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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In case of interest – <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On behalf of the co-chairs of the Freedom Online Coalition’s working group “An Internet Free and Secure” – the Dutch government and Ronald Deibert of Citizen Lab – I am hereby forwarding a call for expressions of interest to join them in shaping the WG’s outputs and activities. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With warm wishes,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lea<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>----<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Freedom Online Coalition: Working Group 1 – An Internet Free and Secure<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>As cybersecurity becomes a critical issue on the international agenda, there is a growing need for an informed debate on the relationship between governance, security, and fundamental rights and freedoms online, involving all stakeholders. In this context, the working group “Internet free and secure” seeks to bring a human rights framing to ongoing debates on cybersecurity and aims to develop, through multistakeholder dialogue, meaningful outputs that feed into existing processes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Framing<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Within the above framing and building on the Tallinn Agenda, while drawing on the outcomes from NetMundial and acknowledging the ongoing discussions on roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders in internet policy debates, the preliminary framing for this WG is to explore and develop recommendations on how the multistakeholder approach could apply in the field of cybersecurity.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The proposed framing and exact output of the Group will be further refined by its members.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Structure and Membership<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The work of the WG will be carried out by its members. The Group will consist of up to 15 selected individuals who will join the WG Co-chairs – the Dutch Government and Ronald Deibert of Citizen Lab – and other FOC country members who have expressed interest in participating in the WG. Non-members of the WG will be able to input into the WG at various points in the process through physical meetings and online. Activities of the WG will be supported by the FOC Support Unit.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In an effort to bring a variety of perspectives to the table<b>, the WG Co-chairs are now seeking expressions of interest from individuals and organisations to join the Working Group</b>, help shape its framing, and carry out its work.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To submit an expression of interest, please send a short motivation outlining how your experience and expertise could contribute to shaping the Group’s work and outcomes to <a href="mailto:info@freedomonlinecoalition.com">info@freedomonlinecoalition.com</a> with a subject line “<b>FOC – WG1 expression of interest_name surname</b>”. The deadline for submissions is <b>Friday, May 30th 2014</b>. Please also indicate if you’re planning to attend the upcoming Stockholm Internet Forum and would be available for a short informal brainstorm to develop the framing of the working group.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Expressions of interest will be evaluated by the FOC Support Unit and WG Co-chairs, based on the following criteria:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Quality of submission<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Relevance of experience and expertise<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Regional, gender, and stakeholder balance<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please note that participation in the Working Group is voluntary. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Working methods and timeline<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The bulk of the WG’s work will be done remotely via email, with potential physical meetings on the margins of existing international events like the Internet Governance Forum. A detailed plan of work will be developed by WG members.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Group decisions and approval of final outcomes will be made by consensus among Group members.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The tentative end-date for the WG is the Global Conference on Cyberspace in spring 2015.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>---<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information about the Freedom Online Coalition, its working groups and this call, please visit the FOC website: <a href="https://www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/">https://www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>---<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.0pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#253741;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Lea Kaspar</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>| </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#253741;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>GLOBAL PARTNERS</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#253741;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> DIGITAL</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF2126;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>T +44 (0)20 7549 0337 | M +44 (0)7583 929 216 | Skype: l.kaspar<br><b>gp-digital.org</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>