[Chapter-delegates] Application to form a Chapter in Bolivia

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Finalmente un capitulo en esta hermana y querida republica.

Por supuesto apoyamos su formacion.

Carlos Vera
Isoc EC
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From: Sabrina Wilmot <wilmot at isoc.org>
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Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:52:16 
To: Chapter Delegates<chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
Reply-To: ISOC Chapter Support <chapter-support at isoc.org>
Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Application to form a Chapter in Bolivia

Dear Colleagues,

The following application for a Chapter in Bolivia has been received. It 
is being sent to this list for peer comment and review.

Please note that the Chapter is not yet formed and has not officially 
been recognised by ISOC.

If there are people on this list that know the individuals proposing to 
establish the Chapter, feedback is especially welcome.

The period allowed for comments is two weeks and the deadline is August 
31, 2010.

Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.

Best regards,

   Sabrina Wilmot
   ISOC

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*Chapter Application*

A. Proposed name of the Chapter

The name for the chapter should be ISOC Bolivia Chapter.

B. Community of Interest the Chapter will to serve

This Chapter will serve persons who live or work in Bolivia.

C. Purpose and Scope of Chapter

We intend to promote the development and the use of Internet in Bolivia, 
by trying to influence every segment of our society (government, private 
sector and civil society) through the awareness of seeking polices in 
this matter. This, task should be better achieve if we have the backup 
of ISOC and also if we can generate better relations with other 
international organizations such as ICANN, IGF, LACNIC, LACTLD and 
eLAC2010, among others.

At 2009 Bolivia has only a 4% of Internet penetration and according to 
the Digital Opportunity Index (DOI), made by ITU in 2007; Bolivia 
occupies the 31 position of 35 countries in North, Central and South 
America. This indicators show the internal and external digital gap of 
our country and demostrates the importance for generate significant 
actions in order to improve the use of Internet in Bolivia.

As an ISOC Chapter we will try to generate better understanding of 
technical, legal and social aspects of Internet trough congresses, 
courses, symposiums, and others types of training in these area, we also 
be offering documentation and information concerning the Internet and we 
will try to facilitate any technical and legal advice necessary for the 
better development of the net. We also are interested in the development 
of relationships with ISOC member communities of other countries.

D. Founding Members of the Chapter

Rodrigo Saucedo Linares,
Jorge Patiño

E. List of Supporters
Organizational supporter.
Agencia para el Desarrollo de la Sociedad de la Información en Bolivia: 
www.adsib.gob.bo

Fundación Redes para el Desarrollo Sostenible: 	www.fundacionredes.org

Individual supporters:
Jorge Patiño
Eduardo Rojas
Amparo Subieta
Victor Bazbazat
Diego Loayza
Julio Quintanilla
Diego Pardovalle
Mauricio Ibáñez
Enrique del Rio
Moira Handal
Gonzalo del Villar
Gustavo Bonifaz
Alejandro Saucedo
Álvaro Coloma
Valeria Castellanos
Viviane Vogels
Rodrigo Arce
Bernardo Peña
Hidaya Handal
Daniel Gottschalck
Carmen Romero
Roberto Baya
Marcelo Llorente
Andrés Bedregal

F. List of Requirements

There is no specific law or regulations that a non-profit, civil 
organization that is seeking to promote the development and the use of 
Internet is needed to fur fill in order to be able to do so in Bolivia, 
just have to follow the civil law to form a non-profit organization in 
our country.

G. Additional Information

We have the support of "National Agency for the Development of the 
Information Society in Bolivia" (ADSIB), this government agency works 
under the mandate of the Vice-presidency of the Republic with the 
promotion of ICT policies and implementation of projects in areas such 
as e-education, e-commerce and e-government and also manages the Country 
Code Top Level Domain ".bo" (ccTLD.bo).

H. Your Contact Information
Rodrigo Saucedo Linares
La Paz - Bolivia


More information:

1. How is this Chapter related to other Chapters?
We will try to promote and facilitate the development of relationships 
with ISOC member communities of other countries, particularly with those 
of the region of Latin and Central America.

2. What will this Chapter be doing?
In general our objectives of "ISOC Bolivia Chapter" shall be as follows:
a)	To promote the development and the use of Internet in Bolivia.
b)	To act as a local reference point for technical, social and 
educational matters concerning the Internet.
c)	To promote the open development and evolution of the Internet, its 
services and contents.
d)	To locally promote the values and goals of the Internet Society 
(hereinafter ISOC).
e)	To organize congresses, courses, symposiums, and/or debates seeking 
to inform about matters concerning the Internet.
f)	To facilitate and promote the development of the means necessary for 
offering documentation and/or information concerning the Internet.
g)	To establish close communication and contact between ISOC members 
residing in Bolivia.
h)	To offer any general, technical, and legal advice necessary for the 
better development of the Internet community.
i)	To promote investigation concerning the Internet.
j)	To promote and facilitate the development of relationships with ISOC 
member communities of other countries, particularly with those of the 
region of Latin and Central America.

3. Are there any issues that we need to be aware of?
There is no specific law or regulations that a non-profit, civil 
organization that is seeking to promote the development and the use of 
Internet is needed to fur fill in order to be able to do so in Bolivia.

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