[Chapter-delegates] Chapter formation in Libya

Fri Apr 14 19:43:24 PDT 2023

Dear Hana and All,
I, representing the Ethiopian ISOC Chapter, support the formation of a new
chapter as it is going to strengthen the society at large and broaden its
impacts. However, as long as the following concerns are addressed I FULLY
SUPPORT THE FORMATION OF THE LIBYAN ISOC CHAPTER:
1) In section B, second paragraph the phrase "*While there are different
groups working in those areas*" needs specificity. It would be good to list
the major players (not all but the major ones). Here, the point is to avoid
conflict of interest. We need to know them clearly.
2) In section C, subsection 2 under the purpose of the chapter, it would be
good to include the key pillars of ISOC like availability, affordability
and multistakeholder participation in its development and overall
discourse.
3) In section C, subsection 3, it would be good to add the following
highlighted phrase:
  "*The Chapter shall be established as an independent, not-for-profit and
non-governmental organization under the laws of the State of Libya and
recommendations of ISOC."*
4) The first statement in section I states who initiates this new chapter
formation has no problem in the outset. However, due to the existence of
http://www.isoc.ly/, I'm afraid that it may create some conflicts. Hence, I
would like to propose to formally communicate http://www.isoc.ly/ about the
new chapter formation. They may not be formally related to ISOC but have
overlapping interests. It is always better to start humbly and consistently
work collaboratively.

Regards,
Asrat

On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 2:32 PM Hana Sabbagh via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> 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 |
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> 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).
>    3. The Chapter shall be established as a non-profit and
>    non-governmental organization under the laws of the State of Libya.
>    4. 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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