[Chapter-delegates] Application to form an ISOC chapter in, Sierra Leone
Anne Lord
lord at isoc.org
Wed Apr 11 17:44:03 PDT 2007
hi Rosa,
Yes many thanks for your endorsement - I know you have a long
association with those trying to form the chapter in Sierra Leone.
Best wishes,
Anne
--
On 12/04/2007, at 1:16 AM, Rosa Delgado wrote:
> Dear Anne,
>
> I sent this mail on 20th March, supporting the acceptance of the
> Sierra Leonese ISOC chapter and I hope this will proceed as soon as
> possible.
>
> The Geneva Chapter looks forward to working together with the
> Chapter of Sierra Leone in promoting Internet for the local community.
>
> Regards / Rosa
>
> On Sat, 31 Mar 2007, Anne Lord wrote:
>>> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 05:56:50 +0200
>>> From: Anne Lord <lord at isoc.org>
>>> To: Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>>> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Application to form an ISOC chapter in
>>> Sierra Leone
>>>
>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>
>>> The following application for a new Chapter to be formed in the
>>> Sierra Leone has been received. It is being sent to this list for
>>> peer
>>> comment and review.
>>>
>>> Please note that the chapter is not yet formed. If there are
>>> people on this list that know the individuals proposing to form
>>> the chapter, feedback is especially welcomed.
>>>
>>> The period allowed for comments is 2 weeks and the deadline is
>>> Monday 16th April.
>>>
>>> Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>>
>>> Anne
>>>
>>>
>>> The Sierra Leone Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC.SL)
>>> Application
>>>
>>> A. Proposed name of the Chapter
>>> The Sierra Leone Chapter of the Internet Society (hereby referred
>>> to as ISOC.SL)
>>>
>>> B. Community of Interest the Chapter will to serve
>>> The Chapter will serve the country of Sierra Leone, in West
>>> Africa. All Sierra Leoneans at Home and the Diaspora will be
>>> served.
>>>
>>> C. Purpose and Scope of Chapter
>>> ISOC.SL’s principal purpose is to maintain and extend the
>>> development and availability of the Internet and its associated
>>> technologies and applications - both as an end in itself, and as
>>> a means of enabling organizations, professions, and individuals
>>> worldwide to more effectively collaborate, cooperate, and
>>> innovate in their respective fields and interests.
>>>
>>> Its specific goals and purposes include:
>>>
>>> * Development, maintenance, evolution, and dissemination of
>>> standards for the Internet and its internetworking technologies
>>> and applications to Sierra Leoneans at home and in the Diaspora;
>>> * Growth and evolution of Sierra Leone’s Internet architecture;
>>> * Maintenance and evolution of effective administrative
>>> processes necessary for operation of the global Internet and
>>> internets;
>>> * Provide education and research related to the Internet and
>>> internetworking;
>>> * Harmonization of actions and activities at international levels
>>> to facilitate the development and availability of the Internet
>>> in Sierra Leone;
>>> * Collection and dissemination of information related to the
>>> Internet and internetworking, including histories and archives;
>>> * Assisting technologically developing countries, areas, and
>>> peoples, specifically Sierra Leone, in implementing and evolving
>>> their Internet infrastructure and use;
>>> * Liaison with other organizations, governments and the general
>>> public for coordination, collaboration, and education in
>>> effecting the above purposes.
>>>
>>> ISOC.SL Background Information:
>>>
>>> ISOC.SL on the WWW. ISOC.SL is currently located online at
>>> www.sierravisions.org/isocsl. Eventually the portal will be
>>> hosted at www.isoc.sl. Establishment of ISOC.SL will encourage
>>> involvement and contributions to the development of Internet
>>> technologies in Sierra Leone. Background work on the management
>>> of .SL domain can be found http://SierraLeonePortal.net/nic
>>>
>>> ISOC.SL Mission and Vision:
>>>
>>> The mission of ISOC-SL will be largely based on the vision of
>>> its founding members, member organizations and partners given
>>> that Internet Development in Sierra Leone to date has been slow
>>> and dispersed. Internet has been treated much like an imported
>>> commodity and its potential in the country’s economic
>>> development remains untapped. There are now signs that key
>>> stakeholders are realizing that this new medium is open to be
>>> employed and developed in a way that it serves our cultural,
>>> social and economic interests. The management of the .SL domain
>>> will be central to maximizing this potential in a just and
>>> equitable manner. The establishment for ISCO- SL among other
>>> initiatives in the government, private sector, public sectors
>>> and academic sectors is a testament to this emerging vision. A
>>> sense of the ensuing ISOC-SL mission and the length and breath
>>> of ISOC-SL vision can be found in the intersection of the
>>> following notes by founding members:
>>>
>>> The Diaspora/Non Government (Chrystabel Davis and Cecil John)
>>>
>>> The Sierra Leone Diaspora is an international community of
>>> Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad. We have worked diligently
>>> over the last two years to evolve ISOC.SL as a professional
>>> membership organization that includes key institutions,
>>> stakeholders and individuals who can influence the IT policies
>>> and practices around the .SL domain. In our efforts to bridge
>>> the divide amongst stakeholders, the information supplied and
>>> activities provided by ISOC would contribute immensely to our work.
>>>
>>> Sierra Leonean Professionals, academics & entrepreneurs, abroad
>>> and amongst the Diaspora, are using the Internet more
>>> effectively as a primary medium for collaboration, social
>>> networking and archiving of documents and multimedia.
>>>
>>> Individuals, and institutional (in the private and voluntary/NGO
>>> sector) are collaborating towards a common objective of narrowing
>>> the digital divide between the poor and wealthy in Sierra Leone,
>>> and between the Sierra Leone indigenes and Diaspora. The
>>> establishment of ISOC.SL would be an essential catalyst for
>>> these processes, as this will form a core institutional
>>> foundation from which various project initiatives could spring.
>>>
>>> The formation of ISOC.SL is key to the facilitation of access to
>>> secondary level domains such as .gov.sl for the public/
>>> government sector, .com.sl for private and .org.sl for non-
>>> profit and non- governmental agencies.
>>>
>>> Institutional Development of .SL Domain (Adrian Q. Labor):
>>>
>>> Institutions are the backbone of strong democratic countries
>>> irrespective of size. The human resource, the professionalism
>>> and visionary directions for all facets of nation building
>>> emanates from the ideas, reviews, discussions, conferences,
>>> reports and policies that take place with institutional
>>> settings. In the digital era, the increasing speed and
>>> portability of technologies has provided unimaginable
>>> opportunities for institutions in developing nations such as
>>> Sierra Leone. The capacity to archive and retrieve all forms of
>>> media generated by institutional activities from anywhere lends
>>> itself to our nation’s current decentralization objectives.
>>> Institutions that are at the forefront of nurturing Sierra
>>> Leone’s fragile democratic ideals will need the .SL space to be
>>> managed effectively with agreed upon principles of equality and
>>> equitable access at all times irrespective of ethnicity, gender
>>> and political beliefs. The ISOC.SL provides the forum for
>>> public Institutions to collaborate with Government, Private
>>> Sector, Business and others in ensuring their vision for
>>> information collection and dissemination is achieved.
>>> Representatives of frontline institutions are already engaging
>>> this process by getting involved in the establishment of ISOC.SL
>>>
>>> Internet Related Service in the Private Sector (Conrad Parkzes):
>>>
>>> Establishment of ISOC.SL will encourage standardization and
>>> uniformity as well as collaboration between the different
>>> providers of Internet related services in Sierra Leone
>>> ultimately providing the end-users with a much more productive
>>> and enriching Internet experience. Currently Sierra Leone has
>>> approximately ten different Internet Service providers mostly
>>> centered around the capital city of Freetown. ISP use separate
>>> infrastructure with no direct inter- connectivity in the country.
>>> Traffic from one service provider to another has to go across
>>> satellite links to Europe and/or North America before going back
>>> down to the other user thereby creating a less than optimal
>>> Internet experience for users especially when trying to access
>>> local content such as online newspapers, government agency
>>> websites, etc. ISOC.SL will work with local government and
>>> Internet industry stakeholders to work on the creation of a
>>> ‘carrier hotel’ environment whereby local content is encouraged
>>> to remain local thus contributing to Sierra Leone eventually
>>> becoming a net producer as it relates to the Internet instead of
>>> the current state where the country is a net consumer.
>>>
>>> ISOC.SL will also work to encourage the establishment of fiber
>>> connectivity across key towns/cities in the country as well as
>>> obtaining access to the SAT-3 fiber link for Internet access.
>>> With VSAT satellite Internet access being the only option
>>> currently for outside links to the country, the cost for
>>> Internet service to end- users is still very high as providers
>>> have high backbone costs thus severely limiting the rate of
>>> Internet penetration in the country. ISOC.SL in collaboration
>>> with key stakeholders will work to encourage investment in
>>> Internet backbone bandwidth to help decrease the cost of
>>> Internet service to end-users thereby helping to bridge the much
>>> talked about digital divide. The recently formed National
>>> Telecommunications Commission has established a Universal access
>>> telecommunications fund that will be used to fund the expansion
>>> of Internet and Telecommunications services to rural areas.
>>> ISOC.SL will work with this commission on coming up with
>>> solutions such as those from companies such as Inveneo and Green
>>> Wi-fi that are built specifically for energy deprived economies
>>> like Sierra Leone. Availability of high bandwidth links will
>>> have significant economic impact for the country as Sierra Leone
>>> will then be in a better position to take advantage of its low
>>> cost, educated English-speaking workforce to offer services such
>>> as call center outsourcing and banks and other businesses.
>>> Currently businesses rely on expensive VSAT links for
>>> connectivity between sites. In future, with high bandwidth, they
>>> will have lower Internet and connectivity costs and in turn pass
>>> the cost savings on to the consumers.
>>>
>>>
>>> Private Sector’s Competitive Advantage in Delivering IT Services
>>> (Daniel Chaytor):
>>>
>>> It is well known that the strategic use of information
>>> technologies such as the Internet can work as a catalyst for a
>>> country’s development and contribute significantly to its
>>> competitive advantage. The ISOC.SL initiative provides a unique
>>> opportunity for private sector IT firms in Sierra Leone to
>>> network and partner with similar firms both within Sierra Leone
>>> and in the sub-region and the rest of the world. It also allows
>>> the achievement of economies of scale by providing training,
>>> assisting in the production of local content and providing
>>> content production and hosting services to other organizations
>>> wanting to produce their own content and make it available online.
>>>
>>> ISOC.SL will work actively to pursue funding to tap into the
>>> SAT-3 Fiber link that encircles the African continent. This will
>>> provide robust, affordable, high-speed internet access for
>>> Sierra Leone. As in the case of the Gambia, Internet service
>>> providers can benefit by providing new access technologies to
>>> end users once the link is in place. A more efficient means to
>>> administer and manage the .sl domain also becomes a reality.
>>>
>>> Extract from National Communication Project (Lionel George)
>>>
>>> The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) Communications Strategy,
>>> adopted by cabinet in November 2005 as the National
>>> Communication Strategy, identifies “public information
>>> dissemination” as “crucial to democracy and instrumental to
>>> sustaining peace in Sierra Leone.” The GoSL Communications
>>> Strategy document, now constituted in the GoSL Communications
>>> Strategy project with funding from the United Nations
>>> Development Program (UNDP) County office, noted the
>>> ineffectiveness of government at “communication some of the
>>> undeniable gains made since the war”/ It argues for a newly
>>> resourced, strategic and business-focused communication approach
>>> for public information” in the country. The document proposes
>>> “open channels of communication approach for public information”
>>> in the country. The document proposes “open channels of
>>> communication” among its identified stakeholders as a lead to an
>>> informed citizenry and an attractant for foreign investment
>>> capital, while helping to build confidence in the GoSL with “all
>>> constituencies, national and international”.
>>>
>>> The project implementation strategy lays out key “strategic
>>> management objectives”: information coordination, information
>>> management and dissemination.
>>> This involves coordination of information at the line ministry
>>> level and a regular, efficient and effective information
>>> management and dissemination approach targeted to key
>>> constituencies. In a general sense, the project calls for the
>>> provision of “strategic assistance” in:
>>>
>>> * Capacity building (training, technical assistance and exchange
>>> of experiences to strengthen national communication offices and
>>> functions
>>> * Support to Execution (specific, tailored support in media
>>> relations, opinion polling)
>>> * Advocacy (facilitating dialogue between GoSL and Journalists,
>>> consensus building and policy advisory as required for project
>>> implementation).
>>>
>>> Hi Anne:
>>>
>>> Apologies for missing out the contact details. Please see the
>>> attached two tables below, and let me know if you need anything
>>> else.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Chrystabel Davis
>>> cdavis at sierravisions.org
>>>
>>> D. List of Founding Members.
>>>
>>> Chrystabel Davis
>>> E-Mail: cdavis at sierravisions.org
>>> Phone Number: 1 240 328 0728
>>> Mobile Number: 1 240 328 0728
>>> Fax Number: 1 240 554 1555
>>>
>>> Adrian Labor
>>> Email: aqlabor at sierraleoneportal.net
>>> Phone Number 240 271 4602
>>>
>>> Cecil John
>>> E-Mail: cj at virtualdeveloper.com
>>> Phone Number: 703 5974378
>>> Fax Number: 202 3187673
>>>
>>> Daniel Chaytor
>>> Email: chay at tmm-web.com
>>> Phone: +232-22-240747
>>> Fax: +232-22-240747
>>> Mobile: +232-76-60520
>>>
>>> Lionel George
>>> Email: lag at ipam-usl.org
>>> Phone Number: +232 76 608450 /33 608450
>>>
>>> Maxwell Massaquoi
>>> Email: mmassaquoi at broadrangesolutions.com
>>> Phone: +232 (33) 312920
>>>
>>> Conrad Coyanda-Parkzes
>>> E-Mail: cparkzes at apafrica.com
>>> Phone: +1 703 935 1566
>>> Mobile : +1 703 300 2032
>>> Fax : +1 703 656 4752
>>>
>>> Bimbola Carrol
>>> Email: info at otolo.net
>>> Phone: +4420 7193 4532
>>> Mobile: +44 7939 016 405
>>> Fax: +44 20 8181 6571
>>>
>>> Evelyn Lewis
>>> Email: elewis at sbtsgroup.com
>>> Phone: +232-33-344-266, + 1-202-595-1955x555
>>>
>>> Agyeman Taqi
>>> E-Mail: tiqtaq2001 at hotmail.com
>>> Phone Number: +232 22 223736
>>> Mobile Number: +232 76 655998
>>> Fax Number: +232 22 226143
>>>
>>> These are members who’ve already signed up as Individual Global
>>> ISOC Chapter Members:
>>>
>>> Mr. Adel S. Suliman
>>> Mr. Ansumana J Kaikai
>>> Mr. Vivian Sidney Gorvie
>>> Mr. Aiah Kortequee
>>> Mr. Alvin Emerson-Thomas
>>> Ms. Tayseer Abdel-razig
>>> Mr. Chinya Harleston
>>> Ms. Chrystabel Davis
>>> Mr. Cecil John
>>> Mrs. Malak M Abdel-razig
>>> Mr. Kizito Kaloko
>>> Mr. Adeyemi Browne
>>> Mr. Alphonso Pratt
>>> Mr. Ishmael Kargbo
>>> Mr. Claudius John
>>> Mr. Tamba Kortequee
>>> Mr. Joseph James
>>> Mr. Momoh Conteh
>>> Mr. John Awoonor-Gordon
>>> Dr. Abdul Karim Bangura
>>> Mr. Linford Roy-Macauley
>>> Mr. Chrisford Davis
>>> Mr. Martin Malamah-Thomas
>>> Mr. Michael Kowa
>>> Mr. Adrian Labor
>>> Mr Ayodele Spencer
>>> Mr Maxwell Massaquoi
>>> Mr. Desmond Bishop
>>> Mr Claribel Hinton/Sawyerr
>>> Mr Mamesho Macaulay
>>> Mr Ade Daramy
>>> Dr. Bidemi Carrol
>>> Ms. Giileh Scholtz
>>> Ms. Edleen Elba
>>> Ms. Noellen Barber.
>>> Ms. Angeline Bishop
>>> Mr. Conrad Parkzes
>>> Ms. Leah Mansaray
>>> Mr. Bimbola Carrol
>>> Mr. Daniel Chaytor
>>> Mr. Agyeman Taqi
>>> Mr. Lionel George
>>> Mr. Daniel Chaytor
>>> Mr. Evelyn Lewis
>>>
>>> E. List of ISOC.SL Supporting Organizations/Partners.
>>>
>>> E. List of ISOC.SL Supporting Organizations/Partners.
>>>
>>> Sierra Leone National Telecommunications (NATCom)
>>> Maxwell Massaquoi
>>> Email: mmassaquoi at broadrangesolutions.com
>>> Phone: +232 (33) 312920
>>>
>>> Sierra Visions
>>> Mamesho Macaulay
>>> mamacaulay at sierravisions.org
>>> Phone: 1 240 328 0728
>>>
>>> Sierra Leone Network
>>> Amadu Massally
>>> amadu.massally at gmail.com
>>> Phone: 703 9559212
>>>
>>> Sierra Leone Telecommunications Limited (Sierratel)
>>> Claudius John
>>> Email: support at sierratel.sl
>>> Phone Number: +232 22 235981
>>>
>>> APA
>>> Mohamed Hersi
>>> mhersi at apafrica.com
>>> Phone +1 703 626 2651
>>>
>>> SBTS Group
>>> Roselynn Lewis
>>> rlewis at sbtsgroup.com
>>> Phone: +232-76-768-440
>>>
>>> Virtual Developer
>>> E-Mail: cj at virtualdeveloper.com
>>> Phone Number: 703 5974378
>>> Fax Number: 202 3187673
>>>
>>> Tiwai Memory Masters
>>> Mohamed Alpha Turay
>>> pheaus at tmm-web.com
>>> Phone: +232-76-602729
>>>
>>> BroadRange Solutions
>>> Maxwell Massaquoi
>>> Email: mmassaquoi at broadrangesolutions.com
>>> Phone: +232 (33) 312920
>>>
>>> Digitized Networks
>>> Adrian Q. Labor
>>> DNetWorks at sierraleoneportal.net
>>>
>>> CISCO
>>> Gordon Williams
>>> Email: gowillia at cisco.com
>>> HP
>>>
>>> Bolaji Olutade
>>> Email: bolajio at sbcglobal.net
>>> IBM Corporation
>>>
>>> Leah Mansaray
>>> Email: mansaray at uk.ibm.com
>>> Phone: + 44 793 9455782
>>>
>>> Otolo Web Solutions/ VisitSierraLeone
>>> Bimbola Carrol
>>> Email: info at otolo.net
>>> Phone: +4420 7193 4532
>>> Mobile: +44 7944 356 110
>>> Fax: +44 20 8181 6571
>>>
>>> QuantumNet
>>> Agyeman Taqi
>>> E-Mail: isoc at quantum.sl
>>> Phone Number: +232 22 223736
>>> Fax Number: +232 22 226143
>>>
>>>
>>> F. Local Requirements
>>>
>>> The local requirements to qualify the Sierra Leone Chapter as
>>> Organization with Legal Entity Status that have been completed
>>> are as follows:
>>>
>>> 1. Developed and lodged an ISOC.SL Deed of Establishment at an
>>> Sierra Leone Public Notary. (See Appendix A)
>>>
>>> G. Additional Information
>>>
>>> Additionally, we have attached an excerpt of the National
>>> Communication’s (NatCom) .gov.sl Project (See Appendix B)
>>>
>>> H. Your Contact Information
>>> Name: Chrystabel Davis
>>> Business Address: P.O. BOX 3271, Laurel, MD 20708
>>> E-Mail: cdavis at sierravisions.org
>>> Phone Number: 1 240 328 0728
>>> Mobile Number: 1 240 328 0728
>>> Fax Number: 1 240 554 1555
>>>
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>
>
> I wish to support the formation of the Sierra Leone ISOC chapter.
>
> The Sierra Leonese internauts have worked very hard in the last few
> years to have better connectivity and educate the people on the
> Internet
> benefits. I admire their perseverance because despite barriers
> such as
> the war, poverty, expensive equipment , lack of infrastructure, etc.,
> they are creating a better world for the new generations.
>
> I worked in Sierra Leone for few months in 1998, at the time Sierra
> Leone was first connected to the Internet so, I have met and worked
> with
> most of the people from the ISOC Sierra Leone (including Adrian Labor,
> Christable Davis, Lionel George and Daniel Chaytor, etc).
>
> Therefore, I hope the chapter gets accepted because they deserve it.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Rosa
>
> Anne Lord wrote:
>> Dear Chrystabel,
>>
>> Thank you very much for your application. I will review the documents
>> you have sent and get back to you shortly.
>>
>> with best wishes,
>>
>> Anne
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Anne Lord, Senior Manager <lord at isoc.org>
>> Chapter & Individual Memberships Ph: +41-22-807-1449
>> Internet Society (ISOC) Fx: +41-22-807-1445
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>>
>> On 16/03/2007, at 10:41 PM, C Davis wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Sir/Madam:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In lieu of our application to form the Sierra Leone Chapter of the
>>> Internet Society (ISOC.SL), please find attached the following:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1. An official Application: See ISOCSLApplication.doc
>>>
>>> 2. A completed set of bylaws conforming to ISOC chapter policies:
>>> See ISOCSLApplication.doc
>>>
>>> 3. A list of 44 ISOC.SL members (existing members of ISOC): See
>>> ISOCSLApplication.doc
>>>
>>> 4. Application Appendices: See ISOCSLAppendices.zip
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Additionally, the interim ISOC.SL portal is located on:
>>> http://www.sierravisions.org/isocsl/. Should you have any questions
>>> or need anything else, please feel free to contact me at any of the
>>> numbers below.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you for your kind consideration.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Chrystabel Davis
>>>
>>> President/Co-Founder
>>>
>>> www.sierravisions.org
>>>
>>> Voice (US): 1 240 328 0728
>>>
>>> Fax (US): 1 240 554 1555
>>>
>>> Voice (Africa): + 232 76 801 969 | +234 805 170 5856
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <ISOCSLApplication.doc>
>>> <ISOCSLAppendices.zip>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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