Fw: [chapter-delegates] more on the budget

[Giandomenico Massari]

Dear friends

 I have followed with a lot of interest the messages that have been sent by
 you

 concerning the future operations and perspectives of the possibilities
 offered by the new potentiality' of ISOC.

 I will like to make some comments.

 Particularly I agree for a need of greater involvement of the chapters to
participate on the important decisions of ISOC.

 Personally even if I not disdaining discussion I strongly believe that the
 internet diffusion is made from the work of different factors that will
 converge into actions that will concretize the target.

To avoid that these discussions will be mere philosophy it will require that
Chapters from different regional area will work together to achieve a
tangible result.

 For instance is obvious that in Africa and in other part of the world there
 is lack of internet infrastructures. To develop internet policies and
 technicalities it requires having physically that structures that will make
 Internet a reality. ( For instance IT centers in educational institutions).
 ISOC and Chapters must work in this direction to realize it.

 After all this is part of ISOC mission to diffuse Internet.

 "First it needs to give the bread to a person and then teach him the
 benefits of it......"

 I finally believe that ISOC as NGO it also has to make a breakthrough
 participating more actively on the world events.

 As other organizations are these days, helping the Asian populations struck
by the terrible seaquake, ISOC could have played a role in its own field.

 Despite the discussions on the list neither reference nor contribution has
 been raised on this immense tragedy.

 The mission of ISOC it is also this one!



 Happy new year to everybody



 Giandomenico Massari

 VP Isoc Nigeria Chapter

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vansnick Rudi" <rudi.vansnick at isoc.be>
> To: <chapter-delegates at lists.isoc.org>
> Cc: "'Patrick Vande Walle'" <patrick at isoc.lu>
> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 4:06 PM
> Subject: RE: [chapter-delegates] more on the budget
>
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Patrick Vande Walle [mailto:patrick at isoc.lu]
> > > Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 12:13 PM
> > > To: chapter-delegates at lists.isoc.org
> > > Subject: Re: [chapter-delegates] more on the budget
> > >
> > >
> > > Shahid Uddin Akbar said the following on 31/12/2004 08:41:
> > >
> > > > Thanks Vitalia for expressing your opinion.
> > > >
> > > > Let's now raise some other critical issues -
> > > >
> > > > How do others feel ? Do we need to get the Regional Structure
> > > > established through ISOC HQ ?
> > > > Or What will be the legitimacy of the regional bodies ?
> > >
> > > My conception of a regional body within the ISOC structure is
> > > that of a
> > > bottom-up approach. The legitimacy and area of competence of the
> > > regional body should be what its members chapters decide. The role of
> > > ISOC should be limited to verify that the regional entity
> > > respects the
> > > overall ISOC goals and values.  There is no desire from ISOC
> > > to add an
> > > extra organizational step between HQ and chapters. This would
> > > not make
> > > sense since there is no hierarchical relation between ISOC and it
> > > chapters.  We are built on a franchising model.
> >
> > I fully agree with Patrick. Prove of this is the ISOC-ECC, where
European
> > chapters would work together on common issues and, if possible, on
> projects
> > targeted to the mission and principles of ISOC. Moreover, as the
> > cybercriminality improves, we should, one by one, in our country, try to
> > elaborate a stable and safer internet, so that "internet for everyone"
is
> no
> > longer a virtual expression.
> >
> > > > How the regional meetings will be arranged ? What will be
> > > the agenda ?
> > >
> > > There is no "one size fits all" agenda.  I would say it should try to
> > > address the issues at stake in your region.
> > >
> > > > Or can we sit during the 2nd Prepcom Meeting of WSIS during February
> > > > at Geneva ?
> > >
> > > Sounds like a good idea. There will be quite a few  of us present.  I
> > > will anyway.
> >
> > Of course, it is nice to meet, but what is/should be on the agenda ?
> > Discussions about the common issues and the roles of ISOC chapters in
each
> > country seems to me an important point.
> >
> > Best wishes to all of you and your family.
> >
> > Rudi Vansnick
> > Chairman ISOC Belgium
> > Tel: +32 9 329 39 16
> > Mobile: +32 475 28 16 32
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> > 16/2/2005 - Semantic Web seminar - Antwerp (Belgium)
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> > > --
> > > Patrick Vande Walle
> > > Chairman, Internet Society Luxembourg
> > > Tel: +352/26.53.29.52
> > > Portable: +352/ 021 26.88.91
> > > See you at ICANN Luxembourg, 9-15 July 2005
> > > http://www.icann.lu
> > >
> > >
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