<div dir="ltr">Hi, Chokri and all!<div><br></div><div>While I would agree that ITU is a specialized agency, mandated by UN, etc, ISOC's contribution does not challenge this statement, it just says that this particular recommendation is not in lien with the current mandate that is set out in the Resolution 130. </div><div><br></div><div>I believe, ITU can have much more wider mandate, in case of need, but the thing is that current mandate as it is is not sufficient to provide this recommendation, as ISOC says, and I would definitely agree with.</div><div><br></div><div>Moreover, I think it should not be mentioned as an additional factor, but a main factor that should prevent the recommendation to be applied. </div><div><br></div><div>So, to discuss the content of the proposal, the mandate of ITU should be adjusted first. </div><div><br><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Sincerely,<br><br>Vahan Hovsepyan,<br><br><br>Tel. (+374 94) 25 89 00<br>E-mail: <br><a href="mailto:vahan.hovsepyan@gmail.com" target="_blank">vahan.hovsepyan@gmail.com</a><br><br></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 10 Feb 2021 at 19:26, Chokri Ben Romdhane via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Elizabeth,<div>I
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support the ISOC submission and I agree that there is no l<i style="font-family:Lato,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px">awful "access to the content of communications where end-to-end encryption has been implemented." </i></div><div><span style="font-family:Lato,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Lato,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">But let me disagree with this sentence <i>"this recommendation </i></span><span><font face="Lato, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px"><i>exceeds the mandate of the ITU"</i> , </span></font>in my opinion the ITU is the specialized agency mandated by the UN to play a leading role in cybersecurity matters .<br>What I would like to say is that we are not here to comment on the role of ITU , but CGA It would be better to avoid such non consensual conclusions.<br></span></div><div><br></div><div><span>Friendly Regards</span></div><div><span>Chokri</span></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le ven. 5 févr. 2021 à 17:35, Elizabeth Oluoch via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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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" target="_blank">
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" target="_blank">
oluoch@isoc.org</a>. </span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">ISOC’s Submission is here:
<a href="https://isoc.box.com/s/w88hd88dmjvuc6w49fb42m0swn5e8f9m" target="_blank">https://isoc.box.com/s/w88hd88dmjvuc6w49fb42m0swn5e8f9m</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><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" target="_blank">https://www.itu.int/en/action/cybersecurity/Pages/gca-guidelines.aspx</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><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><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Best regards,</span><u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Senior Policy Advisor</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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