholder model as different interest groups coming together on an equal footing to "identify problems, define solutions, and agree on roles and responsibilities for policy development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/print/speechtestimony/2015/remarks-assistant-secret ary-strickling-internet2-global-summit#_ftn1> [1]" >From that description, there are two key attributes to emphasize: participation and consensus decision-making. Let me start with participation. Internet policy issues draw a much larger range of stakeholders than traditional telecommunications issues. One key benefit of multistakeholder processes is that they can include and engage all interested parties. Such parties can include industry, civil society, government, technical and academic experts and even the general public. The Internet is a diverse, multi-layered system that thrives only through the cooperation of many different parties. Solving, or even meaningfully discussing, policy issues in this space, requires engaging these different parties. Indeed, by encouraging the participation of all interested parties, multistakeholder processes can encourage broader and more creative problem solving. The second key attribute is consensus decision-making. It is important that stakeholders come together on an equal footing. The best way to ensure that all parties are treated equally is to make decisions on a consensus basis. Final decisions need to reflect the views of all stakeholders as opposed to just the views of only one of the stakeholder communities involved. Multistakeholder organizations such as the Internet Engineering Task Force and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) have played a major role in the design and operation of the Internet and are directly responsible for its success. Within the Obama Administration, we believe that maintaining and extending this model is important to ensure the continued growth and innovation of the Internet. There is bipartisan support for the multistakeholder model of Internet governance. Both Republican and Democratic administrations have consistently emphasized that the multistakeholder process is the best mechanism for making decisions about how the Internet should be managed. Congress agrees. Earlier this spring, the Senate unanimously passed Senate Resolution 71, which states that the "United States remains committed to the multistakeholder model of Internet governance in which the private sector works in collaboration with civil society, governments, and technical experts in a consensus fashion." Today, the Internet is at a critical juncture. We are continuing to oppose efforts by authoritarian regimes to replace multistakeholder decision making with a process limited only to governments. This debate came to a head in 2012 at the International Telecommunication Union's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai. At this meeting, governments split over whether the ITU, a United Nations organization in which only nations have a vote, should have more control over the Internet. A majority of countries there supported greater governmental control. However, since that conference, we have seen a growing acceptance of the multistakeholder model around the world, but particularly in developing countries. Democracies in the developed world have long supported the multistakeholder model of Internet policymaking. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) adopted a set of principles for Internet policymaking in 2011 that strongly endorse multistakeholder cooperation. The OECD principles state, "multistakeholder processes have been shown to provide the flexibility and global scalability required to address Internet policy challenges." What is now emerging is greater acceptance of the model in developing countries. A year ago, Brazil hosted the successful NetMundial conference, which brought together a wide range of stakeholders including technical experts, civil society groups, industry representatives and government officials, all on an equal footing with each other. At this meeting not only did participants agree that Internet governance should be built on democratic multistakeholder processes, the entire meeting was a demonstration of the open, participative, and consensus-driven governance that has allowed the Internet to develop as an unparalleled engine of economic growth and innovation. Most recently, at the ITU's 2014 Plenipotentiary conference in Busan, Korea late last year, we saw the fruits of all our work to preserve multistakeholder Internet governance. The United States achieved all of its objectives in Busan, including keeping the ITU's work focused on its current mandate and not expanding its role into Internet and cybersecurity issues. This validation of the multistakeholder model comes at a critical time. Last year, NTIA announced its intention to complete the privatization of the Internet Domain Name System (DNS). Key to the operation of the DNS is the performance of important technical functions known as the IANA functions, the most well known of which is the maintenance of the authoritative root zone file, the telephone book for the Internet that supports the routing of all traffic to websites. The process of privatization of the DNS began in 1998, when NTIA entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ICANN to transition technical DNS coordination and management functions to the private sector. A year ago in March, NTIA asked ICANN to convene a multistakeholder process to develop a proposal to take the final step to complete the transition of the U.S. stewardship over the IANA functions to the international community. We did this to ensure that the multistakeholder model for DNS coordination continues. Some governments have long bristled at the historical role the U.S. government has played in the DNS and have used our continued stewardship of the DNS as an excuse to argue for greater government control over how the Internet is governed. When we announced this transition, we outlined some specific conditions that must be addressed before this transition takes place. First, the proposal must support and enhance the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, in that it should be developed by the multistakeholder community and have broad community support. More specifically, we will not accept a transition proposal that replaces the NTIA role with a government-led or intergovernmental organization solution. Second, the proposal must maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the domain name system. Third, it must meet the needs and expectations of the global customers and partners of the IANA services. And finally, it must maintain the openness of the Internet. We are pleased that the community has responded enthusiastically to our call to develop a transition plan that will ensure the stability, security and openness of the Internet. The community is in the process of developing proposals related to the specific IANA functions as well as examining how to ensure ICANN remains accountable to the global Internet community. I am confident that engaging the global Internet community to work out these important issues will strengthen the multistakeholder process and will result in ICANN's becoming even more directly accountable to the customers of the IANA functions and to the broader Internet community. Some of you here today are likely participating in the stakeholder discussions to design the transition plan. Others of you are no doubt wondering why you should care about this transition and what is at stake for you. The members of Internet2, such as universities and research institutions, depend on the free flow of information. Completing the privatization of the Domain Name System is an important step to ensure that the Internet remains a global platform for the free exchange of ideas, commerce and social progress. Failing to complete the transition, as we promised 17 years ago, risks breaking trust in the United States and in the underlying system that has enabled the Internet to work seamlessly for consumers and businesses. Introducing this uncertainty could have a significant impact on American companies that depend on the Internet to do business if other countries respond by erecting barriers to the free flow of information or worst case, abandoning the long-held belief in the power of a single Internet root. The transition plan is being developed by the Internet's stakeholders and must be a proposal that generates consensus support from the multistakeholder community. All of you can play a role to ensure a good outcome. First, I encourage you to participate in the transition planning process. You are an important constituency and those crafting this plan must hear from you as this transition progresses. Second, stay informed on the progress of the transition. When the community completes its consensus plan, let your voice be heard in support of completing the transition. We all have a stake in this transition and in ensuring the Internet remains an open, dynamic platform for economic and social progress. Decades ago, the academic community played a central role in the development of the Internet; now we need you to play an active role in its future. Thank you for listening. Joelle Tessler Manager of Stakeholder Relations and Outreach National Telecommunications and Information Administration U.S. Department of Commerce jtessler(a)ntia.doc.gov <mailto:jtessler@ntia.doc.gov> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Internet Governance in May - Some background information
by Barrack Otieno 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer(a)isoc.org> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 15:07:13 +0000 Subject: [Internet Policy] Internet Governance in May - Some background information To: Internet Policy External <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear all, May has traditionally been a busy month for Internet governance discussions in Geneva. This year is no different, but the stakes are higher for those who care about the Internet and its future. 2015 is the year where we celebrate the 10 years of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). For the past 10 years, governments, the private sector, civil society, academia and the Internet technical community have worked together at the local and the global levels to make the Internet a useful tool for development. We now have more than 3 billion people online, with growth mostly in developing countries. We have more work to do to reach the vision of an "Internet for Everyone"; but much has been achieved and we should celebrate success. May will be populated with a series of WSIS-related meetings taking place in Geneva. Here is some background information to help you navigate and engage in these discussions: * CSTD<http://unctad.org/en/Pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=606> (4-8 May): This is the last phase of the WSIS review process before the UN General Assembly process begins in June. A report on "Implementing WSIS outcomes: A ten-year review" will be discussed, and a Resolution on WSIS will be negotiated, which will provide important guidance for the events to happen in New York in December. Raul Echeberria, VP Global Engagement (ISOC), has been invited to deliver a high-level statement at this occasion. * IGF MAG and Open Consultations<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/> (20-22 May): The Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) will continue preparations for the 2015 Internet Governance Forum, to be held 10-13 November 2015 in Brazil. Much efforts are spent on intersessional work and ongoing progress with Best Practice Forums<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/best-practice-forums>, a format that focuses on sharing lessons learned from dealing with tangible issues such as spam. A new track on developing "Policy menus for Connecting the Next Billion" has also been launched. We will be sending a separate note on how to concretely engage in this work next week. * ITU Council 2015<http://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/default.aspx> (12-22 May): ITU Council meetings are open to all ITU Member States as well as ITU sector members and are available as webcasts to Member States and sector members. It is expected that the Council will discuss the role of the ITU in the WSIS process. * ITU WSIS Forum<http://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2015/> (25-29 May): WSIS Forums provide an annual avenue to take stock of progress on WSIS Action Lines. The Internet Society is organizing a set of sessions (collaborative security, local content) and will have high-level representatives delivering policy statements. The theme of this year's forum is "Innovating Together: Enabling ICTs for Sustainable Development". More to follow as we get closer to the event. The original WSIS process took place soon after international agreement on the creation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Similarly, this year's final WSIS+10 review takes place shortly after the follow-up to the MDGs, the so called Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be adopted in New York, 25 - 27 September 2015. It is already quite apparent that the SDG process is going to influence the direction of the WSIS beyond 2015 towards the contribution of ICTs for development. As you can see, 2015 is a busy year for Internet Governance and the Internet Society will continue to be on the front and facilitate the participation of the Internet community. For an outlook and key global and local IG tracks this year, visit our Internet governance timeline: http://www.internetsociety.org/igtimeline Additional information will be circulated w.r. to each of these events. In the meantime, if you plan to participate or have any questions, please let us know! Best regards, Constance Bommelaer Senior Director, Global Internet Policy The Internet Society http://www.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [Skunkworks] C# Developers required Urgently - Interview tomorrow!
by Barrack Otieno 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

Fyi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Paul Roy via skunkworks <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:26:32 +0300 Subject: [Skunkworks] C# Developers required Urgently - Interview tomorrow! To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> I have a friend from Seychelles who is in the country looking at hiring developers urgently for for a project in their country. Requirement: Finished college, available to start immediately, be good in developing software using C# and dotnet framework. The salary range is given around 3,000 USD for successful candidates and they will offer flights and accommodation. You have an opportunity to make it if you can be at Stanley Sarova tomorrow (Thursday 30th) latest 3 pm. Interview will start from 13:00 - 15:00 I am not related to them in anyway and all CVs should be emailed to Lanka Dorby dgit(a)ict.gov.sc and confirm your interview attendance for tomorrow. Her mobile number is +2482723252 Do not email CVs to me please and I will NOT help facilitate your hiring if you fail the interview. Roy. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Reminder: Invitation to IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability consultative forum for Kenya
by Mwendwa Kivuva 29 Apr '15

29 Apr '15

Dear all, The Kenyan Internet community will hold a consultative forum at the Nairobi Safari Club (Lillian Towers), University Way, on Thursday 30th April 2015 from 2PM on the IANA Functions Stewardship Transition from NTIA to the global multistakeholder community, and Enhancing ICANN Accountability. Date: Thursday, 30th April 2015. Time: 2.00PM Venue: Nairobi Safari Club, University This email is to invite you to the event, and also solicit comments and feedback from the Kenya community from those who cannot attend the face to face meeting on the transition of the IANA functions stewardship role from the US Government. Please give feedback using this short survey here, and also share it with your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG For those attending the meeting, Please RSVP for logistics purposes. NB: Parking can be accessed at the Nairobi Safari club parking opposite Uchumi Supermarket (former Kengeles Grounds). AGENDA ---------------- 1400hrs: IANA transition and ICANN Accountability, - 1ne and a half hours. 1530hrs: African DNS Forum brief, and Leadership opportunities within ICANN for Africa - 30 minutes BACKGROUND On 14th March 2014, the U.S. Government announced its intent to transition its stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition… . Following this announcement, ICANN, was tasked with facilitating the development of a global, and representative proposal based on the following principles: 1. Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; 2. Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS; 3. Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services; 4. Maintain the openness of the Internet. 5. The proposal must not replace the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) was formed in July 2014 (https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship) and tasked with assembling and delivering a proposal to NTIA through the ICANN Board. The ICG constituted three special interest groups representing the Domain Names community (NRO members), Numbering Resources community (CWG), and the Protocol Parameters community (IETF), ICG shall compile the proposals from the three communities into a single proposal which the ICG shall submit to the board for review, and the board shall forward the final proposal to NTIA. The three communities affected by IANA functions, IETF (handling protocol parameters), Numbering community - CRISP Team (under the umbrella of NRO), and Domain Names community (Cross Community Working Group) have released proposals on how the IANA transition should be handles. Number resource process and proposal can be found here: https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated… IETF process and proposal can be found here: https://www.ietf.org/iana-transition.html Domain names community process and proposal can be found here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IAN… -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Re: [isoc_ke] isoc Digest, Vol 10, Issue 13
by KASWESHA 23 Apr '15

23 Apr '15

I do hereby confirm my participation Regards; James Njoroge On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 5:48 PM, <isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Send isoc mailing list submissions to > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > isoc-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of isoc digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Invittaion to IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing > ICANN Accountability meeting (Mwendwa Kivuva) > 2. Re: Invittaion to IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing > ICANN Accountability meeting (Mwendwa Kivuva) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:29:10 +0300 > From: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, > "ISOC(a)lists.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: [isoc_ke] Invittaion to IANA stewardship Transition and > Enhancing ICANN Accountability meeting > Message-ID: > < > CAEhPqwqvXzBkq-k2m1GCPhr+cjsdZhvOsbmYQjRhmsWcBht2og(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear all, > > > > The Kenyan Internet community will hold a consultative forum at the Nairobi > Safari Club (Lillian Towers), University Way, on Friday 24th April 2015 > from 2PM on the IANA Functions Stewardship Transition from NTIA to the > global multistakeholder community, and Enhancing ICANN Accountability. > > > > This email is to invite you to the event, and also solicit comments and > feedback from the Kenya community from those who cannot attend the face to > face meeting on the transition of the IANA functions stewardship role from > the US Government. > > > > Please give feedback using this short survey here, and also share it with > your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG > > > > For those attending the meeting, Please RSVP for logistics purposes. > > > > NB: Parking can be accessed at the Nairobi Safari club parking opposite > Uchumi Supermarket (former Kengeles Grounds) > > > > BACKGROUND > > On 14th March 2014, the U.S. Government announced its intent to transition > its stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder > community: > > http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition… > . > > Following this announcement, ICANN, was tasked with facilitating the > development of a global, and representative proposal based on the following > principles: > > > > 1. Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; > > 2. Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet > DNS; > > 3. Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and > partners of the IANA services; > > 4. Maintain the openness of the Internet. > > 5. The proposal must not replace the NTIA role with a government-led > or an inter-governmental organization solution. > > > > The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) was formed in July > 2014 (https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship) and tasked with assembling > and > delivering a proposal to NTIA through the ICANN Board. The ICG constituted > three special interest groups representing the Domain Names community (NRO > members), Numbering Resources community (CWG), and the Protocol Parameters > community (IETF), > > > > ICG shall compile the proposals from the three communities into a single > proposal which the ICG shall submit to the board for review, and the board > shall forward the final proposal to NTIA. > > > > The three communities affected by IANA functions, IETF (handling protocol > parameters), Numbering community - CRISP Team (under the umbrella of NRO), > and Domain Names community (Cross Community Working Group) have released > proposals on how the IANA transition should be handles. > > Number resource process and proposal can be found here: > > https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated… > > IETF process and proposal can be found here: > https://www.ietf.org/iana-transition.html > > Domain names community process and proposal can be found here: > > https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IAN… > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Mwendwa Kivuva > Consolidated Regional Internet Registries IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) > Team member - Representing AFRINIC region. >

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for applications: African School on Internet Governance 2015
by Mwendwa Kivuva 23 Apr '15

23 Apr '15

______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Emilar Vushe - Gandhi <emilar(a)apc.org> Date: 23 April 2015 at 11:43 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for applications: African School on Internet Governance 2015 To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear all, Please share with your networks. The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) are pleased to announce the call for applications for the third African School on Internet Governance. The call is available here: https://www.apc.org/en/news/call-applications-third-african-school-internet… Deadline: 15 May 2015 For more information contact Dr Towela Nyirenda-Jere at towelan(a)nepad.org and Yolanda Mlonzi at afrisig(a)apc.org Regards, -- Emilar E. Gandhi Africa Policy Coordinator Communications and Information Policy Programme (CIPP) Association for Progressive Communications www.apc.org skype/twitter: emilarvushe --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Re: [isoc_ke] Invittaion to IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability meeting
by Mwendwa Kivuva 22 Apr '15

22 Apr '15

Greetings All, >From the feedback we have received, the IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability Forum has been rescheduled as follows Date: Thursday, 30th April 2015. Time: 2.00PM Venue: Nairobi Safari Club, University Way. Please continue giving feedback using this short survey here, and also share it with your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson On 22 April 2015 at 12:29, Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > > > The Kenyan Internet community will hold a consultative forum at the > Nairobi Safari Club (Lillian Towers), University Way, on Friday 24th > April 2015 from 2PM on the IANA Functions Stewardship Transition from NTIA > to the global multistakeholder community, and Enhancing ICANN > Accountability. > > > > This email is to invite you to the event, and also solicit comments and > feedback from the Kenya community from those who cannot attend the face to > face meeting on the transition of the IANA functions stewardship role from > the US Government. > > > > Please give feedback using this short survey here, and also share it with > your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG > > > > For those attending the meeting, Please RSVP for logistics purposes. > > > > NB: Parking can be accessed at the Nairobi Safari club parking opposite > Uchumi Supermarket (former Kengeles Grounds) > > > > BACKGROUND > > On 14th March 2014, the U.S. Government announced its intent to transition > its stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder > community: > http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition… > . > > Following this announcement, ICANN, was tasked with facilitating the > development of a global, and representative proposal based on the following > principles: > > > > 1. Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; > > 2. Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet > DNS; > > 3. Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and > partners of the IANA services; > > 4. Maintain the openness of the Internet. > > 5. The proposal must not replace the NTIA role with a > government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. > > > > The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) was formed in > July 2014 (https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship) and tasked with > assembling and delivering a proposal to NTIA through the ICANN Board. The > ICG constituted three special interest groups representing the Domain Names > community (NRO members), Numbering Resources community (CWG), and the > Protocol Parameters community (IETF), > > > > ICG shall compile the proposals from the three communities into a single > proposal which the ICG shall submit to the board for review, and the board > shall forward the final proposal to NTIA. > > > > The three communities affected by IANA functions, IETF (handling protocol > parameters), Numbering community - CRISP Team (under the umbrella of NRO), > and Domain Names community (Cross Community Working Group) have released > proposals on how the IANA transition should be handles. > > Number resource process and proposal can be found here: > https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated… > > IETF process and proposal can be found here: > https://www.ietf.org/iana-transition.html > > Domain names community process and proposal can be found here: > https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IAN… > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Mwendwa Kivuva > Consolidated Regional Internet Registries IANA Stewardship Proposal > (CRISP) Team member - Representing AFRINIC region. >

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Invittaion to IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability meeting
by Mwendwa Kivuva 22 Apr '15

22 Apr '15

Dear all, The Kenyan Internet community will hold a consultative forum at the Nairobi Safari Club (Lillian Towers), University Way, on Friday 24th April 2015 from 2PM on the IANA Functions Stewardship Transition from NTIA to the global multistakeholder community, and Enhancing ICANN Accountability. This email is to invite you to the event, and also solicit comments and feedback from the Kenya community from those who cannot attend the face to face meeting on the transition of the IANA functions stewardship role from the US Government. Please give feedback using this short survey here, and also share it with your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG For those attending the meeting, Please RSVP for logistics purposes. NB: Parking can be accessed at the Nairobi Safari club parking opposite Uchumi Supermarket (former Kengeles Grounds) BACKGROUND On 14th March 2014, the U.S. Government announced its intent to transition its stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition… . Following this announcement, ICANN, was tasked with facilitating the development of a global, and representative proposal based on the following principles: 1. Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; 2. Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS; 3. Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services; 4. Maintain the openness of the Internet. 5. The proposal must not replace the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) was formed in July 2014 (https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship) and tasked with assembling and delivering a proposal to NTIA through the ICANN Board. The ICG constituted three special interest groups representing the Domain Names community (NRO members), Numbering Resources community (CWG), and the Protocol Parameters community (IETF), ICG shall compile the proposals from the three communities into a single proposal which the ICG shall submit to the board for review, and the board shall forward the final proposal to NTIA. The three communities affected by IANA functions, IETF (handling protocol parameters), Numbering community - CRISP Team (under the umbrella of NRO), and Domain Names community (Cross Community Working Group) have released proposals on how the IANA transition should be handles. Number resource process and proposal can be found here: https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated… IETF process and proposal can be found here: https://www.ietf.org/iana-transition.html Domain names community process and proposal can be found here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IAN… Sincerely, Mwendwa Kivuva Consolidated Regional Internet Registries IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team member - Representing AFRINIC region.

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