[Chapter-delegates] NEWS: Internet Society to Establish Association in Support of the Internet Governance Forum
Daniel Otieno Omondi
dottocomp at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 9 01:42:08 PDT 2014
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On Wed, 7/9/14, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS: Internet Society to Establish Association in Support of the Internet Governance Forum
To: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 12:44 AM
Fantastic News! I've always maintained that the IGF
is being
artificially financially throttled by the UN in order to
keep it
within manageable (read: insignificant) size.
I wish all the Best to this Association and to the
national and
regional IGF initiatives it will be supporting.
The key to a successful multi-stakeholder model is going
to be the
funding of those parties that are unable to self-fund to
all of
these meetings.
Kindest regards,
Olivier
On 07/07/2014 17:33,
Wende Cover wrote:
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Internet Society
to Establish Association
in Support of the Internet Governance Forum
[Geneva,
Switzerland – 7 July 2014] – At
its recent Board meeting in London, the Internet
Society Board
of Trustees reiterated its support for the work of
the
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in strengthening
the
multistakeholder model. The Board confirmed its
resolve to
take action to establish a legal structure with
the objective
of achieving stable and sustainable funding for
the IGF.
The Internet
Governance Forum Support
Association, as it will be named, will be based in
Switzerland
and contribute to the United Nations IGF Trust
Fund and
support related activities. The IGF Trust Fund
finances the
IGF Secretariat and contributes to Internet
governance-related
capacity building in developing countries, such as
awarding
fellowships. The Association will provide a
complementary
funding mechanism to the IGF Trust Fund and will
also fund
national and regional IGF initiatives and
additional
fellowships for participation in IGF-related
meetings at
national, regional and global levels.
“The Internet
Society is a strong advocate
of the IGF and its essential role in the Internet
ecosystem,”
noted Kathy Brown, Internet Society President and
CEO. “Last
November, the Board of Trustees agreed to increase
its
financial support for the IGF and to establish a
legal
structure to facilitate financial support by
others. We are
excited that this process is well underway and we
look forward
to launching the IGF Support Association at the
upcoming IGF
in Istanbul.”
The IGF provides a
venue for the global
multistakeholder community to discuss public
policy issues
related to key elements of Internet governance to
foster the
sustainability, robustness, security, stability
and
development of the Internet. The IGF Support
Association will
be officially launched by a constituent General
Assembly at
the IGF meeting in Istanbul on 1 September 2014.
“The IGF Support
Association will provide
businesses and individuals the opportunity to make
financial
contributions, big and small, and thus contribute
to
strengthening the IGF,” said Markus Kummer,
Internet Society
Senior Vice President. “The IGF is more relevant
today than
ever before, as it reinforces the distributed,
de-centralized
model of Internet governance that is necessary to
ensure the
future of the open, global Internet and the
benefits it brings
to all of us.”
Bob Hinden, Chair
of the Internet Society
Board of Trustees, added, “The Board is very
supportive of
these steps to ensure the IGF is on a sustainable
and stable
path. The IGF provides a unique platform for all
stakeholders
to openly exchange perspectives and concerns on
key issues
that can impact the future of the Internet. The
ISOC Board and
I believe these steps will enable the IGF to have
a more
important role in the Internet ecosystem going
forward.”
http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-establish-association-support-internet-governance-forum
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