October 2012 - KICTANet

The "ICANN Africa Strategy" Is Not the Same as the 'African Agenda'
by Gideon 25 Oct '12

25 Oct '12

The "ICANN Africa Strategy" Is Not the Same as the 'African Agenda'<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121024_icann_africa_strategy_is_not_the_sam…> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121024_icann_africa_strategy_is_not_the_sam… The ICANN-45 International meeting of the ICANN Global Community in Toronto, Canada provided an opportunity for the unveiling of the initial draft of the ICANN Africa Strategy, an episode that will always be remembered as a landmark moment which signaled the official commencement of ICANN's new approach to Africa. Indeed, a new chapter has started regarding how ICANN will relate henceforth to Africa. The ICANN Africa Strategy will increase Africa's visibility in ICANN, and in turn, also project ICANN's visibility in Africa. Its implementation should lead to the mainstreaming of the principal issues of concern to Africa in ICANN's discourse. *It is therefore important that the ICANN Africa Strategy is not misrepresented in terms of its overall goals, and the type of strategic impact it is supposed to engender in the short to medium term*. However, just a few days after ICANN's meeting in Toronto, the Africa Strategy is now being spun by some pundits and self-styled Africa watchers into what it is not, thereby creating some general misconceptions. I believe that such mischaracterizations of the ICANN Africa Strategy could create widespread confusion and actually precipitate its failure. Such a ridiculous fiasco resulting as an unintended consequence must be avoided at all cost. *It is therefore necessary at this early stage to set the records straight about what the ICANN Africa Strategy is not.* *1. The "ICANN Africa Strategy" is different from the "African Agenda"* The Africa Agenda *is a failed tactic that was employed by a group of so-called 'African Internet Experts'* to impose their agenda on ICANN using the political and diplomatic machinery of the African Union Commission, whilst exploiting the auspices of the African Ministerial Round-Table that met in Dakar, Senegal in October 2011 during ICANN-42. *It was essentially the work of chicanery that failed. Twelve (12-points) were outlined as an 'African Agenda' that had presumably received the blessings of an African Ministerial Round-Table and submitted to ICANN leaders in Dakar; with the hope that ICANN would approve the imperious demands that were contained in the 'African Agenda' as a fait accompli.* One of the most impossible demands contained in the African Agenda was for ICANN to give special treatment to the African Union, and reserve the .Africa (DotAfrica) name and its representations in any other language in the List of Top-Level Domain names; with the added proviso that the African Union would then delegate the .Africa gTLD to a structure that it hoped to identify and select. It was a very ridiculous demand, against the backdrop that the Top-Level Names in the Reserved List (for example, AfriNIC, www, http, etc.) were already specified in the approved version of the new gTLD Applicant's Guidebook, and any extra-ordinary proposition to include .Africa in the List, would have required an amendment to the new gTLD Applicant's Guidebook. *The inchoate plan was therefore defeated in Dakar, and with it, the African Agenda.* In ICANN's official response to the AUC and the African Ministerial Round-Table that came in March 2012, it was recommended to the AUC to use both GAC Early Warning Advice and Community Objection to influence the outcome of the .Africa new gTLD application process. ICANN's response therefore made it clear that the only route to the delegation of .Africa gTLD was through the new gTLD program and not *through the imperious imposition of an African Agenda.* It must be emphasized that the Africa Agenda was not consensus-driven, lacked multi-stakeholder input and was never approved by ICANN. *The Africa Agenda actually failed at Dakar.* *2. The "ICANN African Strategy" is not related to the new gTLD Program* *The ICANN African Strategy has nothing to do with the .Africa new gTLD.*The objectives of the ICANN new gTLD program are quite clear as a global, fairly structured, rule-based, policy-driven, transparent and competitive process under which new gTLDs will emerge, with a view to expanding the Internet. *The Africa Strategy on the other hand is simply a strategic planning process with multi-stakeholder inputs that is expected to guide ICANN's engagement with Africa during the implementation period of the ICANN Strategic Plan from July 2013 to June 2016.* Therefore, any viewpoint that contrives to indicate that the ICANN African Strategy is somehow connected to .Africa gTLD or to ICANN's new gTLD program is completely fallacious, and should be debunked as incorrect and misleading. As a matter of fact, during the comments collection process, the draft Assessment report assembled by the ASWG had contained a reference to .Africa new gTLD, based on some submission that was made by a respondent, but this was seen as irrelevant, out-of-context and removed. *3. An AUC-endorsed DotAfrica Application has nothing to with the Africa Strategy* A recent blog posting<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov…>written by Andrew Mack, a self-styled Africa watcher, had tried to suggest that the DotAfrica application somehow has something to do with the ICANN Africa Strategy. In his article he stated inter alia: *"You could also see it in the tremendous enthusiasm for the AUC-endorsed dotAfrica (.africa) application, which has become a real a (sic) focal point of an emerging "African Agenda"*. Again, this is a very wrong assertion which is very misleading. *Andrew Mack's confusion is rather palpable, by mixing-up the new ICANN Africa Strategy with the previously failed African Agenda.* The point has already been made that the "African Agenda" aimed to take the DotAfrica new gTLD outside the oversight of ICANN's new gTLD program under an opaque plan that would have enabled the African Union Commission (with the 'guidance' of its Task Force on DotAfrica) to separately delegate the .Africa gTLD to a structure that it had identified and selected based on a flawed 'special treatment process'. Andrew Mack's recent posting was therefore *in grave error by assuming that the AUC-endorsed dotAfrica (.africa) application has become the focal point of an emerging "Africa Agenda".* The African Agenda was generally seen as an illegitimate, stage-managed scheme which never received any approval from ICANN. The AUC had wanted to enjoy certain special legislative protections under the African agenda, but this was denied by ICANN. Finally, *it is important to clarify that the AUC is not part of the ICANN Africa Strategy.* In truth, the AUC had tried to endorse a DotAfrica (.Africa) Community TLD application for the African Community, but the appointed applicant — UniForum did *not submit any application on behalf of the African Community, and did not even acknowledge any 'African Community' in its application for .Africa.* Therefore *the notion of an AUC-endorsed DotAfrica application remains nebulous and ill-defined.* Following the revelation that the .Africa application by UniForum did not truthfully adhere to the terms of the purported AUC-endorsement that it had received; to wit, that of applying on behalf of the African Community, *Mr. Neil Duncan Dundas had made an open admission on the AfrICANN Forum that he expects the AU, the African Internet Communi*ty and ICANN to hold UniForum accountable for its misleading application. Therefore, until full accountability at the time of final reckoning, it is a rather fantastic notion for Andrew Mack or anybody for that matter to even remotely suggest that an *AUC-endorsed dotAfrica (.africa) application, is becoming the focal point of an emerging "African Agenda".* ** Gideon, DotConnectAfrica On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:00 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Africa at ICANN - Continent on the Move (Alice Munyua) > 2. Toronto: DCA's Contribution to ICANN Africa Strategy and the > Multi-Stakeholder Model (Gideon) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:36:03 +0300 > From: Alice Munyua <alice(a)apc.org> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Africa at ICANN - Continent on the Move > Message-ID: <5086E393.6050003(a)apc.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > Africa at ICANN - Continent on the Move > < > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov… > > > > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov… > > > < > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov… > > > > By *Andrew Mack* <http://www.circleid.com/members/4199/> > > There was one obvious take-away from this week's ICANN meetings in > Toronto, and for once it was less about policy and more about geography. > Simply put, Africa is really --- finally --- coming together at ICANN, > with a new energy, new unity and lots of new participation from African > participants. And from top to bottom, the ICANN community seems to be > taking notice. > > The evidence was everywhere... You could see it in the large number of > African participants from all over the continent, and in active African > engagement in the GAC. You could see it in the statements from the ICANN > CEO, Board Chair and constituency leaders who came to the release of the > new Africa strategy and praised both the strategy and the strategy > process --- inclusive, fast-moving and importantly, driven by African > stakeholders at ICANN, not imposed from above. You could also see it in > the tremendous enthusiasm for the AUC-endorsed dotAfrica (.africa) > application, which has become a real a focal point of an emerging > "African Agenda". > > Of course, the hard work is yet to be done. > > All sides need to follow through to turn the strategy into real impact, > to make sure that ongoing outreach becomes a reality, not just happy > talk. We need to make sure the .Africa application --- which has support > from more than 40 countries (and counting) isn't slowed down by the new > batching process or any other noise. Nobody in the end was in favor of > digital archery, but the system did have one thing right --- a > preference for geographic, community and IDN names. Prioritizing Latin > American and African applications makes sense given the history of > "outreach", the small number of applications from these regions and the > reality of the internet's growth. We believe a new "draw" system without > a focus on underserved regions would send the wrong signal to the > international internet community. It wouldn't do justice to the good > work already initiated with support from the CEO, and in the end, it > would be bad for ICANN. > > As a long time Africa watcher at ICANN, I saw much to celebrate in > Toronto. And I'd like to especially compliment new CEO Fadi Chehad? for > creating the space for (and what seems like genuine interest in) the > needs of the continent that has been underserved for so long. But while > words are important, we're just getting started. Africa is showing that > it is serious about playing a real, sustained role at ICANN. Hopefully, > ICANN is serious as well. > > *By Andrew Mack <http://www.circleid.com/members/4199/>, Principal at > AMGlobal Consulting* > > >

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Knowledge economy! Can we hack it?
by robert yawe 25 Oct '12

25 Oct '12

Hi, I had the opportunity to listen to a panel discussion at the ongoing AITEC expo at the Oshwal Center about smart cities but this sounded very hollow especially after reading the following articles about the state of our education. 1. http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Varsities+churning+out+half+baked+graduates+/-… 2. http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Graduates+lose+out+as+employers+opt+for+lower+… 3. http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Councillors+graduate+ahead+of+polls/-… The third one is the most critical as this refers to those who shall be the county representatives come the new dispensation, as you and I will definitely not be standing for any elective posts as we find them too below our station in life, how will they be able to appreciate technology and who shall advice them if the Universities are churning out unbaked (half cooked ugali is not ugali) graduates. Rome was not built in a day and Kenya will not become a knowledge economy because we have set aside land for a technology city. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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please provide feedback on Internet, Governance & ICANN Ecosystem Maps
by Alice Munyua 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

ICANN is requesting feedback and inputs on Internet Governance & ICANN Ecosystem Maps they are currently developing. Please visit (http://icann.xplane.com/questionaire/internet_governance) and provide feedback best Alice

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CCK launches guidelines for prevention of transmission of bulk political messages via electronic communication networks
by Wambua, Christopher 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

Listers, I am pleased to inform you that CCK, in collaboration with the NCIC, IEBC, mobile telecoms industry and the Kenya Police, today launched guidelines for prevention of transmission of undesirable bulk political content via the communications networks. The guidelines are meant to create order and a structure framework for transmission of bulk political messages over the mobile telecoms networks. The guidelines are available on the CCK website at http://www.cck.go.ke/regulations/downloads/Guidelines_for_the_prevention _of_transmission_of_undesirable_bulk_political_content_via_sms.pdf Best regards, Christopher Wambua Manager/Communications Consumer and Public Affairs Division Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 KENYA

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WSIS goals: what happened to them?
by Alice Munyua 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

Dear all, APC would like to invite civil society organisations that participated in the WSIS process and that are concerned in some way with the WSIS goal of building a 'people-centred information society' to participate in a survey we are conducting as part of our WSIS +10 efforts. The survey's goal is to assess civil society's views on progress (or lack of progress) in achieving the WSIS goals, particularly the goals that we put in the civil society declaration in 2003: "Shaping the information society for human needs". www.itu.int/wsis/docs/geneva/civil-society-declaration.pdf The survey is available at: <https://www.apc.org/limesurvey/index.php?sid=77768&newtest=Y&lang=en> The deadline for completing the survey is: Monday 5 November 2012. Best regards, Anriette -- ------------------------------------------------------ anriette esterhuysen anriette(a)apc.org executive director, association for progressive communications www.apc.org po box 29755, melville 2109 south africa tel/fax +27 11 726 1692

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Toronto: DCA's Contribution to ICANN Africa Strategy and the Multi-Stakeholder Model
by Gideon 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

*Toronto: DCA's Contribution to ICANN Africa<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121022_comments_by_dca_trust_on_the_icann_m…> Strategy and the Multi-Stakeholder Model<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121022_comments_by_dca_trust_on_the_icann_m…> * http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121022_comments_by_dca_trust_on_the_icann_m… ** *This is a complete unabridged version of the document by Ms. Sophia Bekele, Executive Director, DotConnectAfrica, titled: "General Comment on the ICANN Multi-Stakeholder Model & DCA's Contribution to the ICANN Africa Strategy". A shorter version was read out at the ICANN's Public Forum Meeting on Thursday, October 18, 2012 due to constraint of time.* * * *My name is Sophia Bekele, I am Executive Director, DotConnectAfrica. DCA Trust has been participating in the ICANN Global Community and attending the ICANN International Meetings regularly and actively within the past few years. DCA Trust is also a new gTLD applicant, and has submitted an application for the .Africa generic Top-Level Domain. This *ICANN-45 Meeting in Toronto has provided a landmark opportunity for the presentation of the initial draft of the ICANN Africa Strategy*. We are thankful for the increased attention that is now being given to Africa, in order to put it more firmly on the ICANN Global Map. ICANN thrives on its multi-stakeholder, transparent and consensus-based approach to policy development and implementation. *Meanwhile, the same multi-stakeholder approach is often criticized, but the critics of this model are unable to devise an alternative approach that could effectively replace the multi-stakeholder model*, and serve the global public interest on issues of Global Internet Governance. A global Internet requires that different stake-holders participate in its governance, and that a proper forum is provided for any interested party to participate ensure that such voices are heard. At the very minimum, the debate will be enriched based on democratic principles. *DCA will continue to support the multi-stakeholder concept, without needing to over-emphasize that in the absence of the multi-stakeholder model, DCA Trust, as a private, non-profit, non-partisan, independent organization will not have the opportunity to be heard in matters of Global Internet Governance and as an active participant in the global ICANN Community*. At the ICANN-44 Prague meeting, DCA Trust had been concerned that a preliminary meeting was held between some ICANN officials and certain group(s) of the African constituency at ICANN. DCA Trust was not invited to that meeting, for which reason we demonstrated our grievance by writing a letter to ICANN to protest our exclusion. *It later transpired that the meeting was to lay the initial framework for commencing the ICANN Africa Strategy, and we interpreted our apparent exclusion from participating in that meeting as a prelude to our non-involvement in the process of the ICANN Africa Strategy — both in formulation and implementation*. We complained again based on multi-stakeholder principles. We strongly believe that all those participating as recognized constituents of the African Community at ICANN should be involved in any ICANN Africa Strategy. Even whilst maintaining that our initial complaints were valid, we also believe that all that is now in the past and that DCA Trust was able to make its point. Accordingly, in moving forward towards future and positive cooperative endeavors, *we are thankful to Mr. Tarek Kamel, the Senior Adviser to the ICANN President & CEO, who also has the primary responsibility for leading the formulation and implementation of the ICANN Africa Strategy*. Mr. Kamel has been gracious enough to meet with DCA Trust here in Toronto and discuss the framework under which DCA Trust will participate in the ICANN Africa Strategy. To this end, DCA Trust is pleased to announce that it has developed a new initiative — the Internet Business Council for Africa (IBCA) — that is aimed at increasing the African private sector participation at ICANN; to be implemented as a component part of the ICANN Africa Strategy. *The principal objective of this initiative is to help promote and increase the multi-stakeholder diversity at ICANN in line with the broader strategic objectives of the ICANN Strategic Plan* covering the three-year period that spans July 2013 to June 2016. We envision that the inclusion and early adoption of the proposed IBCA initiative as a key component of the ICANN Africa Strategy will strengthen ICANN's multi-stakeholder model; as the organization increases the visibility of its work and overall outreach/communication activities in Africa, and DCA Trust is proud to propose this as a strategic input that would enable it achieve further levels of cooperation with ICANN in the implementation of its Strategic Plan. The private sector is seen as the key driver of socio-economic transformation and enabler of economic growth in an emerging Africa, therefore, any initiative that attempts to increase the participation of this important business and non-governmental constituency in Global Internet Governance will no doubt strengthen the multi-stakeholder work of ICANN. DCA Trust has already submitted a copy of the IBCA proposal to ICANN through Mr. Tarek Kamel, and will also avail copies to the ICANN leaders. In closing, *DCA Trust is thankful for the opportunity afforded by this ICANN-45 Public Forum in Toronto to share its proposed IBCA initiative*. By DotConnectAfrica ** * * * [image: DotConnectAfrica] <http://www.circleid.com/members/6624/>* DCA is a not-for-profit, non-partisan org incorporated in Mauritius Africa and will sponsor, establish and operate a TLD registry with global recognition and regional significance dedicated to the needs of Pan-African & African constituency. (Learn More <http://www.circleid.com/members/6624/>)

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Africa at ICANN - Continent on the Move
by Alice Munyua 23 Oct '12

23 Oct '12

Africa at ICANN - Continent on the Move <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov…> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov… <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov…> By *Andrew Mack* <http://www.circleid.com/members/4199/> There was one obvious take-away from this week's ICANN meetings in Toronto, and for once it was less about policy and more about geography. Simply put, Africa is really --- finally --- coming together at ICANN, with a new energy, new unity and lots of new participation from African participants. And from top to bottom, the ICANN community seems to be taking notice. The evidence was everywhere... You could see it in the large number of African participants from all over the continent, and in active African engagement in the GAC. You could see it in the statements from the ICANN CEO, Board Chair and constituency leaders who came to the release of the new Africa strategy and praised both the strategy and the strategy process --- inclusive, fast-moving and importantly, driven by African stakeholders at ICANN, not imposed from above. You could also see it in the tremendous enthusiasm for the AUC-endorsed dotAfrica (.africa) application, which has become a real a focal point of an emerging "African Agenda". Of course, the hard work is yet to be done. All sides need to follow through to turn the strategy into real impact, to make sure that ongoing outreach becomes a reality, not just happy talk. We need to make sure the .Africa application --- which has support from more than 40 countries (and counting) isn't slowed down by the new batching process or any other noise. Nobody in the end was in favor of digital archery, but the system did have one thing right --- a preference for geographic, community and IDN names. Prioritizing Latin American and African applications makes sense given the history of "outreach", the small number of applications from these regions and the reality of the internet's growth. We believe a new "draw" system without a focus on underserved regions would send the wrong signal to the international internet community. It wouldn't do justice to the good work already initiated with support from the CEO, and in the end, it would be bad for ICANN. As a long time Africa watcher at ICANN, I saw much to celebrate in Toronto. And I'd like to especially compliment new CEO Fadi Chehadé for creating the space for (and what seems like genuine interest in) the needs of the continent that has been underserved for so long. But while words are important, we're just getting started. Africa is showing that it is serious about playing a real, sustained role at ICANN. Hopefully, ICANN is serious as well. *By Andrew Mack <http://www.circleid.com/members/4199/>, Principal at AMGlobal Consulting*

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Internet traffic exchange: 2 billion users and it’s done on a handshake
by Gideon 23 Oct '12

23 Oct '12

Morning Listers, Interesting article Every day one Exabyte of data is said to travel over the Internet<http://www.cisco.com/web/solutions/sp/vni/vni_forecast_highlights/index.html>– enough data to fill 300,000 of the world’s biggest hard disks or 212 million DVDs. And astonishingly, according to *Internet Traffic Exchange: Market Developments and Policy Challenges<http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/internet-traffic-exchan…> * a new OECD report on Internet traffic exchange, most of the thousands of networks that exchange this traffic do so without a written contract or formal agreement. Further read ... http://oecdinsights.org/2012/10/22/internet-traffic-exchange-2-billion-user… Gideon Rop, DotConnectAfrica

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by Matunda Nyanchama 22 Oct '12

22 Oct '12

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NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society and Information Technology Standards Committee Host Seminar for Technical Community on Internet Standards
by Barrack Otieno 22 Oct '12

22 Oct '12

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <cover(a)isoc.org> Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:32 AM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society and Information Technology Standards Committee Host Seminar for Technical Community on Internet Standards To: chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org Internet Society and Information Technology Standards Committee Host Seminar for Technical Community on Internet Standards [Singapore, 22 October 2012] — The Internet Society and the Information Technology Standards Committee (ITSC) hosted a one-day event on 17 October to discuss Internet standards, the standards process, and its importance to industry and everyday life. Joining the seminar were participants from the technical community, including representatives from academia, industry, and policymakers. Featured speakers from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), ITSC, and the Internet Society shared insights on Internet standards and processes, the work of standards organisations, how standards contribute to innovation in industry, and the importance of collaboration amongst standards bodies. Discussions covered the value of standards and how standards are a part of everyday life, helping with the daily tasks we take for granted, for example online banking, electronic payments, and travel bookings. The seminar also highlighted the fact that IT standards play an important role in cross-industry and cross-sector projects, such as system inter-communications, building management systems, and process control and monitoring. Participants explored how Singapore could contribute further to various standards development efforts, and a call was made for greater active participation in ongoing ITSC and IETF standards-making processes. “The ITSC is happy to collaborate with the Internet Society and IETF to promote the awareness of ICT standards to our industry and look forward to more such opportunities to develop the ICT standards community here,” said Yap Chee Yuen, Chairman, ITSC. The IETF is a large international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open for participation by any interested individual without fees or membership requirements. The Internet Society is the organisational home for the IETF. IETF standards are synergistic with the ITSC, which promotes and facilitates the Singapore Infocomm standardisation programmes. “The Internet Society was proud to collaborate with ITSC on this ground-breaking event and we look forward to building on this relationship in the years ahead,” said Rajnesh Singh, Internet Society Regional Bureau Director, Asia-Pacific. “We share a strong belief in the importance of open Internet standards and Singapore as a regional hub is well positioned to contribute to the Internet standards process.” http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-and-information-techno… _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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