[Chapter-delegates] Save the date: January 30

Mon Jan 24 16:10:49 PST 2022

Hi, everyone.
Following up my previous email (quoted below), here’s the Zoom call
information, date and time:

Topic: ISOC chapters discussion
Time: Jan 30, 2022 03:00 PM Brussels

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Thanks to all, who commented so far; if you have other ideas, suggestions,
etc. email me directly or here.

On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 18:26 Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com> wrote:

> Hi, everyone.
> *Please, do not share with other lists; this is an issue of relevance for
> the chapters only! *
>
> At ISOC Bulgaria we have been following the discussion at the ITU Council
> Working Group on International Internet-related Public Policy Issues (
> CWG-Internet
> <https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/default.aspx>), which
> this week was discussing the topic for the next open public consultations.
> I wanted to give you some feedback and ask you to step up your contacts
> with your national telecom administrations (usually this would be the
> Ministry for Communications or some other Ministry or governmental agency.
> A list of all the members, including which governmental agency/ies
> represent them at the ITU is here:
> https://www.itu.int/hub/membership/our-members/directory/?myitu-members-states=true&request=countries
>
> You may have read* in the last year about the the attempts by the Russian
> Federation to drive the ITU in discussion of issues, related to the
> Internet; within the European Chapters (in CC:) we spent some time last
> September talking about what's going on. Perhaps we could organize
> ourselves and have an all-chapter Zoom call among all chapters? See more on
> that further below.
>
> This past week the Russian federation proposed two topics for discussions,
> they are both publicly accessible here
> <https://www.itu.int/md/S22-RCLINTPOL17-C/en>, but I am attaching them
> for your convenience. You will see details in these documents; the summary
> is that Russia proposes member states to discuss among themselves the
> following issues:
> ·      risks for reliability and stability of existing model of the
> operational activities organization/operators of critical Internet
> infrastructure;
> ·      Member States’ inputs and proposals on possible ways to overcome
> existing challenges and neutralize risks for operational activity
> organizations/operators of critical Internet infrastructure;
> ·      what international structures and procedures can overcome the
> existing challenges and risks.
>
> And for the public consultations they proposed the topic:
>
> "Reliability and stability of the operational activity
> organizations/operators of critical Internet infrastructure: key and
> challenges of their operating activities, in particular the risks of being
> in national jurisdictions."
>
> See their arguments and details in the attached documents.
>
> This is not the first time they are proposing a topic, related to
> "critical Internet infrastructure", as described in the articles* below.
>
> At ISOC Bulgaria, where we have participated for the last 23 years
> <http://isoc.bg/kpd/index2-eng.html> in helping the Bulgarian government
> making sure the telecommunications laws are Internet-friendly and to ensure
> that the Internet develops open, unregulated and without restrictions
> <https://isocbg.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/bg-itu/>, we raised awareness to
> the newly elected Bulgarian government (December last year) about the
> latest Russian proposals, as they touch on the more than two decades
> Internet-friendly environment in the country - result of policies, which
> have been discussed between governments and the non-governmental sector for
> years.
>
> Of course, there's always more that could be done, and this is where *all
> chapters* cold not only join forces, but also try to make a difference.
> That is, of course, if you care about keeping the Internet open,
> interoperable, stable and developed, as the WSIS Tunis Agenda
> <https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/docs2/tunis/off/6rev1.html> (art. 35 and
> others) says, with participation by all stakeholders, in their respected
> roles.
>
> I personally think we should *not *be asking ISOC.org to help us in
> setting the call, but if they say they would, *that would be great*. If
> not - ISOC Bulgaria will be happy to provide a Zoom link. To include as
> many chapters as possible, we suggest to have it at 6 am California, 9 am
> New York, 3 pm Brussels, 7:30 pm in Delhi, 10 pm  in Singapore. We
> understand that some chapters might not be able to join, and others
> (Australia, New Zealand) perhaps definitely won't be able to join (midnight
> in Brisbane), but nevertheless, we should try to include as many as
> possible.
>
> ISOC Bulgaria urges you for a quick and focused discussion on here first,
> and then we meet next Sunday, January 29th in order to make sure people can
> join. I understand that for some working day might be easier, while a
> Sunday impossible, but there always will be some percentage of people, who
> won't be able to join, so we have to choose one day anyway.
>
> Hope that this is helpful, and enjoy reading the articles and documents.
>
> _______
> * - See the articles below. Disclaimer: ISOC Bulgaria does not necessarily
> reach to the same conclusions or share the same ideas as the author.
>
> February 1, 2021: Russia is trying to set the rules for the Internet. The
> U.N. saw through the ruse.
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/01/russia-internet-rules-united-nations/
>
> March 30, 2021: How Russia and China are attempting to rewrite cyberworld
> order
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/how-russia-and-china-are-attempting-to-rewrite-cyberworld-order/2021/03/30/16030226-9190-11eb-a74e-1f4cf89fd948_story.html
>
> May 4, 2021: Russia’s plot to control the Internet is no longer a secret
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/04/russias-plot-control-internet-is-no-longer-secret/
>
> July 20, 2021: Russia and China’s hypocritical attempt to control
> cyberspace
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/20/russia-china-are-trying-control-internet-even-they-censor-it/
>
>
> --
>
> Best regards,
> Veni
> Chairman of the Board
> Internet Society - Bulgaria https://www.isoc.bg
> pgp:5BA1366E veni at veni.com
>
> --

Best regards,
Veni Markovski
http://www.veni.com
pgp: 5BA1366E veni at veni.com
<http://www.veni.com/>

The opinions expressed above are those of the author,
not of any organizations, associated with or related to
the author in any given way.
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