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Hi, fellow chapter leaders. <br>
This news came from Australia today - and I think it's important
enough to share here:<br>
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<a
href="https://blog.apnic.net/2020/03/25/announcing-the-asia-pacific-internet-development-trust-apidt/">https://blog.apnic.net/2020/03/25/announcing-the-asia-pacific-internet-development-trust-apidt/</a><br>
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<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(0,
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0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The APNIC Executive
Council is pleased to announce today the establishment of the Asia
Pacific Internet Development Trust (<a rel="noopener noreferrer"
href="https://www.apidt.org/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:
inherit; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;
color: rgb(0, 111, 171);">APIDT</a>).</p>
<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(0,
0, 0); font-family: "Whitney SSm A", "Whitney SSm
B"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
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font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align:
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normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">APIDT was created in
line with the wishes of the Founder of the<span> </span><a
rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="WIDE Project (opens in a
new tab)" href="http://www.wide.ad.jp/" target="_blank"
style="box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent;
text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 111, 171);">WIDE Project</a>,
Professor Jun Murai of Keio University, following his decision on
the future use of IPv4 address space in the 43/8 block,<span> </span><a
href="https://blog.apnic.net/2020/03/25/announcement-regarding-ipv4-address-block-43-8/"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="announced
today (opens in a new tab)" style="box-sizing: inherit;
background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color:
rgb(0, 111, 171);">announced today</a>.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(0,
0, 0); font-family: "Whitney SSm A", "Whitney SSm
B"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align:
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space:
normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The Trust will use the
proceeds of the sale of the address space to create a fund to
benefit Internet development in the Asia Pacific region. This will
include funding technical skills development and capacity
building, improvements to critical Internet infrastructure,
supporting research and development, and improving the community’s
capability to build an open, global, stable and secure Internet.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(0,
0, 0); font-family: "Whitney SSm A", "Whitney SSm
B"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align:
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space:
normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The Trust will also be
able to accept other contributions in future.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(0,
0, 0); font-family: "Whitney SSm A", "Whitney SSm
B"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align:
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space:
normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">A corporate Trustee* has
been established in Australia by APNIC and WIDE Project, who serve
as guardians of the Trust. All details including the Trustee and<span> </span><a
href="https://www.apidt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/apid-trust-deed.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Deed of
Trust (opens in a new tab)" style="box-sizing: inherit;
background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color:
rgb(0, 111, 171);">Deed of Trust</a><span> </span>are available
at the<span> </span><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="APIDT
website (opens in a new tab)" href="http://www.apidt.org/"
target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; background-color:
transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 111, 171);">APIDT
website</a>. The Trustee is a member of APNIC, and has today
received a transfer of the address space (43/9, 43.128/10,
43.192/11) under the<span> </span><a rel="noreferrer noopener"
aria-label="APNIC Historical Resource Transfer (opens in a new
tab)"
href="https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/resources#8.3.-Transfer-of-Historical-Internet-resources"
target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; background-color:
transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 111, 171);">APNIC
Historical Resource Transfer</a><span> </span>policy.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(0,
0, 0); font-family: "Whitney SSm A", "Whitney SSm
B"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align:
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space:
normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The next step will be
for the Trust to determine a fair, transparent, efficient and
accountable process for the sale of the address space on the IPv4
address market, in accordance with the original terms of the
transfer from the WIDE Project. For this purpose the Trustee will
engage<span> </span><a href="https://home.kpmg/au/en/home.html"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="KPMG
(opens in a new tab)" style="box-sizing: inherit;
background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color:
rgb(0, 111, 171);">KPMG</a><span> </span>and<span> </span><a
rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Maddocks Lawyers (opens in
a new tab)" href="https://www.maddocks.com.au/" target="_blank"
style="box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent;
text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 111, 171);">Maddocks
Lawyers</a><span> </span>to help manage an appropriate and
proper process for the sale, in line with these objectives and
terms, and all applicable policies. KPMG and Maddocks will also
serve as Probity Advisors to assure and attest to the proper
conduct of all transactions involved in the transfer and sale.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(0,
0, 0); font-family: "Whitney SSm A", "Whitney SSm
B"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align:
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normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The proceeds of the sale
will be initially invested by the Trust, in a fund whose proceeds
will support Internet development in the Asia Pacific region,
through the<span> </span><a href="https://apnic.foundation/"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="APNIC
Foundation (opens in a new tab)" style="box-sizing: inherit;
background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color:
rgb(0, 111, 171);">APNIC Foundation</a><span> </span>and other
channels. For the APNIC Foundation, the Trust will help to scale
up and build on the achievements of the past three years, which
have included:</p>
<ul style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(0,
0, 0); font-family: "Whitney SSm A", "Whitney SSm
B"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
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font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align:
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normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">
<li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Training of more than 500
technical and cybersecurity staff in 11 economies</li>
<li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Technical assistance for IXPs in
five economies</li>
<li style="box-sizing: inherit;">The creation of CERTs and NOGs in
five economies</li>
<li style="box-sizing: inherit;">More than 30 fellowships to
technical training workshops and conferences</li>
<li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Investment of USD 500,000 in
Internet operations research grants via<span> </span><a
href="https://isif.asia/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer
noopener" aria-label="ISIF Asia (opens in a new tab)"
style="box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent;
text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 111, 171);">ISIF Asia</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(0,
0, 0); font-family: "Whitney SSm A", "Whitney SSm
B"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align:
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space:
normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">These positive outcomes
have been achieved on relatively modest funding of USD 1.6
million. The potential social and economic benefits to the entire
Asia Pacific region from the establishment of the APIDT are
therefore substantial.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(0,
0, 0); font-family: "Whitney SSm A", "Whitney SSm
B"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align:
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space:
normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">On behalf of the APNIC
membership and community, the APNIC EC thanks Professor Murai for
initiating this very exciting development, and we reiterate our
commitment to working together for the development of the Internet
in our region.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(0,
0, 0); font-family: "Whitney SSm A", "Whitney SSm
B"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
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font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align:
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normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong
style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">APNIC will be
holding a<span> </span></strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener"
aria-label="live webcast Q&A session (opens in a new tab)"
href="https://apnic.zoom.us/j/909094443" target="_blank"
style="box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent;
text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 111, 171);"><strong
style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">live webcast
Q&A session</strong></a><strong style="box-sizing:
inherit; font-weight: 600;"><span> </span>on Friday, 27 March at
13:30 UTC+10 to discuss the creation of the Trust, with all
interested members of the community invited to attend. Join the
webcast<span> </span></strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener"
aria-label="via Zoom (opens in a new tab)"
href="https://apnic.zoom.us/j/909094443" target="_blank"
style="box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent;
text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 111, 171);"><strong
style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">via Zoom</strong></a><strong
style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">.</strong></p>
<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(0,
0, 0); font-family: "Whitney SSm A", "Whitney SSm
B"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
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font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align:
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normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><em style="box-sizing:
inherit; font-style: italic;">*APIDTT Pty Ltd (Australian
Company Number 638 389 072) as Trustee for the Asia Pacific
Internet Development Trust.</em></p>
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