[kictanet] Fwd: "Policy Engagement Alert" for July 2019.

Fri Jul 5 08:02:50 EAT 2019

Listers,

Might be of interest to those following global Policy issues.

Best Regards

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From: Jasper Mangwana, eng <mailer at isoc.org>
Date: Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 10:57 PM
Subject: "Policy Engagement Alert" for July 2019.
To: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>

"Policy Engagement Alert" for July 2019.

Hello Barrack,

Dear Colleagues,

Please find below our  "Policy Engagement Alert" for July 2019.

This is a monthly information update, shared with our members to make you
aware of forthcoming ISOC submissions, our policy-related engagements,
meetings and dialogues, or upcoming policy documents where your input might
be sought.

We hope that you find the below information useful.

Best regards,

Carl Gahnberg

*Upcoming policy papers or surveys for release or out for comment*

The *Policy Brief - Principles for Responsible Data Handling* is now
available on the Internet Society website at:
https://www.internetsociety.org/policybriefs/responsible-data-handling/

*Engagements (Conferences, National IGFs, etc.) *

*7th Annual LAC Telecommunications Congress (CLT), Cordoba, Argentina, 1-5
July *.
The seventh edition of the "Congreso Latinoamericano de Telecomunicationes"
will be held in Cordoba, Argentina, from 1st to 5th July. Sebastian
Bellagamba and Raquel Gatto will be speaking at the event. More information
can be found here: www.clt.lat/2019/eng

*IGF France, Paris, 4 July*
The French version of the IGF will be held on 4 July in Paris, Constance
Bommelaer and Konstantinos Komatis will be engaged in discussions relating
to regulation and IoT security. More information is available here:
https://www.igf-france.fr/

*Taiwan IGF, Taipei, Taiwan July 5-6*.
The APAC Bureau will be conducting two sessions, on Internet
Consolidation, and on Multistakeholder Policymaking in Practice, at this
year's TWIGF. More information can be found here: https://www.igf.org.tw/

*ITU Global Symposium for Regulators, 9-12 July, Vanuatu*
The APAC Bureau will speak about inclusive connectivity at the ITU-GSR.
Discussions will focus on digital strategies and policies, infrastructure
regulation, trust and confidence in a data driven economy, spectrum
management policy, and 5G. More information can be found here:
www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/GSR/2019/Pages/...
<https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/GSR/2019/Pages/default.aspx>

*APAC Regional IGF, Vladivostok, Russia, July 16-19*
The APAC Bureau will lead two workshops, one on Internet consolidation and
another on IoT security at this year's APrIGF. The Bureau is involved in
various committees of the APrIGF Multistakeholder Group, with Raj Singh
currently chairing the APrIGF MSG. More information can be found here:
https://aprigf.ru/

*7th Africa DNS Foru**m, **Gaborone, Botswana**, 22**-24 July,*
The 7th Africa DNS Forum will be taking place in Gaborone, Botswana from
the 22nd to 24th of July 2019. The event is now organized by AFTLD and
ICANN and ISOC will be attending to make presentations on topics on DNS and
security. More about the event here https://dnsforum.africa/

*West Africa Internet Governance Forum, 25 - 26** July**,** 2**019*
Economic Commission of West Africa States (ECOWAS) and  West Africa
Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) are leading the West African
Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF) to establish a real multi-stakeholder
platform for discussion on Internet issues. WAIGF meets once a year to
discuss public policy issues related to Internet by including all
stakeholders. This year is the 11th edition hosted in the Gambia,  Banjul,
from 25 to 26 July 2019 with the theme "Shared Responsibilities of
Stakeholders for a Robust Internet Governance Ecosystem". This will be
preceded by the 2nd West African School of Internet Governance (WASIG) from
22 - 24 July 2019. ISOC will be represented by Verengai. For more
information please follow http://www.waigf.org/

*Youth IGF-USA Day Zero,  July 24. **Washington, DC,*
The Internet Society is helping to sponsor an event for youth ahead of the
IGF-USA on July 25. The half-day event - being planned by youth for youth -
will feature a keynote speaker and interactive conversations surrounding
internet governance issues. NARB Summer Research Analyst Anna Higgins is
leading the event.

*Internet Governance Forum USA,**  July 25**, **Washington, DC*
The Internet Society North America Regional Bureau will attend IGF-USA for
panels and discussions on internet governance issues such as techlash,
cybersecurity and resiliency in internet infrastructure, and digital
inclusion. Katie Jordan - NARB's Senior Policy Advisor - was on the
planning committee for the panel on digital inclusion, which will discuss
the digital divide, digital literacy, and innovative solutions to solving
disparities in broadband access. Read more about IGF-USA here
<https://www.igfusa.us/>.

*North America Regional Bureau Chapter Workshop July 26, **Washington, DC,*
Chapter representatives will gather in Washington DC to collaborate and
plan ISOC mission activities in addition to participating in a masters
class on membership recruitment, retention and engagement .

*Launch of Indigenous Connectivity Summit Registration, Hilo, Hawaii. *
NARB opened up registration for its third Indigenous Connectivity Summit
that will take place in Hilo, Hawaii, from November 12-15, 2019. The summit
is community-led and brings together Indigenous leaders, community members,
community network operators, Internet service providers, researchers and
policy makers with a common goal: connecting Indigenous communities to
fast, affordable and sustainable Internet. Learn more about ICS 2019 here
<https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/2019/>
.

*Highlights of Recent Activities*

*Northwest Territories Tour, June 7-14. *
NARB's Katie Jordan and Mark Buell - with the help of Mike West, Spencer
Sevilla, and Dustin Phillips - traveled to the Northwest Territories of
Canada to speak with communities about the benefits of community networks
and the training processes we use. NARB is excited to begin training
community members in Ulukhaktok, NWT, Canada, this year. Read more about
our visit to Ulukhaktok in NNSL News here
<https://nnsl.com/nwtnewsnorth/more-options-for-internet/>.

*IG discussion with Francophone Missions, Geneva, 18 June*
ISOC and ICANN was invited by the group of francophone ambassadors to the
UN in Geneva to discuss emerging policy topics (Consolidation, Security,
etc.) as well as Internet governance issues. Constance Bommelaer
represented ISOC at this occasion. The discussion showed the importance of
fluid discussions between stakeholder groups as policy leaders are more and
more engaged in the digital sphere.

*UN GGE, European consultations, Brussels, 20 June*
The Internet Society participated at the EU Institute for Security Studies'
(EUISS) session on the United Nations Group of Governmental Experts in
advancing responsible behavior in cyberspace in the context of
international security (UN GGE). The 73rd UN General Assembly established
the UN GGE (2019-2021) and its first meeting will be held on 9-13 December
2019. The GGE Chair, Ambassador Guilherne Patriota (Brazil) was in
attendance. The discussions were focused on the mandate of the UN GGE. The
Internet Society was represented at this meeting by Constance Bommelaer

*Asia-Pacific ICT Ministerial Meeting, Singapore, 25-26 June*
The APAC Bureau participated in the high-level APT-MM, which drew up a
five-year plan for ICT development in the region. The resulting ICT
Ministerial Statement makes clear references to the multistakeholder model,
fostering trust online, free flow of data, interoperability and
connectivity for unserved and underserved areas--reflecting our key
messages in our sustained engagement with the fora and with individual
governments in the region. More information can be found here
www.apt.int/2019-APT-MM

*Hawaii Chapter Launch. *
The North America Regional Bureau team is happy to announce the opening of
the US Hawai'i chapter. Read more about the chapter and its mission in this
post
<https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2019/06/community-dispatch:-new-hawaii-chapter-says-the-internet-still-a-force-for-good/>
by
Chapter Chair Burt Lum.  The US Hawai'i chapter will help coordinate
the Indigenous
Connectivity Summit
<https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/2019/>
to
be held in Hawai'i this November. Find the chapter website here
<http://www.isochawaii.org/>.

*Op-ed on internet access and indigenous languages in the Toronto Star. *
NARB's Regional Bureau Chief Mark Buell co-wrote an op-ed in the Toronto
Star this week on how Internet access can help conserve and revitalize
indigenous languages. It called for more work to be done in
funding Internet access in indigenous communities. Read the piece here
<https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2019/06/25/internet-access-key-to-protecting-threatened-indigenous-languages.html>
.

*Op-ed on bipartisan solutions for net neutrality in The Hill. *
Katie Jordan - NARB's Senior Policy Advisor - published an op-ed in The
Hill detailing the need for bipartisan collaboration on net neutrality
policy. The op-ed also champions NARB's net neutrality multistakeholder
process that wrapped up last month. Read the multistakeholder process
report here
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2019/net-neutrality-process-report/>
and
the op-ed here
<https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/448561-america-needs-bipartisan-solution-to-settle-the-score-on-net-neutrality>
.

*IoT Security Framework in **U**ruguay.*
On 12 June, ISOC has signed an agreement with AGESIC - Government of
Uruguay to develop recommendations for an IoT Security framework, similar
to the processes developed in Canada, France and others. The kick-off
meeting is expected to happen on mid July, to be organized together with
the local Chapter. Information can be found here:
www.internetsociety.org/blog/2019/06/...
<https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2019/06/uruguay-joins-others-taking-action-to-strengthen-iot-security/>

*2019 Hackathon at AIS**, 19-20 June, Uganda*
ISOC and AFRINIC co-organized the 3rd Hackathon at AIS alongside the Africa
Internet Summit in Kampala, Uganda. The event attracted more than 100
participants for the two day event held on the 19th and 20th of June. 17
fellows from 12 countries were supported by ISOC to attend the event. 12
expert facilitators lead the participants in covering 5 main topics related
to open Internet Standards development. To learn more about the event,
please visit the event webpage here
https://hackathon.internetsummitafrica.org

*ISOC ARB Participates in the 2nd GFCE Triple I workshop in Kampala, 19
June 2019, Uganda  *
This workshop is initiated by the Global Forum for Cyber Expertise (
https://www.thegfce.com) and is supported by AfriNIC (https://afrinic.net/),
AfricaCERT (https://www.africacert.org), AFNOG https://www.afnog.org/),
(WACREN (https://www.wacren.net), ICANN (http://www.icann.org), the Dutch
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate and the Internet Society. The
workshop covered topics on open Internet Standards, security and encryption
and also best practices to help improve Internet reliability.
Sessions on IoT and MANRS were lead by ISOC at the event.

*G20 Leaders Summit, 28-29 June, Osaka, Japan*
G20 Heads of State and invited International Organizations leaders met in
Japan to find common agreement under the 8 key thematic areas: Global
Economy, Trade and Investment, Innovation, Environment and Energy,
Employment, Women's Empowerment, Development and Health.  They've released
2 outcomes documents:  G20 Osaka Leaders' Declaration
<https://g20.org/pdf/documents/en/FINAL_G20_Osaka_Leaders_Declaration.pdf>which
mentions the benefits of technology and exchange of best practices,
including the value of security in digital economy and the importance of
bridging the digital divide; and G20 Osaka Leaders' Statement on preventing
exploitation of the Internet for terrorism and violent extremism conducive
to Terrorism (VECT)
<https://g20.org/pdf/documents/en/FINAL_G20_Statement_on_Preventing_Terrorist_and_VECT.pdf>
which
builds on the Christchurch Call statement calling for online platforms to
take action.

*The Future of Tech Policy in India, Delhi, India,  June 27*.
The APAC Bureau supported discussions organised by Medianama to identify
concerns and opportunities brought by various technology policies,
including encryption and cybersecurity, in India. More information can be
found here: www.medianama.com/2019/06/...
<https://www.medianama.com/2019/06/223-announcing-policynext-on-the-future-of-tech-policy-june-27-2019-delhi-ad/>

*1st Africa Region Data Protection and Privacy Conference, 23-27 June 2019 *
ISOC participated in the Network of African Data Protection Authorities and
Ghana Data Protection Commission hosted  the Africa Data Protection and
Privacy Conference,  from June 23rd– June 27th 2019 in Accra, Ghana. The
Africa Data Protection and Privacy Conference convened established
Authorities in Africa and Global North counterparts for thought leadership,
insight, best practice, high level strategic content and networking,
providing a critical platform for promoting Africa's drive for Data
Protection and Privacy laws in Africa. For more information visit the link,
https://ardppc.com/

*OECD CDEP and Going Digital Project Phase II, Paris, 1-3 July, Paris,
France*
The CDEP will convene at OECD HQ in Paris to discuss upcoming work and new
directions for the OECD's cross-sectoral initiative "Going Digital Phase
II", discussing among other things the role of online platforms.  ISOC
participates in these processes through the Internet Technical Advisory
Committee to the OECD (ITAC). Constance Bommelaer and Carl Gahnberg have
participated in the event.

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