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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Dear all,<br>
Thanks to the people, who joined the Sunday call, and who
contributed to a fruitful conversation. <br>
We plan to organize another one, during a week day, and not a
weekend, so that more chapters could hear the concerns we shared,
and the ideas that were circulated. <br>
As food for thought, I am quoting below a portion of the
Russia-China <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.kremlin.ru/supplement/5770">declaration</a>,
signed today in Beijing; it's relevant to our conversation. I've
added <b>bold</b> for the parts ISOC chapters should pay
attention to, and ISOC could decide to do so, as well: <br>
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text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The sides reiterate
their readiness to deepen cooperation in the field
of international information security and to contribute
to building an open, secure, sustainable and accessible ICT
environment. The sides emphasize that the principles
of the non-use of force, respect for national sovereignty
and fundamental human rights and freedoms, and non-interference
in the internal affairs of other States, as enshrined in the UN
Charter, are applicable to the information space. <b>Russia
and China reaffirm the key role of the UN in responding
to threats to international information security and express
their support for the Organization in developing new norms
of conduct of states in this area</b>.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 140px 29px; padding: 0px; max-width: 680px;
color: rgb(2, 12, 34); font-family: "ITCFranklinGothicW10-Bk
862339", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; 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(254, 254, 254);
text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="masha_index
masha_index46" rel="46" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span>The sides
welcome the implementation of the global negotiation process
on international information security within a single mechanism
and support in this context the work of the UN Open-ended Working
Group on security of and in the use of information
and communication technologies (ICTs) 2021–2025 (OEWG) <b>and express
their willingness to speak with one voice within it.</b>
The sides consider it necessary to consolidate the efforts
of the international community to develop new norms of responsible
behaviour of States, including legal ones, as well as a universal
international legal instrument regulating the activities of States
in the field of ICT. The sides believe that the Global Initiative
on Data Security, proposed by the Chinese side and supported,
in principle, by the Russian side, provides a basis
for the Working Group to discuss and elaborate responses to data
security threats and other threats to international information
security.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 140px 29px; padding: 0px; max-width: 680px;
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862339", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style:
normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
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0px; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);
text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="masha_index
masha_index47" rel="47" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span>The sides
reiterate their support of United Nations General Assembly
resolutions 74/247 and 75/282, support the work of the relevant Ad
Hoc Committee of Governmental Experts, facilitate the negotiations
within the United Nations for the elaboration of an international
convention on countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes.
The sides encourage constructive participation of all sides
in the negotiations in order to agree as soon as possible
on a credible, universal, and comprehensive convention and provide
it to the United Nations General Assembly at its 78<sup
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">th</sup><span> </span>session
in strict compliance with resolution 75/282. For these purposes,<b>
Russia and China have presented a joint draft convention
as a basis for negotiations</b>.</p>
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862339", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; 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(254, 254, 254);
text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="color:
rgb(2, 12, 34); font-family: "ITCFranklinGothicW10-Bk
862339", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; 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;
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254); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline
!important; float: none;">The sides support the <b>internationalization
of Internet governance</b>, advocate equal rights to its
governance, believe that any attempts to limit their sovereign
right to regulate national segments of the Internet and ensure
their security are unacceptable, <b>are interested in greater
participation of the International Telecommunication Union
in addressing these issues</b>.</span></p>
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Hope that this is helpful.<br>
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v/<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/25/22 08:12, Constance Bommelaer
wrote:<br>
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Veni et all, <br>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span
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style="font-size:11.5pt"><span style="background:
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt"><span style="background:
rgb(34, 37, 41) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We
appreciate you bringing attention to the recent
Internet governance discussions at the ITU and the
possibility of an expanded discussion at the
Plenipotentiary later this year. ISOC’s priorities
in the five-year strategic plan are to build,
promote and defend the Internet, and we continue
to advance these strategic priorities in various
intergovernmental fora, including the ITU, with
the support and collaboration of our community.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt"><span style="background:
rgb(34, 37, 41) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Later
this year, we will be sharing with our members
some resources such as a matrix of draft ITU
resolutions that can help stakeholders navigate
the negotiations. We would also welcome a chance
to share insights as many Chapter members work
closely on these issues with their national
governments. <br>
</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt"><span style="background:
rgb(34, 37, 41) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Our
community can be most impactful in our advocacy in
support of the Internet. We appreciate the
proposal by ISOC Bulgaria to engage ISOC Chapters
and Members, and we welcome suggestions on how the
ISOC team might collaborate and, or support our
mutual efforts. Perhaps the ChAC could include
this on its agenda for its next meeting and make
recommendation(s) based on what ISOC
Chapters/members determines would be most useful
and where we can be helpful and, or assist Members
with engagement at the national level. We'd love
to hear from Members and appreciate opportunities
to work together. <br>
</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.5pt"><span style="background:
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style="font-size:11.5pt"><span style="background:
rgb(34, 37, 41) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Best
regards, <br>
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