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

Wed Apr 1 07:02:34 PDT 2015

ISOC Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter also support the ISOC Afghanistan Chapter

Regards  - Jahangir Hossain
                 ISOC Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter

On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 8:24 PM, Naveed Haq <haq at isoc.org> wrote:

>  Dear Chapter Leaders,
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> The following application for a Chapter in Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
> is received - being sent to this list for peer comment and review.
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> If you know the individuals proposing to establish the Chapter - feedback
> is welcome.
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> The period allowed for comments is two weeks – until 08 April 2015.
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> Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.
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> Thank you.
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> Best regards,
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> Naveed Haq
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> Chapter Development Manager, Asia-Pacific
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> Internet Society
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> www.isoc.org
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> Skype: naveed.haq79
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> Chapter Application
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> *A.    Proposed name of the Chapter*
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> Internet Society Afghanistan
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> *B.     Community of Interest the Chapter will to serve*
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> The community of interest that the Internet Society Afghanistan shall
> serve is technologists, policymakers, and technology users, in private,
> public, civil and academia sectors, based in Afghanistan.
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> *C.     Purpose and Scope of the Chapter*
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> The purpose of the Internet Society Afghanistan is to identify and bring
> together key Internet stakeholders under one platform to discuss the most
> pressing issues around Internet Governance, development, openness,
> expansion and accessibility. It shall be creating a platform for diverse
> Internet stakeholders to discuss policies, plans and programs. The Internet
> Society Afghanistan shall utilize social media, events, publications,
> conducting training workshops to achieve these goals.
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> In the first year, Internet Society Afghanistan shall be focusing on the
> following activities:
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> ·         Create and develop a strong, robust organization for Internet
> Society Afghanistan
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> ·         Launch National Internet Governance Forum of Afghanistan
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> ·         Initiate skills building training in partnership with ISOC HQ,
> other ISOC chapters in the neighborhood
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> ·         Actively participate in Internet Governance related meetings
> and events to ensure Afghan representation on the global level.
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> *D. Founding Members of the Chapter*
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> Name
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> Organizational Affiliation
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> Stakeholder Group
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> Mr. Muhammad Aimal Marjan
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> Ministry of Communications and IT
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> Government
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> Danish Karokhel
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> Pajhwok Afghan News Agency
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> Media/ Private Sector
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> Mr. Zmarialai Wafa
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> AfgNIC
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> Government
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> Mr. Baseer Ahmad Baheer
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> Kabul University
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> Academia
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> Mr. Ziaullah Momand
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> TechNation
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> Private Sector
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> Ms. Noorin Khuja Eshaan
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> Internews Afghanistan
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> Civil Society
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> Ms. Shabana Mansoory
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> TechWomen Afghanistan
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> Civil Society
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> Mr. Israr Ahmad Khan
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> Presidential Palace
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> Government
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> Mr. Hamdullah Mohib
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> Office of the President of Afghanistan
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> Government
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> Mr. Nazir Bunyad
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> National ISP Association of Afghanistan
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> Civil Society
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> Mr. Omar Mansoor Ansari
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> National ICT Alliance of Afghanistan (NICTAA)
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> Civil Society
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> Mr. Muhammad Aslam Popal
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> ADRAS
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> Private Sector
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> Asmat Ullah
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> Professional Development Institute, American University of Afghanistan
> (AUAF)
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> Academia
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> Mr. Nasrat Khalid
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> The World Bank
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> Intergovernmental
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> Mr. Ahmad Payab
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> Afghanistan Reliable Technology Services (ARTS)
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> Private Sector
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> Abdul Rahman Sherzad
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> Herat University
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> Academia
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> Asad Hasan
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> Sahar Communications
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> Private Sector
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> Muhammad Zubair Warsaji
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> Independent
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> Experts Group/ Civil Society
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> Hayat Wadat
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> LGS/ Alcatel-Lucent
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> Private Sector
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> Aziz Taqwa
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> Central Statistics Organization
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> Government
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> Jamal Nasir Noorzai
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> New Dunia Telecom
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> Private Sector
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> Abdul Ghayoor Bawari
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> Experts Valley
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> Private Sector
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> Naikbeen Naikpay
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> SmartMaktab
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> Private Sector
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> Akmal Arzhang
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> ToNext
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> Private Sector
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> Sanzar Kakar
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> Afghanistan Holding Group
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> Private Sector
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> Qarib Labib
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> Schema Legal Services
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> Legal/ Private Sector
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> Enayat Safi
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> Youth for Change Afghanistan Organization
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> Civil Society
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> Bari Farahi
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> UNICEF
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> Intergovernmental
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> Abdul Hameed Tutakhail
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> Nokia
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> Private Sector
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> Haroon Khan
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> Khanzoi
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> Private Sector
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> Mustafa Ghaznavi
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> CodeZone
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> Private Sector
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> Shafi Wardak
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> Ministry of Communications and IT
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> Government
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> Fayaz Kamali
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> Information Society of Afghanistan
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> Civil Society
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> Mr. Said Marjan Zazai
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> Information Society of Afghanistan
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> Civil Society
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> *E. List of Supporters*
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> ·          Ministry of Communications and IT (MCIT), Afghanistan
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> ·         National ICT Alliance of Afghanistan (NICTAA)
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> ·         National ISP Association of Afghanistan (NISPAA)
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> ·         Kabul University
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> ·         TechNation
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> ·         Afghanistan Reliable Technology Services (ARTS)
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> ·         TechWomen Afghanistan
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> *F. Membership*
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> The Internet Society Afghanistan shall use following ways to develop and
> sustain membership and engage with members:
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> 1.       Creating an official Internet Society Afghanistan website (
> www.internetsociety.af): the chapter shall create a main website for its
> business. The website shall include a membership form, contact form, about
> section, press and media sections—including videos and photos of the
> events, press releases and coverage, events section with an option to
> register for participation, sponsor and partner information, resources
> section, and shall include features such as social media integration and
> search engine optimization;
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> 2.       Official listserv: The chapter shall create a listserv to share
> updates and discussions with the members;
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> 3.       Newsletter: We shall create an official chapter newsletter to
> share relevant information about the Internet, highlights and updates with
> the members, not only about the chapter activities, but also activities of
> the ISOC HQ, other chapters, the ICANN, IGF, WSIS and others;
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> 4.       Social media: The chapter shall create accounts on major social
> media channels such as Facebook (page and group), Twitter, Linkedin and
> Google+ to share information, updates, and involve members in its
> activities, receive feedback and opinion;
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> 5.       Events: The chapter shall organize regular conferences,
> seminars, workshops and meetings to engage with members.
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> 6.       SMS alert system: The chapter shall work on an SMS alert system
> integrated with the website so the members can subscribe for SMS updates.
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> *G. List of requirements*
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> We have checked with the Ministry of Communications and IT, there are no
> such rules and regulations in place that can affect our chapter activities.
> However, we might need to incorporate the chapter, in the future, with the
> Ministry of Justice or Ministry of Economy once the chapter has been
> approved by the Internet Society.
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Regards  - Jahangir
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