[Chapter-delegates] Report on "Trust and the Future of the Internet"

[Lucy Lynch]

All -

ISOC Retreat on "Trust and the Future of the Internet"

The ISOC Board of Trustees are pleased to publish an initial report on the 
issue of Trust and Identity.  The topic has been selected as one of ISOC's 
core Initiatives and significant efforts are planned in several key areas. 
This document, Trust and the Future of the Internet (PDF: 208KB), focusses 
on the subject of Trust within the context of network enabled 
relationships, a topic initiated at a Retreat in October 2007. The 
following areas are explored in more detail:

* Advancing Internet architecture by supporting the implementation of open 
trust mechanisms throughout the full cycle of research, standardization, 
development and deployment.
* Strengthening the current Internet model by focusing on the mitigation 
of social, policy, and economic drivers that may hinder development and 
deployment of trust enabling technologies.
* Facilitating an end-user's ability to manage personal data and ensure 
personal security by elevating "Identity" to a core issue in network 
research and standards development.

The Initiative:
http://www.isoc.org/isoc/mission/initiative/trust.shtml

The Report:
http://www.isoc.org/isoc/mission/initiative/docs/trust-report-2008.pdf

If you have questions about this Initiative,  please contact me directly.

Cheers -

Lucy Lynch
Director of Technical Projects
Internet Society (ISOC)