[Chapter-delegates] Fwd: [ccwg-internet-governance] Microsoft opens representation office to the UN

[Veni Markovski]

Hi, Louise.
Just for the record, ICANN has had a UN engagement vice-president (me;)
since 2014. I am based in New York and have participated in the WSIS+10
deliberations, as well as a number of other UN meetings, and I have been
reporting regularly about them to the ICANN cross-constituency working
group on Internet governance, where Olivier is one of the key people. We
do regular educational outreach and have had guest speakers from ISOC
(e.g. Jane Coffin on IXPx) and IAB (Andrew Sullivan was a guest speaker
at two of the workshops for diplomats, in his previous capacity), among
others. 

It's good to see Microsoft engaging further with the UN as of this year.
Thanks for the link to your paper, the abstract gives some idea as to
what it is about.

Best,
Veni

On 1/27/20 10:18, Louise Marie Hurel via Chapter-delegates wrote:
> Dear Olivier,
>
> Thanks for forwarding this.
>
> Yes, MSFT has been quite active at the UN (on different levels) for
> the past few years and, since 2014, with a greater emphasis and
> interest on the UNGGE and OEWG processes. 
> They are one of the very few, and perhaps most prominent, participants
> from the tech sector in these discussions. It does not come as a huge
> surprise, but certainly a big step for the company in terms of
> carrying out their diplomatic /IO engagement.   
>
> From what I understand (and have been able to follow in some of the
> international peace and security discussions), ISOC has been working
> with civil society groups at the UNGGE and OEWG level.
> There is very limited space, at least at the First Committee, for
> engagement, but we did have a multistakeholder intersessional meeting
> in December. I can see there is a renewed interest from many states in
> better understanding the technical challenges that might arise from
> the operationalization of some cyber norms - but that interest, from
> what I know, has been mostly directed towards the incident response
> community. 
>
> PS: here's a paper
> <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23738871.2018.1467942> I
> published on the MSFT case - food for thought. 
>
> With best regards,
>
> *Louise Marie Hurel*
>
> PhD Student Data, Networks, and Society | London School of Economics
> and Political Science (LSE)
>
> Research and Project Development Cybersecurity and Digital Liberties
> Programme | Igarapé Institute
>
> Publications
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>
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> louise.marie.hsd at gmail.com <mailto:louise.marie.hsd at gmail.com> 
>
>
>
> On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 at 14:30, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond via
> Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
> <mailto:chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>> wrote:
>
>      Dear Colleagues,
>
>
>     I've learnt that Microsoft's engaging more extensively with the UN
>     (see below). I wonder if ISOC should not see this as a trigger for
>     further engagment. It looks like there will be renewed emphasis on
>     things happening in NYC.
>
>     Kindest regars,
>
>
>     Olivier
>
>     */New Microsoft representation office to the UN in New York/*
>
>     Microsoft’s new representation office to the United Nations
>     headquarters in New York will provide support for several
>     Microsoft teams who work with the broader UN community on policy
>     and business issues. Microsoft strongly supports the Sustainable
>     Development Goals and has initiated numerous
>     projects focusing on four SDGs
>     <https://aka.ms/2019CSRReport> where the company can contribute
>     most to advance towards these shared goals of quality education,
>     decent work and economic growth, climate action as well as peace,
>     justice and strong institutions.
>
>     As vice president of UN affairs, John Frank will establish a new
>     representation office and lead a team that will focus on
>     advancing Microsoft’s partnerships with the United Nations and its
>     agencies, building relationships with UN
>     representatives, identifying new opportunities for
>     partnerships, building stronger connections between Microsoft and
>     UN teams, advocating for the UN’s priorities within
>     Microsoft, and working across the company
>     to support Microsoft teams in their engagements and advocacy with
>     the UN community.  
>
>     “Microsoft’s commitment to addressing some of the biggest
>     challenges facing the future of society inspires me. I look
>     forward to helping the company engage more deeply and effectively
>     with the United Nations community. Multi-stakeholder support and
>     initiatives will be essential to achieving the Sustainable
>     Development Goals and advancing global solutions in many other
>     areas. I am incredibly thankful for the past four years in Europe
>     and the opportunity to represent Microsoft in the Brussels
>     community and EU capitals on European public
>     policy issues and initiatives important for our customers as well
>     as Europe’s economic agenda and social values,” said John Frank.
>
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