Thanks.
I wish we could know the timelines and deliverables of this working group

On 28/11/2013, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:
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>> On Nov 27, 2013, at 11:37 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> Any Volunteers willing to initiate this working group? We can  then engage
>> the regulator on the way forwad.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Sally Wentworth <wentworth@isoc.org>
>> Date: Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 7:22 PM
>> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ITU - WG on Internet Public Policy Issues
>> To: "veni@veni.com" <veni@veni.com>, ISOC Chapter Delegates
>> <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org>
>>
>>
>> Hi all
>>
>> In all the list traffic over recent days, I wanted to underscore Veni's
>> excellent note below regarding the ITU Council Working Group on
>> international Internet public policy issues.   This is a good opportunity
>> for Chapters to work with their national governments to help shape gov't
>> input to the group.   As many of you did in the run-up to WCIT, this is
>> also a chance to encourage your government to have an open and inclusive
>> process for addressing this activity as well as in their preparations for
>> upcoming ITU Conferences like the World Telecom Development Conference and
>> the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference.   These events seem like they are a
>> long way off but, as you can see from Veni's note, the work is already
>> underway to prepare.
>>
>> Veni's message spells out the details quite well so please read that
>> carefully.  As you'll see, the ITU Group is considering a number of very
>> important Internet issues.
>>
>> As you reach out to policymakers in your country,  you may also wish to
>> share your experiences with other chapters so we can all learn from one
>> another about your experience and what is happening at the local level.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Sally
>>
>>
>> Sally Wentworth
>> Senior Director, Strategic Public Policy
>> Internet Society
>> +1 703 439 2146
>> wentworth@isoc.org
>> www.isoc.org
>>
>>> On Nov 16, 2013, at 1:12 PM, Veni Markovski <veni@veni.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> After my initial reaction, and positive feedback I am getting from you, I
>>> decided it's a good time to share something we have prepared couple of
>>> days ago, which fits perfect in Lynn's informative message:
>>>
>>>
>>> ISOC-Bulgaria has been following the developments around Internet
>>> governance on the global arena since 2001, when we started participate in
>>> the WSIS process. Our representatives supported the efforts of the
>>> Bulgarian government to make sure the Internet is developed in an open,
>>> bottom-up, and transparent way.
>>> Last week in Geneva (November 11-12) at the ITU there was a meeting of
>>> the ITU Council Working Group on international Internet-related public
>>> policy issues. The group finished its discussions with a question that
>>> the ITU will send to all member states (note – that means to
>>> governments!), and the text accepted by the group is:
>>>
>>> “Recognizing the scope of work of ITU on international Internet-related
>>> public policy matters, represented by the list of topics in Council
>>> Resolution 1305 Annex 1 which was established in accordance with
>>> decisions of ITU membership at the Plenipotentiary Conference, the
>>> Council Working Group on International Internet Related Public Policy
>>> invites Member States to provide their position on following question:
>>>
>>> Q1. What actions have been undertaken or to be undertaken by governments
>>> in relations to each of the international Internet-related public policy
>>> issues identified in Annex 1 to Resolution 1305 (adopted by Council 2009
>>> at the seventh Plenary Meeting)?”
>>>
>>> Annex 1 gives the following issues:
>>> - Multilingualization of the Internet Including Internationalized
>>> (multilingual) Domain Names
>>> - International Internet Connectivity
>>> - International public policy issues pertaining to the Internet and the
>>> management of Internet resources, including domain names and addresses
>>> - The security, safety, continuity, sustainability, and robustness of the
>>> Internet
>>> - Combating Cybercrime
>>> - Dealing effectively with spam
>>> - Issues pertaining to the use and misuse of the Internet
>>> - Availability, affordability, reliability, and quality of service,
>>> especially in the developing world
>>> - Contributing to capacity building for Internet governance in developing
>>> countries
>>> - Developmental aspects of the Internet
>>> - Respect for privacy and the protection of personal information and
>>> data
>>> - Protecting children and young people from abuse and exploitation)
>>>
>>>
>>> ISOC-Bulgaria urges all ISOC chapters around the world, but also Internet
>>> Service Providers, Regional Internet Registries, Internet-related
>>> companies and organizations that are involved in any of the 12 issues, to
>>> reach out to their governments, and help them explain to the ITU what
>>> actions are being undertaken in their respected countries or territories.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Why is it important?
>>>
>>> For several reasons.
>>>
>>> There are views at the ITU that the organization should “take care” of
>>> the Internet. Different countries understand it differently. The ITU
>>> itself has been talking about “establishing international control over
>>> the Internet using the monitoring and supervisory capabilities of the
>>> ITU”.
>>>
>>> Some countries believe that governments play too small role in the
>>> Internet coordination on a world scale, and believe that they should take
>>> care of all the 12 issues listed above.
>>>
>>> Some countries say that there should be regulation of Internet content,
>>> access to the Net, and some request web sites to be registered with the
>>> government, and content providers to be responsible for published
>>> content. Others claim that this is impossible to achieve because of the
>>> nature of the Internet. Some believe that the current Internet is not
>>> well designed and built, and there should be a new internet developed, by
>>> governments, which will be more secure, and without spam, harmful
>>> content, etc.
>>>
>>> There are, in general, two views of development of the Internet. The
>>> President of Estonia covered both views in his speech at a conference
>>> last year in Tallinn.
>>> ISOC – Bulgaria dealt with these issues back in 1999, when it filed a
>>> case against the government at the Supreme Administrative Court, and
>>> reached an out-of-court agreement to get rid of any licenses or
>>> registrations about ISPs, content, or any Internet-related business.
>>>
>>> We would like to see Bulgaria’s leading role on the ITU question, and we
>>> are hopeful that other countries will also step in, and will share their
>>> positive experience in the Internet pubic policy that they have accepted
>>> within their national territories. Bulgaria, by the way, did that in an
>>> official information document, submitted to the ITU Plenipotentiary
>>> Conference in 2010.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Veni
>>>
>>> http://www.isoc.bg
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 11/15/13 23:19, Lynn St.Amour wrote:
>>>> Dear Chapter leaders,
>>>>
>>>> Please find the second of what is planned to be regular updates on key
>>>> Internet governance activities.  Future updates will be shorter.  The
>>>> background included here is to help layout today’s overall environment.
>>>
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