[Chapter-delegates] Next Generation Internet initiative/European Commission

[Frédéric Donck]

Dear All

This mail to let you know that the EU Bureau has been approached by the European Commission(DG Communications Network, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT), to contribute to an initiative called 'the Next Generation Internet initiative", whose aim is, I quote, "to shape a more open and inclusive Internet for European citizens”.
You can find more details about this initiative here: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/next-generation-internet-initiative

EC plans to come up with first results in the course of Q1 2017. The purpose as they explained to us, is to feed their Research Framework Program (2018-2020) but of course we should anticipate that some of the conclusions will be shared with their Policy arms.

As you know it, ISOC is in the process to finalise its own research and consultation on the future of the Internet which should turn into premliminary findings and recommendations in the course of next year

We believe that our contribution to this EC consultation would offer ISOC a very useful way of conveying our own messages and concerns to EU policymakers at this juncture, before the Internet Society comes up with its own recommendations in 2017.
Hence, we thought you may find it interesting to contribute as well to this exercise.

Best Regards
Best Regards

Frédéric

Frédéric Donck
Director, European Regional Bureau
Internet Society

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