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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Dear Chapter Leaders,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">ISOC has prepared a submission to the
<a href="https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/md/20/sg/cir/S20-SG-CIR-0055!!PDF-E.pdf">
ITU Second Open Online Consultation</a> on the Draft Guidelines for the Utilization of the Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA). Our submission responds to a recommendation in the Draft Guidelines that would weaken the security and trust of the Internet.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">We invite you to look at the submission and share any thoughts/suggestion</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">s<span style="color:black"> by
<b>Friday, February 12</b>. Kindly send them to <a href="mailto:oluoch@isoc.org">
oluoch@isoc.org</a>. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">ISOC’s Submission is here:
<a href="https://isoc.box.com/s/w88hd88dmjvuc6w49fb42m0swn5e8f9m">https://isoc.box.com/s/w88hd88dmjvuc6w49fb42m0swn5e8f9m</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Guidelines for the Utilization of the GCA:
<a href="https://www.itu.int/en/action/cybersecurity/Pages/gca-guidelines.aspx">https://www.itu.int/en/action/cybersecurity/Pages/gca-guidelines.aspx</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Attachments: (1). Guidelines for the Utilization of the Global Cybersecurity Agenda (May 2020); (2). Background on the GCA</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Please let me know if you have any questions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Elizabeth
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Elizabeth Oluoch – Do Canto</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Senior Policy Advisor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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