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

[Louise Marie Hurel]

Hi Veni,

Many thanks for the comment.
Yes, I am aware of that :).
I have been following the ccwg-IG - which includes your periodical updates
in the mailing list - for the past few years and attending the F2Fs during
ICANN meetings.
It is always good to see this cross-pollination happening in different IG
fora.

All the best

*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
<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Louise_Marie_Hurel/publications>
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On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 at 16:31, Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com> wrote:

> 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
> <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Louise_Marie_Hurel/publications>
> Skype: louise.dias
> louise at igarape.org.br
> 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> 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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