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

Wed Mar 25 07:24:53 PDT 2015

Dear Chapter Leaders,

The following application for a Chapter in Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is received - being sent to this list for peer comment and review.

If you know the individuals proposing to establish the Chapter - feedback is welcome.

The period allowed for comments is two weeks - until 08 April 2015.

Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.

Thank you.

Best regards,

Naveed Haq
Chapter Development Manager, Asia-Pacific
Internet Society
www.isoc.org<http://www.isoc.org/>

Skype: naveed.haq79<skype:naveed.haq79>

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Chapter Application

A.    Proposed name of the Chapter

Internet Society Afghanistan

B.     Community of Interest the Chapter will to serve

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.

C.     Purpose and Scope of the Chapter

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.

In the first year, Internet Society Afghanistan shall be focusing on the following activities:

*         Create and develop a strong, robust organization for Internet Society Afghanistan

*         Launch National Internet Governance Forum of Afghanistan

*         Initiate skills building training in partnership with ISOC HQ, other ISOC chapters in the neighborhood

*         Actively participate in Internet Governance related meetings and events to ensure Afghan representation on the global level.

D. Founding Members of the Chapter

Name

Organizational Affiliation

Stakeholder Group

Mr. Muhammad Aimal Marjan

Ministry of Communications and IT

Government

Danish Karokhel

Pajhwok Afghan News Agency

Media/ Private Sector

Mr. Zmarialai Wafa

AfgNIC

Government

Mr. Baseer Ahmad Baheer

Kabul University

Academia

Mr. Ziaullah Momand

TechNation

Private Sector

Ms. Noorin Khuja Eshaan

Internews Afghanistan

Civil Society

Ms. Shabana Mansoory

TechWomen Afghanistan

Civil Society

Mr. Israr Ahmad Khan

Presidential Palace

Government

Mr. Hamdullah Mohib

Office of the President of Afghanistan

Government

Mr. Nazir Bunyad

National ISP Association of Afghanistan

Civil Society

Mr. Omar Mansoor Ansari

National ICT Alliance of Afghanistan (NICTAA)

Civil Society

Mr. Muhammad Aslam Popal

ADRAS

Private Sector

Asmat Ullah

Professional Development Institute, American University of Afghanistan (AUAF)

Academia

Mr. Nasrat Khalid

The World Bank

Intergovernmental

Mr. Ahmad Payab

Afghanistan Reliable Technology Services (ARTS)

Private Sector

Abdul Rahman Sherzad

Herat University

Academia

Asad Hasan

Sahar Communications

Private Sector

Muhammad Zubair Warsaji

Independent

Experts Group/ Civil Society

Hayat Wadat

LGS/ Alcatel-Lucent

Private Sector

Aziz Taqwa

Central Statistics Organization

Government

Jamal Nasir Noorzai

New Dunia Telecom

Private Sector

Abdul Ghayoor Bawari

Experts Valley

Private Sector

Naikbeen Naikpay

SmartMaktab

Private Sector

Akmal Arzhang

ToNext

Private Sector

Sanzar Kakar

Afghanistan Holding Group

Private Sector

Qarib Labib

Schema Legal Services

Legal/ Private Sector

Enayat Safi

Youth for Change Afghanistan Organization

Civil Society

Bari Farahi

UNICEF

Intergovernmental

Abdul Hameed Tutakhail

Nokia

Private Sector

Haroon Khan

Khanzoi

Private Sector

Mustafa Ghaznavi

CodeZone

Private Sector

Shafi Wardak

Ministry of Communications and IT

Government

Fayaz Kamali

Information Society of Afghanistan

Civil Society

Mr. Said Marjan Zazai

Information Society of Afghanistan

Civil Society

E. List of Supporters

*          Ministry of Communications and IT (MCIT), Afghanistan

*         National ICT Alliance of Afghanistan (NICTAA)

*         National ISP Association of Afghanistan (NISPAA)

*         Kabul University

*         TechNation

*         Afghanistan Reliable Technology Services (ARTS)

*         TechWomen Afghanistan

F. Membership

The Internet Society Afghanistan shall use following ways to develop and sustain membership and engage with members:

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;

2.       Official listserv: The chapter shall create a listserv to share updates and discussions with the members;

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;

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;

5.       Events: The chapter shall organize regular conferences, seminars, workshops and meetings to engage with members.

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.

G. List of requirements

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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