[Chapter-delegates] Chapter formation in Libya

Fri Apr 14 08:55:58 PDT 2023

Thank you Hana,
I understand the effort that was put in bringing the stakeholders
together.. However, I see there is already an institution that has been
working in Libya for 10 years and registered itself as ISOC.ly and I don't
see them as official partners in the proposed chapter. However, I see them
hosting a North African IGF meeting in Libya next month in collaboration
with Government of Libya and other stakeholders. This implies that there
could be certain biases in Libya that could weaken the collaborative spirit
that I believe we should be fostering.
 Recognizing the new team as an official ISOC chapter can make the
situation in Libya even more challenging and difficult to resolve. A
situation that I doubt anyone would like to see.

Thus, I still think that ISOC may need a more effective role than its usual
process of forwarding invitations to participate in the proposed chapter.
If ISOC executive team is not willing to play such a role at the moment, I
think our Members in Egypt might be capable of bringing the parties
together.

Regards,
Amr

On Fri, Apr 14, 2023, 17:22 Hana Sabbagh <Sabbagh at isoc.org> wrote:

> Hello Amr,
>
>
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> As explained in my earlier message, all stakeholders have been invited to
> be part of this process and have been in the loop of the status of the
> application over the last few months.
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> A multistakeholder setup is indeed what the Internet Society is looking
> for in its chapters and this was part of the conversations about chapter
> formation in Libya over a long period of time.
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> From our perspective, the current application is bringing together all
> stakeholders who showed an interest in being part of this new chapter and
> who actively engaged in the process over the last few months.
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> We hope this answers your question.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Hana
>
>
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> *From: *Amr Hashem <amr.hashem.consult at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Friday, 14 April 2023 at 3:24 PM
> *To: *Hana Sabbagh <Sabbagh at isoc.org>
> *Cc: *Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [Chapter-delegates] Chapter formation in Libya
>
> Thanks Hana for the update..
>
> I can understand the situation.. however, knowing Libya, i am afraid that
> such a step would fragment the community and weaken the impact that we
> would like to see..
>
> I suggest asking the founding team to put some effort in assuring that all
> stakeholders are on the same page..
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Amr
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 14, 2023, 12:10 Hana Sabbagh via Chapter-delegates <
> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone and thank you for your comments and feedback.
>
>  Libya doesn’t have an Internet Society chapter yet. There were chapter
> formation efforts in the past, but these requests did not complete the
> Internet Society’s chapter formation process
> <https://www.internetsociety.org/chapters/processes/>. We reached out to
> all members who previously submitted chapter formation interest requests in
> Libya, informed them of this new chapter formation request and invited them
> to join.
>
> An email was also sent to all Internet Society members in Libya informing
> them of this chapter formation effort, asking for their feedback, and
> inviting them to be involved if interested.
>
> To clarify any confusion, “Libyan Internet Society” is an independent
> organization in Libya that is not chartered as an Internet Society chapter.
> Some of its members are also Internet Society members and were invited to
> join the formation of this chapter as well.
>
> Regards
>
> Hana
>
>
>
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> *From: *farhan khan <farhankhanciit at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Friday, 14 April 2023 at 9:43 AM
> *To: *Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>, Hana Sabbagh
> <Sabbagh at isoc.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [Chapter-delegates] Chapter formation in Libya
>
> Hello Hana,
>
>
>
> Can you please clarify if there is already a chapter of Internet Society
> in Libya ?
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Farhan Khan
>
> President
>
> Internet Society Pakistan Islamabad Chapter
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 11:14 AM Lea Mbono Samba via Chapter-delegates <
> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
>
> Good morning everyone.
>
>
>
> I'm surprised by this application as Libya already has an Internet Society
> chapter.
>
>
>
> I suggest that instead of creating a new association, they join the
> existing one. And if the latter isn't doing well, let's just start a
> rejuvenation process.
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>
>
> Really, I don't see the point of having several Internet Society chapters
> in one country.
>
>
>
> It's confusing for people who are willing to join the Internet Society.
>
>
>
> It's a dispersion of ressources and investment.
>
>
>
> And it's more a leadership war than anything else (everyone wants to be
> the boss).
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> As there's already a chapter in Lybia, I'm against this proposal.
>
>
>
> Le ven. 14 avr. 2023, 04:35, BIASSA arsen via Chapter-delegates <
> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> a écrit :
>
> It's good news.
>
> the members have a good profile, but it would first require good will from
> the candidate and experience in leadership for non-profit organizations.
>
> But we are her to help.
>
>
>
> Le jeu. 13 avr. 2023, 11:32, Hana Sabbagh via Chapter-delegates <
> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> a écrit :
>
> Dear Chapter Leaders,
>
> We recently received, below, an application to start an Internet Society
> Chapter in Libya. I kindly invite you to review it and share any feedback
> by Thursday, 27 April 2023.
>
> Your comments are highly appreciated and useful for the overall review and
> approval of this application.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Hana
>
>
>
> *Hana Sabbagh**,* Community Engagement Manager, ME
> sabbagh at isoc.org |
> *Error! Filename not specified.*
> internetsociety.org <https://www.internetsociety.org/>| @internetsociety
> <https://www.internetsociety.org/follow-us/>
>
>
>
> *Application to Form the Internet Society Libya Chapter*
>
> *A. Proposed name of the Chapter*
>
> Internet Society Libya Chapter – ISOC Libya
> B. Community of Interest the Chapter will serve
>
> The ISOC Libya Chapter will serve the interests of the community by
> providing a means of forwarding the goals of the Internet Society in Libya,
> with a focus on education and capacity building, standards and protocols,
> and public policy, keeping people in the heart of the chapter’s mission to
> achieve its vision: The Internet Is for Everyone.
>
> While there are different groups working in those areas, the need for an
> ISOC chapter in Libya is necessary to be the umbrella and coordinate
> between all those organizations and individuals.
> C. Purpose and scope of Chapter
>
>    1. The general purpose of the Chapter shall be to advance and promote
>    the use of the Internet and its associated technologies and applications –
>    both as an end in itself and as a means of enabling organizations,
>    professions, and individuals worldwide to more effectively collaborate,
>    cooperate, and innovate in their respective fields and interests in Libya.
>    2. Without limiting the generality of the Chapter’s purpose, the
>    Chapter shall:
>
>
>    1. Engage in a wide range of Internet educational initiatives.
>       2. Promote the expansion of Internet access at all levels of the
>       local community.
>       3. Promote recruitment and job market development in local tech
>       industries.
>       4. Provide forums for professional networking and knowledge sharing.
>       5. Develop and lead initiatives for the expansion of broad
>       community access and infrastructure development.
>       6. Act as an advocate for the best interests of the members and the
>       local Internet user community (to the extent such advocacy does not
>       adversely affect the non-profit and charitable tax status of the
>       organization).
>
>
>    1. The Chapter shall be established as a non-profit and
>    non-governmental organization under the laws of the State of Libya.
>    2. This Chapter will serve persons who live or work in and for Libya.
>
> D. Outline of key priorities for the first year of Chapter
>
>    1. Work to enable the Email Policy Guideline for Libyan Institutions
>    issued by the Libyan government.
>    2. Work on preparing a draft general policy for technology and
>    information regulation for the State of Libya.
>    3. Organize educational events about technology and work with local
>    engineers to further their IPv6 and DNSSEC implementation knowledge.
>    4. Empower people to develop their business potential through Internet
>    use through a series of events and lectures about startups, blogging
>    workshops, and social media use cases.
>    5. Organize a social media marketing workshop for NGOs to educate
>    young people on to use of social media for marketing.
>    6. Organize startup meetups to support communication and knowledge
>    exchange between people interested in building their own tech companies
>    once every three months.
>    7. Analysing the stakeholders in Libya and working on engaging more
>    non-governmental stakeholders with the chapter.
>
> E. Founding members of the Chapter
>
> Funding members of the Internet Society Libya Chapter list
>
> 1
>
> Amin Salih
>
> LOITT
>
> 2
>
> Ali Tweel
>
> OBOUR ePayments
>
> 3
>
> Duaa Gduraa
>
> LOITT
>
> 4
>
> Arwa Albasari
>
> ICT Company
>
> 5
>
> Noura Shebani
>
> Content Creator
>
> 6
>
> Esam Alomari
>
> Student, College of IT
>
> Tripoli
>
> 7
>
> Hamed Elhoni
>
> Libyan Academy for
>
> Electronic
>
> 8
>
> Marwan Ajlali
>
> Tripoli Tower - IT department
>
> 9
>
> Mohamed Najib
>
> Freelancer
>
> 10
>
> Halema Aljadi
>
> Teacher, Zawia School
>
> 11
>
> Rashed Ataip
>
> Zawia Oil Efinery
>
> 12
>
> Mohamed Abdalhadi
>
> LibyanSpider
>
> 13
>
> Amged B Shwehdy
>
> Anhi OU
>
> 14
>
> Ahmad Hussain
>
> Ethqan LTD
>
> 15
>
> Rami Elshaheibi
>
> Spark Consultancy
>
> 16
>
> Aladin Salama
>
> Expert
>
> 17
>
> Mohammed Zaid
>
> LYBOTICS
>
> 18
>
> Ahmed Drebeka
>
> Libyana Mobile
>
> 19
>
> Ahmed Mizran
>
> -
>
> 20
>
> Aseel Mehdawi
>
> LYBOTICS
>
> 21
>
> Tariq Alferis
>
> LOITT
>
> 22
>
> Omaima Alshawesh
>
> BIT Organization
>
> 23
>
> Ousama Albagul
>
> Aura Global
>
> 24
>
> Eman Baroud
>
> Libyan Center for Engineering Research
>
> 25
>
> Wafa Baroud
>
> BIT Organization
>
> 26
>
> Munir Salem
>
> BIT Organization
>
> 27
>
> Amira Alghdiwy
>
> College of Electronics Technology Bani Walid
>
> 28
>
> Zakaria Albagul
>
> Libyan Center for Engineering Research
>
> 29
>
> Ali Albahloul
>
> Libyan Center for Engineering Research
>
> 30
>
> Feras Bezanti
>
> Libyana Mobile
>
> 31
>
> Jehad Bushheua
>
> Annir Initiative
>
> 32
>
> Jehad Oumer
>
> Master’s Student
>
> 33
>
> Amjad Khrwat
>
> Annir Initiative
>
> 34
>
> Ruba Wahishi
>
> Annir Initiative
>
> 35
>
> Halima Abobaker
>
> BIT Organization
>
> *F. List of Local supporters and partner organizations *Sponsors and
> partners:
>
> 1
>
> BIT Organization
>
> Bit.org.ly
>
> info at bit.org.ly
>
> +218927270045
>
> 2
>
> LOITT Organization
>
> Technology.ly
>
> inbox at technology.ly
>
> +218926828083
>
> 3
>
> Annir Initiative
>
> Annir.ly
>
> salam at annir.ly
>
> -
>
> 4
>
> Tech Spark
>
> Techspark.ly
>
> tech.spark.info at gmail.com
>
> +218925577677
>
> 5
>
> Byte Organization
>
> Byte.ngo
>
> info at byte.ngo
>
> +218911111305
>
> 6
>
> LYBOTICS For Robotics and Technological Science
>
> Lybotics.com
>
> info at LYBOTICS.com
>
> +218945798487
>
> 7
>
> Zawia Technology
>
> fb.com/zto.libya
>
> -
>
> +218911179231
>
> 8
>
> Zliten Technology
>
> fb.com/iCanproj
>
> -
>
> +218913446330
>
> 9
>
> Tamzawa for Dev
>
> Tamzawa.org
>
> info at tamzawa.org
>
> +218911000911
> G. Membership
>
> We plan to communicate and maintain membership through the website and
> portal and promote membership through work on Microsoft 365, the
> productivity cloud, to collaborate with our members. We plan to organize
> open meetings once a quarter to discuss plans and projects.
> H. List of requirements
>
> Working as a non-governmental civil society organization with legal
> personality and independent financial disclosure inside Libya requires
> registration and declaration from the Libya Commission of Civil Society.
> I.    Additional information
>
> This initiative of formulating an ISOC chapter in Libya was started by
> LOITT & BIT, where their goals and projects crosscut with ISOC's vision and
> mission. Through founding an ISOC chapter in Libya, founding members plan
> to learn from other chapters' experiences and get the best practices and
> how we can collaborate with them and use their knowledge to achieve our
> vision in Libya.
>
> To learn more about LOITT and BIT:
>
> www.technology.ly - www.bit.org.ly
>
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