[Chapter-delegates] ISOC Policy Announcement regarding Constance Bommelaer

[Rajnesh D. Singh]

Welcome aboard Constance and look forward to hearing from you on what the Chapters can expect from you.

Here is a bit of background on what the Pacific Islands Chapter (PICISOC cf www.picisoc.org) has been
involved with in the policy arena. It would be good to hear from other Chapters on what they are doing
on policy matters, and even better if these could be collated by ISOC HQ and put up on a web page.

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During our annual conference, PacINET, we have a day dedicated to policy matters covering the Internet and ICT in
general. In 2005 PICISOC also ran a workshop, at the request of the Govt of Kiribati, to help formulate their National
ICT Policy. The outcome was a document with multi-sector, multi-national input and is currently before the Kiribati
parliament. The 2006 conference was themed as "The Digital Pacific". The Pacific Islands leaders recently endorsed the
"Pacific Plan" (cf www.pacificplan.org) and within this is "The Digital Strategy" for the Pacific Islands. PICISOC was
part of the Working Group to formulate the Digital Strategy, and actively promoted the inclusion of items such as FOSS
and Infrastructure in the document. Internet safety is also an issue which features prominently in our programme and we
have had organisations such as Netsafe (www.netsafe.org.nz) presenting and running workshops at our conference. The 2006
conference also saw an impromptu roundtable discussing "Censorship of the Internet" and another on "Internet
Governance". The PacINET Forum brings an international panel of experts to discuss issues of relevance to ICT in the
Pacific. The 2005 conference discussed "Natural Disasters and how ICT can help" and this year "Building the Digital
Pacific". The Forum Panel is selected to represent multi-sector input with most discussion typically based around
policy, infrastructure and implementation. 

Other regional work includes being part of the CROP-ICT Working Group (which provides guidance on ICT issues to regional
organisations in the Pacific) and the Pacific ICT Task Force which is involved with making implementation
recommendations on the Digital Strategy. PICISOC also frequently engages with Telecom Regulators and Policy-makers and
offers advice and guidance on relevant issues, including de-regulation and effective infrastructure. PICISOC also has
various Special Interest Groups (SIGs), including Women in Technology, which looks at participation of women in ICT and
promotes relevant policies to effect this, and a SIG on IPv6. PICISOC also sponsored the formation of the IPv6 Forum
Pacific Islands (www.ipv6forumpacific.org) which promotes IPv6 adoption and deployment and engages stakeholders offering
policy and technical advice. The 1st Pacific Islands IPv6 Summit is also being planned for 2007 with policy and
technical streams. PICISOC also publishes an annual "Pacific Islands ICT Best Practice"
(http://www.picisoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=Pacific+Islands+ICT+best+practices) listing a set of recommended hardware,
software, communications and associated technologies for the Pacific Islands. This is used as a brief by a large number
of Governments and commercial and non-commercial organisations.

On the international stage, PICISOC made a submission to WSIS, and is organising a workshop at IGF Athens on "ICT to
achieve MDGs". PICISOC is also a consortium partner in the setup of the International Open Source Network's Pacific
Centre of Excellence (www.iosn.net) to promote the use of FOSS. We are continually working to increase our international
reach with participation in events such as ICANN, GAID, EGENI, and others as feasible and practical. Visit us online at
http://www.picisoc.org to learn more about our activities.
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Kind regards,
 
Rajnesh D. Singh
 
Chief Operating Officer, PATARA www.patarapacific.com
Chairman, Pacific Islands Chapter, Internet Society www.picisoc.org
President, IPv6 Forum Pacific Islands www.ipv6forumpacific.org
Director, Pacific Internet Technology Centre www.pacificit.org
 
Read my ramblings at http://Singh-a-Blog.blogspot.com
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Franck
Martin
Sent: Saturday, 7 October 2006 4:24 PM
To: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Policy Announcementregarding ConstanceBommelaer

All,

Instead of having yet a long list of congratulatory e-mails...

Why don't each chapters write also one paragraph on what they do at the policy level in their own area. It would give
Constance a lead up on what the various countries are up to in terms of policy. May be it will help in ISOC liaising
with Chapters in global policy issues.

Thanks

> -----Original Message-----
> From: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org
> [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of David 
> McAuley
> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 12:33 AM
> To: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Policy Announcement regarding 
> ConstanceBommelaer
>
> Dear Chapter Delegates:
>
> I am sending this good news from Matthew Shears, our policy director.
> David
>
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>
> Dear members,
>
> I am delighted to announce that Ms. Constance Bommelaer has joined 
> ISOC as Manager of Public Policy.