[Chapter-delegates] UN request for info on ISOC steps toward enhanced cooperation

[Stefano Trumpy]

>Dear Chapter delegates,
>
>We received an email late Friday from the United 
>Nations requesting an update to the 2008 report 
>on the steps ISOC has taken towards enhanced 
>cooperation on public policy issues pertaining 
>to the Internet.  The deadline for the response 
>is 15 March.  I know that other organizations 
>have received the same request.  I am writing to 
>ask you to contribute to our response.
>
>I have attached the ISOC response to the last 
>consultation.  As you will see, it explains the 
>Internet model in some detail, and then focuses 
>on three specific areas where we particularly 
>cooperate with other stakeholders: in public 
>policy, standards, and education/capacity 
>building.  I propose to update those comments in 
>shorter form.  This time, I would really 
>appreciate hearing from you about areas where 
>the Chapters and Members of ISOC work with the 
>private sector, civil society, governments and 
>international organizations in those areas and 
>other areas of Internet governance.
>
>Unfortunately, the deadline set by the UN is 
>quite short -- we have only 3 weeks to prepare a 
>response, and the ICANN meeting is in the middle 
>of that. I apologize, but would ask if you can 
>please send me your responses by the end of your 
>day Wednesday, 10 March.

Bill, first let me say that I concur with the 
suggestions of Christopher. I think that the role 
of the chapters should be outlined more, 
connected to the fact that they demonstrate that 
ISOC is a real global structure that has a 
central coordination but also a global reach able 
to spread the understanding of the Internet 
ecosystem in all the regions of the world. This 
is a precious "internal" asset in the direction 
of the enheanced cooperation, also considering 
that the ISOC chapters normally provide 
information to the Local Internet Communities on 
the initiatives of the other international and 
even intergovernmental organizations that have a 
say in the Internet Governance.
Other organizations like ICANN do not have the 
equivalent of the chapters; they have the 
internal ALAC and the ALOS where the chapters 
have a relevant participation.
Another point I suggest is to stress is 
mentioning specifically the number of 
institutions with which ISOC express the 
"external" enhanced cooperation. I have in mind 
participations of ISOC in ITU working groups, in 
UNESCO activities, in OCSE, etc. It would be 
better to mention specific examples.

Stefano

>
>best regards,
>
>Bill
>
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>Bill Graham
>Global Strategic Engagement
>The Internet Society
>graham at isoc.org
>tel +1.613.231.8543 or
>+1.703.439.2157
>
>
>Attachment converted: TRUMPY:Enhanced 
>Cooperation#10986E.pdf (PDF /«IC») (0010986E)
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E-mail: stefano.trumpy at iit.cnr.it