[Chapter-delegates] ITU conferences

Fri Feb 8 03:42:56 PST 2013

On Feb 8, 2013, at 10:15 AM, Narelle Clark wrote:

> 
> Amr and Nabil
> I'd like to personally, and publicly, thank you both for expressing the
> views so clearly set out below.
> 
> I've received a few briefings now on the various processes leading up to
> WCIT and actively participated in a few of them - especially the
> Australian consultations. We are confident our delegation acted along the
> lines it had wide support for within Australia.
> 
> Some of the items I think we'd all like to support - the accessibility
> principles, and maybe a common emergency number, but I shake my head at
> the overall opportunity the WCIT players lost.
> 
> We all need to work with the developing nations to see where the newer
> opportunities arise so that we can shift the situation.

Stop talking to ourselves. Listen to them, see the opportunities and help where it is mostly needed.

Thanks

--Alain

> 
> 
> Best regards
> 
> 
> Narelle
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
> Narelle Clark
> President
> Internet Society of Australia
> ph: 0412 297 043
> int ph: +61 412 297 043
> president at isoc-au.org.au
> www.isoc-au.org.au
> 
>> My view of the subject is almost identical to Nabil's - well said Nabil
>> and
>> Thank you.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> <http://www.bis.org.bh/>
>> *
>> *
>> *
>> 
>> Amr Selim
>> 
>> Bahrain Internet Society (BIS)
>> 
>> Board Member and Secretary General
>> 
>> 
>>  <http://twitter.com/internetbh>
>> <http://www.facebook.com/BahrainInternetSociety>
>> <https://plus.google.com/105278515979886570542>
>> 
>> 
>> PO Box 10309, Manama, Bahrain
>> FAX: +973-17919993
>> 
>> *
>> 
>> 
>> On 7 February 2013 12:25, <bukhalidn at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear Alejandro,
>>> 
>>> To answer your question: "What does each chapter see as highlights and
>>> problems?"
>>> 
>>> ****
>>> 
>>> I belong to the Middle East region were all of the governments’
>>> representatives at ITU voted for the ITR in Dubai and I am not proud of
>>> that at all. So in view of the humiliating failure, I will skip the
>>> highlights.****
>>> 
>>> ** **
>>> 
>>> Few days before the WCIT meeting, Lebanon’s representative speaking as a
>>> panelist at INET Qatar, was passionate at defending the Internet
>>> multi-stakeholder model and went even further to ask for no government
>>> intervention at all. The political manipulation that led  to the
>>> contradictory vote is still a mystery to us but we were not very
>>> surprised
>>> from the outcome.****
>>> 
>>> ** **
>>> 
>>> During ISOC Lebanon Chapter preparatory strategic planning works in
>>> November 2012 we reached to the following:****
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 1 . What are the key challenges facing ISOC (Global) over the next 3 to
>>> 5
>>> years in accomplishing its objectives in the Middle East region?****
>>> 
>>> a.         Distrust in ISOC’s stewardship mainly from governments****
>>> 
>>> b.         Disinterest from the region in participation and contribution
>>> to ISOC bodies/groups such as Advisory Council, IETF, etc.****
>>> 
>>> c.         Lack or poor understanding of the region geo-political,
>>> eco-social and cultural dynamics****
>>> 
>>> d.         Well established competition such as ITU, ESCWA, Arab
>>> League***
>>> *
>>> 
>>> e.         Shy ISOC presence in the region at all level (official visits
>>> to government, media coverage, targeting advertizing and marketing,
>>> conferences, workshops, etc.)****
>>> 
>>> ** **
>>> 
>>> 2. What are the actions or strategies that we can consider at the
>>> regional
>>> level in response to these challenges taking in consideration the
>>> unexploited capabilities and unemployed capacities?****
>>> 
>>> ** **
>>> 
>>> a.         Increase representation from the region in ISOC****
>>> 
>>> b.         <confidential restricted to ISOC-LB leadership team>****
>>> 
>>> c.         Create ISOC bodies/groups for the region from the region –
>>> shy
>>> mailing list exists****
>>> 
>>> d.         Promote the value of the multi-stakeholders model to
>>> government, civil society, business and academic****
>>> 
>>> e.         Foster two-way engagement between ISOC and the Internet
>>> community in the region with focus on governments****
>>> 
>>> f.          Develop and train next generation leaders from the
>>> region****
>>> 
>>> g.         Support and sponsor Internet related awareness and training
>>> activities such as Internet Governance, copyright, privacy,
>>> e-transaction
>>> laws, arbitration, IPv6, DNSSEC, security, routing, TLD management and
>>> operation, IX management and operation, etc. ****
>>> 
>>> h.         Promote ISOC and ISOC local chapters via official visits to
>>> government officials and key stakeholders ****
>>> 
>>> i.          Promote ISOC and ISOC local chapters via public media
>>> coverage, targeted advertizing and marketing campaigns, conferences,
>>> etc.*
>>> ***
>>> 
>>> ** **
>>> 
>>> As ISOC chapters we are a bunch of good intentioned volunteers, sparing
>>> whatever time and resources we can afford to promote the Internet and
>>> defend it. When we approach government official we are actually
>>> unofficial
>>> representative of they don’t know what. On the other hand ITU, ESCWA,
>>> the
>>> Arab League representations are official with full time personnel
>>> mandated
>>> with research, marketing, negotiation and lobbying tasks.  ****
>>> 
>>> ** **
>>> 
>>> If we are the government faced with that unruly but vital development
>>> tool
>>> that might make or break the economical competitive edge of the country,
>>> deeply impact its political system and cultural identity, etc. which
>>> point
>>> of view we would consider more seriously? The point of view of
>>> enthusiastic
>>> hobbyist or those of ITU where you are treated as equal with full voting
>>> power? (not to be misunderstood I am not promoting ITU’s operandus
>>> modi)**
>>> **
>>> 
>>> ** **
>>> 
>>> With ITU intervention (and in our part of the world the Arab League) we
>>> are entering new playgrounds that we are not prepared or equipped for.
>>> We
>>> should rethink our model of local representations to be taken seriously
>>> and
>>> to gain legitimacy/authority. Dependence on our personal assets proved
>>> to
>>> be inadequate to say the least.****
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Best regards,****
>>> 
>>> Nabil****
>>> 
>>> ** **
>>> 
>>> -- ****
>>> 
>>> *Nabil Bukhalid*****
>>> 
>>> President****
>>> 
>>> *ISOC Lebanon*****
>>> 
>>> P.O.Box 113-6596
>>> Hamra, Lebanon ****
>>> 
>>> ****
>>> 
>>> *M*: +961 (0)3 779116
>>> *E*: nabil.bukhalid at isoc.org.lb ****
>>> 
>>> ****
>>> 
>>> *W* <http://www.isoc.org.lb/>* *.
>>> *Fb*<http://www.facebook.com/pages/ISOC-Lebanon/157181607638474>
>>> * *. *T* <http://twitter.com/ISOCLebanon> ****
>>> 
>>> ** **
>>> 
>>> ** **
>>> 
>>> ---****
>>> 
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