[Chapter-delegates] IGov: Engaging global communities to strengthen Internet governance

[Jahangir Hossain]

Thanks Lynn for your regular update and this needed also nice to hear 1NET
innovation for betterment of Internet Governance cooperation across the
world.






Regards  //  Jahangir Hossain
                  ISOC Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter


On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 8:51 PM, Lynn St.Amour <lynn.st.amour at isoc.org>wrote:

> Dear Chapter Delegates,
>
> This update on Internet Governance issues is intended to share background
> with and invite comment from the Internet Society community on how we might
> strengthen the Internet governance model central to the Internet's success.
>
> Of course, as always, I encourage and look forward to input more broadly,
> so I welcome input from anyone who shares our vision for an open and global
> Internet, and a vibrant and engaged community to support it. I have posted
> this note on our blog with additional links--please share your comments
> there:
>
> http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/11/engaging-
> global-communities-strengthen-internet-governance
>
> As I mentioned in a previous blog post, there have been many developments
> since the Montevideo statement, in which I* leaders agreed to catalyze
> community-wide efforts towards the evolution of global multistakeholder
> cooperation.
>
> As the community's discussion and the pace of developments continue to
> accelerate, including at the Buenos Aires ICANN meeting, now is an
> opportune time to consider opportunities for moving forward.
>
> The path to where we are today
>
> Shortly after the I* CEO's met in Montevideo, a meeting in Brazil on
> Internet governance emerged--and was confirmed this week for Sao Paulo on
> 23-24 April 2014. At the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) last month,
> numerous meetings were held with individuals from Industry, Civil Society,
> governments, I*, and others in order to assess what might be done to
> catalyze cooperation in evolving, and strengthening multistakeholder
> Internet governance arrangements. Since then, a mailing list has been
> launched at 1Net (http://www.1net.org). This has sparked further
> discussion in many communities about what, exactly, 1Net ought to be.
>
> Opportunities for moving forward
>
> And, this is where we all play a role, as our collective experiences can
> inform that exploration. Speaking personally, fostering successful
> multistakeholder engagement and dialogue requires broad engagement, and it
> takes time. The result of this shared investment of time and effort are
> sustainable efforts that effect real and positive differences for the
> Internet and in the world.
>
> For example, our experience with the World Summit on the Information
> Society (WSIS), the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) and, of
> course, the IGF provides an important perspective. The Internet Society was
> asked to participate, and was represented by Daniel Kaplan from the French
> Chapter, in the initial discussions in 2001 that led to WSIS and ultimately
> the IGF. For the past seven years, the IGF has been a key forum for
> bringing people together. Today, the IGF encompasses not only the global
> meeting, but also regional IGF events around the world. The breadth of the
> community the IGF convenes around Internet governance is remarkable.
>
> The Internet Society itself has grown and evolved significantly over the
> past two decades. In fact, we just welcomed the Paraguay Chapter of the
> Internet Society as our 100th Chapter, and we now have nearly 150
> Organization Members. Together our members and Chapters are very active in
> policy and development as well as technical matters at local, regional, and
> global levels. Together, we have all done amazing work to build and
> strengthen the open, global Internet. Their work, and the work of
> organizations throughout the Internet ecosystem, has informed a framework
> that provides a way to understand and highlight the distributed,
> collaborative stewardship that is the hallmark of the Internet's success,
> and how the challenges it faces are addressed.
>
> You might ask, as 1Net is to be a dialogue on global Internet governance,
> does it stand alone? Does it work alongside or through the IGF and related
> processes? Or, you may be wondering how 1Net and Internet Society fit
> together?
>
> Whatever you believe, we would like to have a discussion here, as ISOC
> Members, in order to inform the 1Net evolution. How can we, as a community,
> best strengthen Internet Governance cooperation across the world, for all?
>
> Of course, we are all invited to participate in the 1Net discussion
> directly.
>
> All of us in the Internet Society, look forward to hearing your thoughts,
> so please do share them.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Lynn
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