From amritachoudhury8 at gmail.com Mon Aug 1 01:50:07 2016 From: amritachoudhury8 at gmail.com (Amrita) Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 11:20:07 +0530 Subject: [bestbits] After 20 years and pocket internet, cyber cafes consigned to oblivion Message-ID: <011001d1ebb8$91462c20$b3d28460$@com> Sharing a front Page Sunday (31st July, 2016) Article on Hindustan Times Delhi, India, on Cybercafes. Globally, internet penetration is related to education. Apart from a dismal 19% internet penetration, India still has 25% population, who are not literate. Low Education penetration needs “Assistance” for access to internet and that's what Cybercafes provide. To reduce the digital divide in the country and improve internet penetration, the Cybercafes should be encouraged, especially to improve internet usage and adoption amongst the people who need assistance. We from CCAOI, urge the authorities to Save the Cybercafes and not let them be consigned to oblivion. After 20 years and pocket internet, cyber cafes consigned to oblivion Manoj Sharma | Updated: Jul 31, 2016 09:51 IST NEW DELHI: Aamir Khurso sits at the front desk of his cyber café, watching the rain. On the wall behind him is a black and white printout asking customers to present their ID cards. There aren’t too many customers, just a few youngsters peering into bulky, old CRT monitors inside small white cubicles. A musty smell pervades the place. “Few people come here. I wonder if it’s time to shut down this place,” says the 37-year-old owner of Firefox Internet Cafe in east Delhi. “A decade ago, there used to be a waiting period to use the internet.” Cyber cafes symbolised India’s nascent internet revolution and introduced a generation to the World Wide Web. The first one, named simply Cyber Cafe, opened at Mumbai’s Leela hotel in 1996, a year after VSNL brought the internet to India. Soon after, Delhi got its first, Cyber Club, at the ITC Maurya hotel. Both no longer exist. By 2005, India had 200,000 Net cafes. That number is now down to 72,000, according to the Cyber Café Association of India. This year marks 20 years of the advent of the cyber café in India, and their numbers are fast dwindling — the Capital has 2,500 of them from 8,000 in 2008. Going back to the summer of 2000 when he started out, Khurso says, “I was 22 and wanted to do something different. It was fashionable then to open cyber cafes. They were the start-ups of those days. We were the first to spread digital literacy, but now we are out of work.” With growing internet access at home and work, cyber café owners like Khurso now offer online utility services — air and rail ticketing, money transfer, online applications, scanning and printouts — to earn a living. “In the early days, 200 people visited my cafe every day and the wait for a slot could stretch to two hours. We began to lose business sharply around 2011, when the smartphone became popular,” says Naresh Kumar, 38, who runs the café True Education in Janakpuri. According to a Tata Consultancy Services study, 5% internet users in India visited cyber cafes in 2013 against 46% in 2009. During this period, internet use at home rose from 58% to 78%. Mobile Internet user base went up from 238 million in June 2014 to 306 million in December 2015, says a report of the Internet and Mobile Association of India-IMRB International. Most cyber café owners started out in their early 20s and say it is tough making new plans in their late thirties .“The income is meagre. I charge Rs 11 an hour but there are still few takers,” says Khurso. That’s a far cry from the days when Calculus in Connaught Place charged Rs 150 an hour while the hourly rate at cafes in five-star hotels was Rs 800. Cities like Bangalore had fancy cyber cafes with liveried waiters. For many, the demise of the internet café means the end of landmarks of their youth. “Our customers came for Yahoo chats, Hotmail and Orkut. For my generation, Yahoo was a tech giant. (Hotmail founder) Sabeer Bhatia, and not (Facebook’s) Mark Zuckerberg, was our hero,” says Khurso. Aman Sharma, 40, of Paschim Vihar says it was “cool” visiting cyber cafes. “We not only learnt to use the internet but cyber cafes were asocial space where we made friends. I met my girlfriend at one .” So, is it the end of the cyber café in India? Amrita Choudhury, president of the Cyber Café Association of India, believes they can stay relevant, giving the example of the Common Service Center — internet access points delivering government-to-consumer services under the Digital India programme. “Internet penetration is still very low in India and there are many who cannot afford a computer or smartphone. Cyber cafes can bridge that digital divide, which is creating an economic divide.” (Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/after-20-yrs-and-pocket-internet-cyber-cafes-c onsigned-to-oblivion/story-TG5foYDtvdMcVQ70BehHhL.html) Regards Amrita Choudhury Director CCAOI (Cybercafe Association of India) www.ccaoi.in +9899682701 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ayden at ferdeline.com Thu Aug 4 16:12:04 2016 From: ayden at ferdeline.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ayden_Fabien_F=C3=A9rdeline?=) Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 21:12:04 +0100 Subject: [bestbits] First India School on Internet Governance (31 Oct - 2 Nov 2016, Hyderabad) Message-ID: Dear all, Please find below an opportunity that may be of particular interest to colleagues living in India. Fifteen funded fellowships are available. Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear all We are pleased to announce the first India School on Internet Governance (inSIG), scheduled during 31 Oct - 2 Nov 2016 at Hyderabad, Telangana State, India. This is just prior to the ICANN57 meeting at Hyderabad, which is scheduled for 3-9 Nov 2016. inSIG, jointly organized by ISOC-TRV and ISOC-Delhi, is supported by NIXI/Govt of India, ICANN, ISOC and the Asia-Pacific School on Internet Governance (APSIG). The venue for inSIG is the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H). More details of the program are available at the inSIG webite ( http://insig.in). Registration in the general category and fellowship category starts from 15 August 2016. Apart from the 25 seats meant for participants from India, a few seats are also open to participants from other countries in the region, particularly those who are planning to travel to India to attend ICANN57. 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Please find attached the report with this email, also available online at: https://content.bytesforall.pk/sites/default/files/Pakistan_Internet_Landscape_2016_Web.pdf and the below statement at: https://content.bytesforall.pk/node/195 Warm Regards, Tehmina Zafar Program Manager New Report: Internet Landscape of Pakistan 2016 - “PECB, a damaging law for cyberspace” posted by bytesforall on Fri, 08/05/2016 - 05:56 Islamabad, Friday, August 5, 2016: Bytes for All, Pakistan, a local human rights organization, has raised concern over the declining state of fundamental rights in online spaces highlighting the government’s strategy of fighting terrorism by infringing upon civil liberties. Bytes for All’s 2016 edition of its Internet Landscape of Pakistan series, documents and analyses the state of cyberspace in the country as ‘troubling’. According to the report , while access and speed of the Internet has improved, the Pakistan still remains far behind the rest of the world. Increased access has also come with increased state control over the internet in the form of continuing censorship, greater monitoring of online activity and legislation open to interpretation, trampling on the basic rights of citizens while meting out harsh punishments. Jahanzaib Haque, Chief Digital Strategist/Editor Dawn.com and author of the report says, “Numerous positive developments that have been actualized in the online space are negated by the laws and policies being set in place. By this time next year, the progress that has been achieved will likely have regressed, with citizens and the very individuals who signed off on such policies left vulnerable to the abuse of power being granted in regulation of the Internet.” According to Shahzad Ahmad, Country Director at Bytes for All, Pakistan, “This report presents a big picture in terms of Internet in Pakistan, outlining the progress, and the factors that impede it. In this regard, this is a timely report, because among other issues, it stresses that the PECB, a damaging law for the cyberspace and civil liberties, is on the verge of being made into an act. If passed, the law will unconstitutionally give blanket powers to various government bodies to block or penalize freedom of expression and surveil ordinary citizens without any oversight, all under the guise of counterterrorism.” The said report continues the documentation of the country’s internet landscape from a critical, human rights perspective and the document should be read as part historical record and part analysis. The report also creates ground for issues such as Net Neutrality, and aims to provide reference points for meaningful dialogue with the hope that progressive policies, and more importantly, a progressive mindset emerges to guide Pakistan’s online future. Key findings of the report are: • Pakistan's digital divide persists with access being rigidly determined by factors such as rural/ urban setting, age, education, income, and ownership a smartphone. These reasons contribute towards Pakistan continuing to rank among the five least connected countries globally. • Pakistan's mobile internet users (3G/4G) stand at 26.19 million, while 29.32 million people subscribe to broadband internet services (inclusive of mobile broadband). • The last two years have seen an increased coordination between the state and the Internet companies such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter, where companies have complied to varying degrees in blocking access to content, or providing private user date. o In the case of YouTube, which remained banned for three years, Google was allowed to set up a localised version at the price of restricting content deemed by the government as 'objectionable.' o The state has also built its relationship with Facebook, where millions of Pakistani users are active, to gain access to private data of some accounts. • The PECB draft bill has been called a ‘key pillar’ of National Action Plan (NAP) by the government - a multi-pronged strategy launched in 2015. NAP, has redefined Pakistan’s policies including the internet in profound ways, shifting focus heavily towards anti-terrorism efforts. o However, Critics fear the bill will be misused by the state to consolidate control of the cyberspace and target ordinary citizens. o These efforts are being legitimized by the state by the passing of laws that justify invasion of privacy in the name of countering terrorism, namely the PPA and the upcoming PECB. • The much-debated Pakistan Protection Act (PPA), which in its Schedule of offences contains “committed with the purpose of waging war or insurrection against Pakistan or threatening the security of Pakistan” cyber-crimes, Internet offences and other offences related to information technology, which facilitates any offence under this Act. The addition of section xiv, with no further definition of the terms used therein allow for all parts of the highly controversial act to apply to cyberspace. • A small but steady stream of online 'blasphemy' cases indicate difficult times ahead in terms of 'blasphemy'-related censorship. However, a more worrying trend is the rise of real-world violence and arrests of individuals embroiled in such cases. • Regarding surveillance, a number of revelations this year have established a clearer picture of the government’s online surveillance efforts. Most critically, a Privacy International report uncovered that the government obtained ‘cyber security’ surveillance tools from multiple international companies that enable high-level spying. This was partly made possible by funding from foreign governments as part of counter-insurgency efforts. 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all, The Internet Freedom Festival, to be held in Valencia next March, has a call out for proposals. Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: IFF Team Date: 5 August 2016 at 11:06 Subject: [Festival] 2017 IFF Call for Proposals Now Open! To: festival at ta3m.org Hi all, *Today we’re launching the 2017 Internet Freedom Festival Call for Proposals!* The IFF is entirely made by you, and now is the time to start giving shape to the next year's program. Think big, be innovative, be creative! Among other improvements, this year we have some new formats to choose from for your sessions, including *off-site sessions* and the opportunity to *create your own format*. We’re looking forward to seeing all the amazing sessions that you come up with. The early deadline is on the 2nd of October. We’re expecting a big turnout, so submit your session soon! —> https://internetfreedomfestival.org/host-a-session/ Let's put up a big and diverse tent! Spread far and wide! Have a wonderful weekend, The IFF Team -- The Internet Freedom Festival Team @InternetFF | www.internetfreedomfestival.org PGP: 2E1D CC33 A362 0BD6 236E 540A F60A 89AD 6FF9 7A2F _______________________________________________ Festival mailing list Festival at ta3m.org https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/festival -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deji at accessnow.org Fri Aug 5 12:43:08 2016 From: deji at accessnow.org (Deji Bryce Olukotun) Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 12:43:08 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] Action urging Brazil not to jam communications networks during the Olympics Message-ID: Hi to All, Apologies for cross-posting. The Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro are beginning today! We recently learned that the Brazilian military -- which is in charge of security at the games -- has acquired new blocking and jamming technology. This comes at a moment when public protests are expected around a variety of issues. We've launched a petition calling on authorities to keep on the internet and communications networks. The petition is available in English here and in Portuguese here . Here's a sample Tweet: Tell Brazil not to jam communications networks or the internet during #Rio2016! Take action: https://act.accessnow.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1921&ea.campaign.id =54333&ea.tracking.id=Twitter We'd appreciate it if you could spread the word. 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There will be a Q&A session complementing this module this Thursday 11 August, 13:00 UTC, which will allow you to pose questions to experts in the field, so please mark your calendars! The discussants for this session will be: - Nicolas Castellon, Cyber Security Specialist at CGI Group, Innovation Fellow at Peace Informatics Lab of Leiden University. - Matthew Shears, Internet policy expert, Co-chair Freedom Online Coalition's Working Group 1 - Tatiana Tropina, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law. To join the Q&A session, follow this link on the day, and go through the on-screen prompts. Check here for regular updates on subsequent modules and the dates of upcoming Q&A sessions, and please feel free to share with anyone who might be interested. Best wishes, Daniela -- *Daniela Schnidrig* Project Coordinator | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL T: +44 (0)203 818 3258 | Skype: daniela.globalpartners gp-digital.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wisdom.dk at gmail.com Tue Aug 9 14:40:21 2016 From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor) Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 18:40:21 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE AT THE GHANA INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM 2016 Message-ID: Dear Members, Under the auspices of the Ministry of Communications and Internet Society Ghana Chapter, the Ghana Internet Governance Forum 2016 will be convened on 18 August 2016 at the Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT to discuss key issues on Internet governance in Ghana. The forum will highlight key issues on cybersecurity, affordable access, critical internet infrastructure, data protection and openness, child safety and many other issues currently raging in global IGF scenes which are also relevant to Ghana. An elaborate program has been drawn to bring stakeholders from all interest groups in Ghana to share their thought of key issues and challenges in Ghana today. The Ghana IGF Secretariat would like to respectfully invite you to participate remotely at the Ghana Internet Governance Forum 2016 on the theme “Building a strong multi-stakeholder model for a sustainable development of the Internet in Ghana” at Kofi Annan ICT centre on *18th August, 2016 from 8:30am to 5:00pm. GMT / UTC +0:00.* As a member of the Internet Ecosystem, your participation and contribution at this very important meeting will highly be appreciated. For more information and registration, please visit the event website at http://www.ghanaigf.org. Remote participation can be access through the following the following webEx link: Ghana Internet Governance Forum 2016. The UN IGF MAG Chair Lynn St. Amour will be delivering the keynote message remotely as well as the IGF NRI's Coordinator Marilyn Cade and Anga Gengo will also be speaking. Kindly find attached draft program outline. I look forward to seeing you all remotely. Thank you, *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA)/ Ghana Open Data Initiative Project. 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Please take the survey if you are interested in attending the meeting and especially if you would like to contribute to the organisation of a session: http://bestbits.net/limesurvey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=514863 Many thanks! -- Jeremy Malcolm Senior Global Policy Analyst Electronic Frontier Foundation https://eff.org jmalcolm at eff.org Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161 :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World :: Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220 OTR fingerprint: 26EE FD85 3740 8228 9460 49A8 536F BCD2 536F A5BD -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Apart from the > broader ownership of the event, the format will be similar and the > scheduling is the same; day -1 of the IGF, ie. 4 December 2016. > Please save the date! > > Here is a survey that the organisers are circulating for feedback > about the theme, format and agenda of the event. Please take the > survey if you are interested in attending the meeting and especially > if you would like to contribute to the organisation of a session: > > http://bestbits.net/limesurvey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=514863 The assertion about this being "a survey that the organisers are circulating" is not true. I have not in any way been consulted on the contents of this survey, nor have I been given a link to this survey before this posting was made, even though I'm the representative of the Just Net Coalition (JNC) on the organizing group. 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Please take the > > survey if you are interested in attending the meeting and especially > > if you would like to contribute to the organisation of a session: > > > > http://bestbits.net/limesurvey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=514863 > > The assertion about this being "a survey that the organisers are > circulating" is not true. I have not in any way been consulted on the > contents of this survey, nor have I been given a link to this survey > before this posting was made, even though I'm the representative of > the Just Net Coalition (JNC) on the organizing group. Oops, apologies, a draft survey link had in fact been circulated "for comment" quite some time back (longer back than I at first checked for any relevant emails). Greetings, Norbert > I don't believe that JNC would want to agree with or circulate a > survey which suggests "Multi-stakeholder governance" but which does > not in any way suggest Democracy. > > Greetings, > Norbert > co.convenor, Just Net Coalition -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 181 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From nadira.araj at gmail.com Wed Aug 10 15:41:43 2016 From: nadira.araj at gmail.com (Nadira Alaraj) Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 22:41:43 +0300 Subject: [bestbits] Call for 2 Best Bits representatives to the CSCG Message-ID: ​Dear Best Bits members, The changes on the CSCG -Members Representatives has been approved by the current CSCG (included below). Accordingly, it is now required to have 2 representatives from each member. I call upon Best Bits organizational members to nominate names, or individuals to nominate themselves by *Thursday, August 18th. * The endorsement period will run until *Monday, August 22th,* and an approval of the 2 Best Bits representatives will be until *Thursday, August 25th*. The appointed 2 Best Bits representatives will be working with other CSCG members to select the new Chair, who will resume her/his task by September 1 st. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing Chair Ian Peter, for his diligent work and for his wisdom in normalizing heated discussions. Needing more information, please do not hesitate to reach me, Best wishes, Nadira AL Araj Outgoing Representatives of Best Bits ====================================================== *CSCG - MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES* *Each coalition member has two (2) representatives, chosen according to their own internal processes, on the CSCG. * *Each representative serves a term of two years, staggered so that there is an annual replacement of one representative per coalition.* *Representatives can serve two consecutive terms, but must then stand down for at least 12 months before being eligible for further selection.* *Replenishment should take place in September of each calendar year. (note: for the initial establishment of member representatives in 2016, each coalition should nominate which of its members should serve a two year term, and which a one year term. Any time served prior to 2016 does not count in new procedures being adopted))* *The duties of members are to* *1. Consider the interests of civil society as a whole* *2. Serve on Nomcoms regularly as required* *3. Communicate with their coalitions on CSCG developments* *CHAIR STRUCTURE* *A Chair, and up to 2 Co-chairs, will be selected by CSCG member representatives for two year terms.* *Each September (as necessary when chair and co-chair member terms expire), the CSCG members will select Chairs and Co-chairs.* *It is up to the CSCG to determine whether Chairs and Co-chairs are selected from the CSCG membership, or whether mutually agreed to representatives from broader civil society are approached to take on these tasks. * *Where an elected Chair is a coalition representative, the coalition will be given the option to nominate a replacement representative.* -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks Judith Announcing the Inaugural At-Large Tribal Ambassador Fellowship to the ICANN 57 Meeting in India The At-Large Tribal Ambassadors Project addresses the digital divide throughout indigenous communities and specifically aims to generate increased awareness and understanding of Internet governance development within un-served and under-served Tribal communities. The Tribal Ambassadors, in representing indigenous groups in the US and Canada, will be assigned a Coach with a goal to gain overall ICANN experience and understanding of the Internet multi-stakeholder community. Additional details and requirements are available on the At-Large Tribal Ambassadorship Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/x/vw6bAw ). The Fellowship covers travel, hotel, transportation costs, and a stipend to Hyderabad, India for the duration of the ICANN meeting for two Tribal Ambassadors from November 3-9, 2016. Applicants will need a passport and Visa for travel. Visa fees will be covered by the Tribal Ambassadorship Fellowship as part of the travel support . Applications can be found at this link, https://goo.gl/forms/gz9XQs7vzM5V4L693 . The application deadline is August 14, 2016. ABOUT THE PRO JECT Th e At-Large T ribal Ambassadors Project is a complement to the current ICANN Fellowship program that has a goal to create a broader and more regionally diverse base of knowledgeable constituents to build capacity within the ICANN Multi-stakeholder Model. Participation in the program at an ICANN Meeting is a "fast track" experience of engagement into that community model, with presentations designed to facilitate understanding of the many pieces and parts of ICANN while providing opportunities to network and promoting interaction with staff and community leaders. WHO MAY APPLY FOR AND BE AWARDED A TRIBAL AMBASSADORS PROJECT FELLOWSHIP? The Project is targeted at individuals who identify with, or are part of an indigenous group in the US and Canada. These people are either new to the ICANN environment, are familiar with ICANN but have yet to attend a face-to-face meeting, or have started participating in ICANN by other means but are in need of travel funding in order to broaden their knowledge and deepen their engagement. Priority will be given to constituent members of Native Public Media (NPM), Indigenous members of other NARALO At-Large Structures in the US or Canada and to NARALO unaffiliated members. Other Indigenous individuals, not in NARALO, are also encouraged and welcome to apply. The only requirement is that these individuals must NOT be involved in other ICANN supported travel programs at time of selection. HOW ARE THE TRIBAL AMBASSADOR PROJECT FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED? 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URL: From jmalcolm at eff.org Mon Aug 15 18:00:09 2016 From: jmalcolm at eff.org (Jeremy Malcolm) Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 15:00:09 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] Call for 2 Best Bits representatives to the CSCG In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <99ce98b9-53e2-ec4b-d2ab-562f5b7f9c12@eff.org> I would like to follow up to Nadira's post to encourage some new faces to volunteer to represent the Best Bits network on the Internet Governance Civil Society Coordination Group (CSCG) which is a cross-community group for recommending civil society appointments to Internet governance bodies. As one of the co-founders of the CSCG I have served a term already, and so I would prefer to give others an opportunity to volunteer. If you are interested, you can contact the outgoing representative Nadira Alaraj at nadira.araj at gmail.com. Thanks. On 10/08/2016 12:41 PM, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > > ​Dear Best Bits members, > > The changes on the CSCG -Members > Representatives has been approved by the current CSCG (included below). > > Accordingly, it is now required to have 2 representatives from each > member. > > I call upon Best Bits organizational members to nominate names, or > individuals to nominate themselves by *Thursday, August 18^th . * > > The endorsementperiod will run until *Monday, August 22th,*and an > approval of the 2 Best Bits representatives will be until *Thursday, > August 25^th *. > > The appointed 2 Best Bits representatives will be working with other > CSCG members to select the new Chair, who will resume her/his task by > September 1^st . > > I would like to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing Chair Ian > Peter, for his diligent work and for his wisdom in normalizing heated > discussions. > > Needing more information, please do not hesitate to reach me, > > Best wishes, > > Nadira AL Araj > > Outgoing Representatives of Best Bits > > ====================================================== > > *CSCG - MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES* > > *Each coalition member has two (2) representatives, chosen according > to their own internal processes, on the CSCG. * > > *Each representative serves a term of two years, staggered so that > there is an annual replacement of one representative per coalition.* > > ** > > *Representatives can serve two consecutive terms, but must then stand > down for at least 12 months before being eligible for further selection.* > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *Replenishment should take place in September of each calendar year. > (note: for the initial establishment of member representatives in > 2016, each coalition should nominate which of its members should serve > a two year term, and which a one year term. Any time served prior to > 2016 does not count in new procedures being adopted))* > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *The duties of members are to* > > ** > > *1. Consider the interests of civil society as a whole* > > ** > > *2. Serve on Nomcoms regularly as required* > > ** > > *3. Communicate with their coalitions on CSCG developments* > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *CHAIR STRUCTURE* > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *A Chair, and up to 2 Co-chairs, will be selected by CSCG member > representatives for two year terms.* > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *Each September (as necessary when chair and co-chair member terms > expire), the CSCG members will select Chairs and Co-chairs.* > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *It is up to the CSCG to determine whether Chairs and Co-chairs are > selected from the CSCG membership, or whether mutually agreed to > representatives from broader civil society are approached to take on > these tasks. * > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *Where an elected Chair is a coalition representative, the coalition > will be given the option to nominate a replacement representative.* > > ** > > -- > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits -- Jeremy Malcolm Senior Global Policy Analyst Electronic Frontier Foundation https://eff.org jmalcolm at eff.org Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161 :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World :: Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220 OTR fingerprint: 26EE FD85 3740 8228 9460 49A8 536F BCD2 536F A5BD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best, Nadira ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Nadira Alaraj" Date: Aug 16, 2016 11:43 AM Subject: Re: Interested in Representing Best Bits in the CSCG To: "Poncelet Ileleji" Cc: Dear Poncelet, > I'm so happy for your readiness to represent Best Bits. > The practice here is to make the names publicly to the members for > endorsement after my announced closing date. > Which option do you prefer to forward your email to the list > Or > To send an email of your interest and your bio as a reply to my or > Jeremy's call? > Appreciate your prompt response, > Thanks, > Nadira > > On Aug 16, 2016 11:26 AM, "Poncelet Ileleji" wrote: > >> Dear Nadira, >> >> Good morning, based on Malcolm call for new representation within the >> CSCG, I will like to put my name forward accordingly. >> >> Below is a brief Bio about me. >> >> *Poncelet Ileleji* >> >> Poncelet O. Ileleji is a computer Scientist by Profession with 20 years >> in the field, he has been involved with the use of ICT as a tool for >> sustainable development both as a lecturer, researcher and consultant for >> the Gambia YMCAs, where he is the coordinator of the computer training >> centre and digital studio. He has also served as consultant for several >> projects in Africa covering ICT for D, Learning, Technologies and >> Education, Internet Governance and Health Informatics. He served also as >> an International Coordinator for the International YMCA of New York, >> International Camp Counselor Program; He also represents Computer Frontiers >> Inc in the Gambia. >> >> >> Poncelet served as the country coordinator for the World Links program in >> the Gambia during the program life cycle in The Gambia from 2001 to 2005, >> The program was funded and initiated by the World Bank and it adopted a >> constructivist approach to teaching with ICT that emphasized a shift away >> from teacher-centered lecture-based instruction towards student-centered, >> project-based learning during the program life cycle from 2001 to 2005 in >> the Gambia. >> >> He Is a member of the British Computer Society, and also a fellow of >> Mirandanet (www.mirandanet.ac.uk) and an active member of the >> Association for Progressive Communication (APC). He is a founding member >> of the Information Technology Association of the Gambia and was elected >> president of the Association in March 2010 is term ended in April 2014 ( >> www.itag.gm). He is also the national resource person for the West >> African Internet Governance Forum www.waigf.org the Gambian Chapter and >> former board member of Africa ICT alliance www.aficta.org and he is a >> member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) >> NPOC Constituency www.npoc.org serving presently as Policy Chair and >> representing NPOC on the Executive Committee of the Non Commercial >> Stakeholders Group (NCSG) of ICANN he has also served on various ICANN >> working groups. He is an adviser to Ministry of Information Communication >> and Infrastructure, The Gambia on the Gambian membership of the >> Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN. He also serves on the Working >> Group for WG 3 – Privacy and Transparency Online for Freedom Coalition, >> https://www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/how-we-work/working- >> groups/working-group-3/ and also represents is organisation in the >> Open Data Charter as a Steward on the implementation committee, >> http://opendatacharter.net/ >> >> I look forward to your feed back accordingly. >> >> Kind Regards >> >> Poncelet >> >> >> >> -- >> Poncelet O. Ileleji MBCS >> Coordinator >> The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre & Digital Studio >> MDI Road Kanifing South >> P. O. Box 421 Banjul >> The Gambia, West Africa >> Tel: (220) 4370240 >> Fax:(220) 4390793 >> Cell:(220) 9912508 >> Skype: pons_utd >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *www.ymca.gm http://jokkolabs.net/en/ >> www.waigf.org >> www,insistglobal.com www.npoc.org >> http://www.wsa-mobile.org/node/753 >> *www.diplointernetgovernance.org >> >> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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An elaborate program has been drawn to bring stakeholders from all interest groups in Ghana to share their thought of key issues and challenges in Ghana today. The Ghana IGF Secretariat would like to respectfully invite you to participate remotely at the Ghana Internet Governance Forum 2016 on the theme “Building a strong multi-stakeholder model for a sustainable development of the Internet in Ghana” at Kofi Annan ICT centre on *18th August, 2016 from 8:30am to 5:00pm. GMT / UTC +0:00.* As a member of the Internet Ecosystem, your participation and contribution at this very important meeting will highly be appreciated. For more information and registration, please visit the event website at http://www.ghanaigf.org. Please find attached program outline and schedule with remote link; *Remote Link: Channel 1 IGF webEx* Event number: 950 145 478 Event password: YfCJRAhX Panelist password: The Event has no Panelist Password Event address for attendees: https://intgovforum.webex.com/intgovforum/ onstage/g.php?MTID=e9594cac8c821fb75417b8b9d931e6496 *Remote Link: Channel 2 Youtube* Ghana IGF 2016 (Auditorium) Link: https://youtu.be/CFQrtgaD5js *Remote link Channel 3 Youtube* Ghana IGF 2016(Conference Room) Link: https://youtu.be/xTbqPMPDPCY We look forward to seeing you all remotely. Thank you, *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA)/ Ghana Open Data Initiative Project. 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Best wishes, Nadira On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 1:00 AM, Jeremy Malcolm wrote: > I would like to follow up to Nadira's post to encourage some new faces to > volunteer to represent the Best Bits network on the I > ​​ > nternet Governance Civil Society Coordination Group (CSCG) which is a > cross-community group for recommending civil society appointments to > Internet governance bodies. > > As one of the co-founders of the CSCG I have served a term already, and so > I would prefer to give others an opportunity to volunteer. If you are > interested, you can contact the outgoing representative Nadira Alaraj at > nadira.araj at gmail.com. > > Thanks. > > On 10/08/2016 12:41 PM, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > > > ​Dear Best Bits members, > > The changes on the CSCG -Members > Representatives has been approved by the current CSCG (included below). > > Accordingly, it is now required to have 2 representatives from each > member. > > I call upon Best Bits organizational members to nominate names, or > individuals to nominate themselves by *Thursday, August 18th. * > > The endorsement period will run until > *​​* > *Monday, August 22th,* and an approval of the 2 Best Bits > representatives will be until *Thursday, August 25th*. > > The appointed 2 Best Bits representatives will be working with other CSCG > members to select the new Chair, who will resume her/his task by September 1 > st. > > I would like to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing Chair Ian > Peter, for his diligent work and for his wisdom in normalizing heated > discussions. > > Needing more information, please do not hesitate to reach me, > > Best wishes, > > Nadira AL Araj > > Outgoing Representatives of Best Bits > > ====================================================== > > *CSCG - MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES* > *Each coalition member has two (2) representatives, chosen according to > their own internal processes, on the CSCG. * > > *Each representative serves a term of two years, staggered so that there > is an annual replacement of one representative per coalition.* > > *Representatives can serve two consecutive terms, but must then stand down > for at least 12 months before being eligible for further selection.* > > *Replenishment should take place in September of each calendar year. > (note: for the initial establishment of member representatives in 2016, > each coalition should nominate which of its members should serve a two year > term, and which a one year term. Any time served prior to 2016 does not > count in new procedures being adopted))* > > *The duties of members are to* > > *1. Consider the interests of civil society as a whole* > > *2. Serve on Nomcoms regularly as required* > > *3. Communicate with their coalitions on CSCG developments* > > *CHAIR STRUCTURE* > > *A Chair, and up to 2 Co-chairs, will be selected by CSCG member > representatives for two year terms.* > > *Each September (as necessary when chair and co-chair member terms > expire), the CSCG members will select Chairs and Co-chairs.* > > *It is up to the CSCG to determine whether Chairs and Co-chairs are > selected from the CSCG membership, or whether mutually agreed to > representatives from broader civil society are approached to take on these > tasks. * > > *Where an elected Chair is a coalition representative, the coalition will > be given the option to nominate a replacement representative.* > > -- > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > -- > Jeremy Malcolm > Senior Global Policy Analyst > Electronic Frontier Foundationhttps://eff.orgjmalcolm at eff.org > > Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161 > > :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World :: > > Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt > PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220 > OTR fingerprint: 26EE FD85 3740 8228 9460 49A8 536F BCD2 536F A5BD > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you to those who have already registered. We encourage all interested members of the FOC Working Groups to apply. *If you are interested in participating and applying for funding, please register through this link: http://bit.ly/foc16reg * *The funding application link is available through the email confirming your registration.* The Conference program will be organised in three tracks, following the themes of the Coalition’s multistakeholder working groups: An internet free and secure, Digital development and openness and Privacy and transparency. For further information about the Conference please see the FO Costa Rica website: www.freedomonline.cr *Please feel free to share the link with your networks and anybody you feel would be interested in participating in the Conference and applying for funding. * If you have any questions, please just let me know. Best wishes, Aditi -- *Aditi Gupta* Project Manager | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL Second Home, 68 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL T: +44 (0)203 818 3258 | M: +44 (0)787 668 8351 | gp-digital.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Freedom Online Coalition | WG 1" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to FOC-WG1+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to FOC-WG1 at googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms gid/FOC-WG1/CAE%3Doip-f6a4LvFSe4GHGiR%2Bi6weYbLMD5gCj40hs0JC U_x4MVA%40mail.gmail.com . 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Thanks Judith [image: naralo_logo.png]*Announcing the Inaugural At-Large Tribal Ambassador Fellowship to the ICANN 57 Meeting in India* The At-Large Tribal Ambassadors Project addresses the digital divide throughout indigenous communities and specifically aims to generate increased awareness and understanding of Internet governance development within un-served and under-served Tribal communities. The Tribal Ambassadors, in representing indigenous groups in the US and Canada, will be assigned a Coach with a goal to gain overall ICANN experience and understanding of the Internet multi-stakeholder community. Additional details and requirements are available on the At-Large Tribal Ambassadorship Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/x/vw6bAw ). The Fellowship covers travel, hotel, transportation costs, and a stipend to Hyderabad, India for the duration of the ICANN meeting for two Tribal Ambassadors from November 3-9, 2016. Applicants will need a passport and Visa for travel. Visa fees will be covered by the Tribal Ambassadorship Fellowship as part of the travel support. Applications can be found at this link, https://goo.gl/forms/gz9XQs7vzM5V4L693. *The application deadline is August 14, 2016. * About the Project The At-Large Tribal Ambassadors Project is a complement to the current ICANN Fellowship program that has a goal to create a broader and more regionally diverse base of knowledgeable constituents to build capacity within the ICANN Multi-stakeholder Model. Participation in the program at an ICANN Meeting is a "fast track" experience of engagement into that community model, with presentations designed to facilitate understanding of the many pieces and parts of ICANN while providing opportunities to network and promoting interaction with staff and community leaders. Who may apply for and be awarded a Tribal Ambassadors Project fellowship? The Project is targeted at individuals who identify with, or are part of an indigenous group in the US and Canada. These people are either new to the ICANN environment, are familiar with ICANN but have yet to attend a face-to-face meeting, or have started participating in ICANN by other means but are in need of travel funding in order to broaden their knowledge and deepen their engagement. Priority will be given to constituent members of Native Public Media (NPM), Indigenous members of other NARALO At-Large Structures in the US or Canada and to NARALO unaffiliated members. Other Indigenous individuals, not in NARALO, are also encouraged and welcome to apply. The only requirement is that these individuals must NOT be involved in other ICANN supported travel programs at time of selection. How are the Tribal Ambassador Project fellowships awarded? Tribal Ambassador Project Fellowships are awarded by an independent selection committee based on a mix of criteria including applicant experience and references. The Selection Committee names are listed on this webpage as well as a description of the project (see: https://community.icann.org/x/vw6bAw ). -- _________________________________________________________________________ Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO Hellerstein & Associates 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008 Phone: (202) 362-5139 Skype ID: judithhellerstein E-mail: Judith at jhellerstein.com Website: www.jhellerstein.com Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/ Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance at lists.igcaucus.org To be removed from the list, visit: http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing For all other list information and functions, see: http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: http://www.igcaucus.org/ Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please find below my nomination for ​​ CSCG as Representative of Best Bits. Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let me know. Best, Sheetal ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- Sheetal currently works at Global Partners Digital where she provides strategic oversight for an internet freedom programme to protect and promote human rights online. She is firmly committed to transparent and inclusive internet governance processes and has in the past year, been part of civil society advocacy at the WSIS+10 Review, where she participated in panels at the WSIS Forum and the Informal Interactive WSIS Stakeholder Consultation as well as at the IGF. She is also committed to facilitating regional-level advocacy efforts, including for example through the African Declaration Declaration for Internet Rights and Freedoms, having recently participated at a side session on internet rights at the NGO Forum to the ACHPR. As part of work to promote a greater diversity of voices and a human rights perspective in internet governance, she has overseen the publication of resources on cybersecurity policy and human rights, a resource of case studies on civil society participation in internet governance and an introduction to the UNHRC's UPR for human rights online. Her involvement and direct engagement in processes has allowed her to gain a familiarity with the main issues and trends in internet policy and an understanding of the opportunities and challenges that the current internet governance system presents for public interest, human rights and civil society voices. Sheetal holds an MSc in Media, Communications and Development from the London School of Economics and an MA in International Relations with French from the University of St Andrews. Her studies included global internet and communications policy, the evolution of the internet, communication for development, media in the global South and more broadly, theories relating to power, media and communications and technology. Promoting participatory, inclusive and democratic policy processes, and developing effective communication across communities has always been the impetus of her work. Before joining GPD, Sheetal worked for the Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), managed communications for the Senegalese health organisation, Enda Santé and provided support to the Knowledge Management Department of UNESCO West Africa’s regional headquarters. In a previous life, she was an editor for an HIV/AIDS charity educational website and English language teacher. . On 17 August 2016 at 13:56, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > Dear All, > Thanks Jeremy for his email in encouraging you to support Civil Society > candidates to the IGF and other related International bodies by coming > forward and consider volunteering to the role of ​Internet Governance Civil > Society Coordination Group (CSCG) as Representative of Best Bits. The > current CSCG found having two representatives from each collation works > better. > > I will extend the nomination period until > *​Monday, August 22th, *given the fact it is a holiday season. > Best wishes, > Nadira > > > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 1:00 AM, Jeremy Malcolm wrote: > >> I would like to follow up to Nadira's post to encourage some new faces to >> volunteer to represent the Best Bits network on the I >> ​​ >> nternet Governance Civil Society Coordination Group (CSCG) which is a >> cross-community group for recommending civil society appointments to >> Internet governance bodies. >> >> As one of the co-founders of the CSCG I have served a term already, and >> so I would prefer to give others an opportunity to volunteer. If you are >> interested, you can contact the outgoing representative Nadira Alaraj at >> nadira.araj at gmail.com. >> >> Thanks. >> >> On 10/08/2016 12:41 PM, Nadira Alaraj wrote: >> >> >> ​Dear Best Bits members, >> >> The changes on the CSCG -Members >> Representatives has been approved by the current CSCG (included below). >> >> Accordingly, it is now required to have 2 representatives from each >> member. >> >> I call upon Best Bits organizational members to nominate names, or >> individuals to nominate themselves by *Thursday, August 18th. * >> >> The endorsement period will run until >> *​​* >> *Monday, August 22th,* and an approval of the 2 Best Bits >> representatives will be until *Thursday, August 25th*. >> >> The appointed 2 Best Bits representatives will be working with other CSCG >> members to select the new Chair, who will resume her/his task by September 1 >> st. >> >> I would like to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing Chair Ian >> Peter, for his diligent work and for his wisdom in normalizing heated >> discussions. >> >> Needing more information, please do not hesitate to reach me, >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Nadira AL Araj >> >> Outgoing Representatives of Best Bits >> >> ====================================================== >> >> *CSCG - MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES* >> *Each coalition member has two (2) representatives, chosen according to >> their own internal processes, on the CSCG. * >> >> *Each representative serves a term of two years, staggered so that there >> is an annual replacement of one representative per coalition.* >> >> *Representatives can serve two consecutive terms, but must then stand >> down for at least 12 months before being eligible for further selection.* >> >> *Replenishment should take place in September of each calendar year. >> (note: for the initial establishment of member representatives in 2016, >> each coalition should nominate which of its members should serve a two year >> term, and which a one year term. Any time served prior to 2016 does not >> count in new procedures being adopted))* >> >> *The duties of members are to* >> >> *1. Consider the interests of civil society as a whole* >> >> *2. Serve on Nomcoms regularly as required* >> >> *3. Communicate with their coalitions on CSCG developments* >> >> *CHAIR STRUCTURE* >> >> *A Chair, and up to 2 Co-chairs, will be selected by CSCG member >> representatives for two year terms.* >> >> *Each September (as necessary when chair and co-chair member terms >> expire), the CSCG members will select Chairs and Co-chairs.* >> >> *It is up to the CSCG to determine whether Chairs and Co-chairs are >> selected from the CSCG membership, or whether mutually agreed to >> representatives from broader civil society are approached to take on these >> tasks. * >> >> *Where an elected Chair is a coalition representative, the coalition will >> be given the option to nominate a replacement representative.* >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> >> >> -- >> Jeremy Malcolm >> Senior Global Policy Analyst >> Electronic Frontier Foundationhttps://eff.orgjmalcolm at eff.org >> >> Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161 >> >> :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World :: >> >> Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt >> PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220 >> OTR fingerprint: 26EE FD85 3740 8228 9460 49A8 536F BCD2 536F A5BD >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> > > > > -- > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- *Sheetal Kumar* Programme Manager | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514 | -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This initiative was endorsement by the CSCG members > and it was recommended to form an interim steering committee consisting of > representatives from each group. > > The group representatives are > > Arsène Tungali & Analia Aspis - IGC > > Deborah Brown – APC > > Farzaneh Badii - NCSG > > Jeremy Malcolm – Best Bits > > Norbert Bollow – JNC > > Hoping this event will promote civil society solidarity in spite of any > conceptual differences. > > Updates on the milestones of this pre-event will be conveyed to the groups > through the representatives above. > > Best wishes, > > Nadira Alaraj > > Best Bits liaise to the CSCG > > > > Virus-free > > <#m_-7445794255828583121_DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- # # # # • # # # # *Carolina Rossini * Vice President, International Policy and Strategy + 1 (617) 697 9389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini PGP ID: 0xEC81015C *PublicKnowledge* | @publicknowledge | www.publicknowledge.org 1818 N St. NW, Suite 410 | Washington, DC 20036 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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There's still a questionnaire open for those who would like to give input into the program: http://bestbits.net/limesurvey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=514863 -- Jeremy Malcolm Senior Global Policy Analyst Electronic Frontier Foundation https://eff.org jmalcolm at eff.org Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161 :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World :: Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220 OTR fingerprint: 26EE FD85 3740 8228 9460 49A8 536F BCD2 536F A5BD -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The Regulatory frameworks module videos address the issues of regulatory frameworks in cyberspace, and who has a stake in cyberspace, and the Cyber capacity building module videos cover the issues of capacity building between states, and capacity building as development and education. You can watch them on the online training YouTube channel . There will be a Q&A session complementing these two modules tomorrow, *Wednesday 24 August* at 13:00 UTC, which will allow you to pose questions to experts in the field. The discussants for this session will be: - Matthew Shears, Internet policy expert, Co-chair Freedom Online Coalition's Working Group 1 - Tatiana Tropina, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law. - Marilia Maciel, Internet policy expert. - Vladimir Radunovic, Diplo Foundation. You can join the Q&A session by following this link on the day, and following the on-screen prompts. 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URL: From nadira.araj at gmail.com Tue Aug 23 17:02:43 2016 From: nadira.araj at gmail.com (Nadira Alaraj) Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 00:02:43 +0300 Subject: [bestbits] The 2 Best Bits candidates to the CSCG Message-ID: Dear Best Bits members, The following 2 candidates expressed their interest on August 16th & August 22nd respectively, to the role of Best Bits representative to the CSCG. - Poncelet Ileleji, Coordinator -The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre & Digital Studio - Sheetal Kumar, Programme Manager | Global Partners Digital *Note: their bios are included below.* Before forwarding the names to the current CSCG, I would like to ask you to support or question their candidacy of the voice of Best Bits in the following CSCG Procedures by August 28th. Thank you, Nadira ALARAJ Outgoing Representative of Best Bits ===== *Poncelet O. Ileleji bio:* Poncelet is a computer Scientist by Profession with 20 years in the field, he has been involved with the use of ICT as a tool for sustainable development both as a lecturer, researcher and consultant for the Gambia YMCAs, where he is the coordinator of the computer training centre and digital studio. He has also served as consultant for several projects in Africa covering ICT for D, Learning, Technologies and Education, Internet Governance and Health Informatics. He served also as an International Coordinator for the International YMCA of New York, International Camp Counselor Program; He also represents Computer Frontiers Inc in the Gambia. Poncelet served as the country coordinator for the World Links program in the Gambia during the program life cycle in The Gambia from 2001 to 2005, The program was funded and initiated by the World Bank and it adopted a constructivist approach to teaching with ICT that emphasized a shift away from teacher-centered lecture-based instruction towards student-centered, project-based learning during the program life cycle from 2001 to 2005 in the Gambia. He Is a member of the British Computer Society, and also a fellow of Mirandanet (www.mirandanet.ac.uk) and an active member of the Association for Progressive Communication (APC). He is a founding member of the Information Technology Association of the Gambia and was elected president of the Association in March 2010 is term ended in April 2014 (www.itag.gm). He is also the national resource person for the West African Internet Governance Forum www.waigf.org the Gambian Chapter and former board member of Africa ICT alliance www.aficta.org and he is a member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) NPOC Constituency www.npoc.org serving presently as Policy Chair and representing NPOC on the Executive Committee of the Non Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) of ICANN he has also served on various ICANN working groups. He is an adviser to Ministry of Information Communication and Infrastructure, The Gambia on the Gambian membership of the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN. He also serves on the Working Group for WG 3 – Privacy and Transparency Online for Freedom Coalition, https://www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/how-we-work/working-groups/working-group-3/ and also represents is organisation in the Open Data Charter as a Steward on the implementation committee, http://opendatacharter.net/ --------------- *Sheetal Kumar Bio:* Sheetal currently works at Global Partners Digital where she provides strategic oversight for an internet freedom programme to protect and promote human rights online. She is firmly committed to transparent and inclusive internet governance processes and has in the past year, been part of civil society advocacy at the WSIS+10 Review, where she participated in panels at the WSIS Forum and the Informal Interactive WSIS Stakeholder Consultation as well as at the IGF. She is also committed to facilitating regional-level advocacy efforts, including for example through the African Declaration Declaration for Internet Rights and Freedoms, having recently participated at a side session on internet rights at the NGO Forum to the ACHPR. As part of work to promote a greater diversity of voices and a human rights perspective in internet governance, she has overseen the publication of resources on cybersecurity policy and human rights, a resource of case studies on civil society participation in internet governance and an introduction to the UNHRC's UPR for human rights online. Her involvement and direct engagement in processes has allowed her to gain a familiarity with the main issues and trends in internet policy and an understanding of the opportunities and challenges that the current internet governance system presents for public interest, human rights and civil society voices. Sheetal holds an MSc in Media, Communications and Development from the London School of Economics and an MA in International Relations with French from the University of St Andrews. Her studies included global internet and communications policy, the evolution of the internet, communication for development, media in the global South and more broadly, theories relating to power, media and communications and technology. Promoting participatory, inclusive and democratic policy processes, and developing effective communication across communities has always been the impetus of her work. Before joining GPD, Sheetal worked for the Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), managed communications for the Senegalese health organisation, Enda Santé and provided support to the Knowledge Management Department of UNESCO West Africa’s regional headquarters. 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Renata Avila Key: 0xB43D89CA1 On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 11:02 PM, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > Dear Best Bits members, > > The following 2 candidates expressed their interest on August 16th & > August 22nd respectively, to the role of Best Bits representative to the > CSCG. > > - Poncelet Ileleji, Coordinator -The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training > Centre & Digital Studio > - Sheetal Kumar, Programme Manager | Global Partners Digital > > *Note: their bios are included below.* > > Before forwarding the names to the current CSCG, I would like to ask you > to support or question their candidacy of the voice of Best Bits in the > following CSCG Procedures by > August 28th. > > Thank you, > > Nadira ALARAJ > > Outgoing Representative of Best Bits > > ===== > > *Poncelet O. Ileleji bio:* > > Poncelet is a computer Scientist by Profession with 20 years in the field, > he has been involved with the use of ICT as a tool for sustainable > development both as a lecturer, researcher and consultant for the Gambia > YMCAs, where he is the coordinator of the computer training centre and > digital studio. He has also served as consultant for several projects in > Africa covering ICT for D, Learning, Technologies and Education, Internet > Governance and Health Informatics. He served also as an International > Coordinator for the International YMCA of New York, International Camp > Counselor Program; He also represents Computer Frontiers Inc in the Gambia. > > Poncelet served as the country coordinator for the World Links program in > the Gambia during the program life cycle in The Gambia from 2001 to 2005, > The program was funded and initiated by the World Bank and it adopted a > constructivist approach to teaching with ICT that emphasized a shift away > from teacher-centered lecture-based instruction towards student-centered, > project-based learning during the program life cycle from 2001 to 2005 in > the Gambia. > > He Is a member of the British Computer Society, and also a fellow of > Mirandanet (www.mirandanet.ac.uk) and an active member of the Association > for Progressive Communication (APC). He is a founding member of the > Information Technology Association of the Gambia and was elected president > of the Association in March 2010 is term ended in April 2014 (www.itag.gm). > He is also the national resource person for the West African Internet > Governance Forum www.waigf.org the Gambian Chapter and former board > member of Africa ICT alliance www.aficta.org and he is a member of the > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) NPOC > Constituency www.npoc.org serving presently as Policy Chair and > representing NPOC on the Executive Committee of the Non Commercial > Stakeholders Group (NCSG) of ICANN he has also served on various ICANN > working groups. He is an adviser to Ministry of Information Communication > and Infrastructure, The Gambia on the Gambian membership of the > Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN. He also serves on the Working > Group for WG 3 – Privacy and Transparency Online for Freedom Coalition, > https://www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/how-we-work/working-groups/ > working-group-3/ and also represents is organisation in the Open Data > Charter as a Steward on the implementation committee, > http://opendatacharter.net/ > > --------------- > > *Sheetal Kumar Bio:* > > Sheetal currently works at Global Partners Digital where she provides > strategic oversight for an internet freedom programme to protect and > promote human rights online. She is firmly committed to transparent and > inclusive internet governance processes and has in the past year, been part > of civil society advocacy at the WSIS+10 Review, where she participated in > panels at the WSIS Forum and the Informal Interactive WSIS Stakeholder > Consultation as well as at the IGF. She is also committed to facilitating > regional-level advocacy efforts, including for example through the African > Declaration Declaration for Internet Rights and Freedoms, having recently > participated at a side session on internet rights at the NGO Forum to the > ACHPR. As part of work to promote a greater diversity of voices and a human > rights perspective in internet governance, she has overseen the publication > of resources on cybersecurity policy and human rights, a resource of case > studies on civil society participation in internet governance and an > introduction to the UNHRC's UPR for human rights online. Her involvement > and direct engagement in processes has allowed her to gain a familiarity > with the main issues and trends in internet policy and an understanding of > the opportunities and challenges that the current internet governance > system presents for public interest, human rights and civil society voices. > > Sheetal holds an MSc in Media, Communications and Development from the > London School of Economics and an MA in International Relations with French > from the University of St Andrews. Her studies included global internet and > communications policy, the evolution of the internet, communication for > development, media in the global South and more broadly, theories relating > to power, media and communications and technology. > > Promoting participatory, inclusive and democratic policy processes, and > developing effective communication across communities has always been the > impetus of her work. Before joining GPD, Sheetal worked for the Institute > for Environment and Development (IIED), managed communications for the > Senegalese health organisation, Enda Santé and provided support to the > Knowledge Management Department of UNESCO West Africa’s regional > headquarters. In a previous life, she was an editor for an HIV/AIDS charity > educational website and English language teacher. > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lists at digitaldissidents.org Wed Aug 24 04:47:02 2016 From: lists at digitaldissidents.org (Niels ten Oever) Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:47:02 +0200 Subject: [bestbits] The 2 Best Bits candidates to the CSCG In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <58c7a61e-4971-2139-cacd-10d844e13501@digitaldissidents.org> Dear all, Thank you Nadira and the candidates for making themselves available for this work. One question to ask: does our definition of 'civil society' include 'social purpose companies'? I am asking this because Global Partners Digital is a 'social purpose company' [0], and whereas for me that would fall under the term 'civil society', there are several defintiions of civil society which would exclude GPD on this basis. If we're OK with counting social purpose companies as civil society, I'm more than happy to support Sheetal's candidacy, having worked with her in several fora. Best, Niels [0] http://www.gp-digital.org/who-we-are/ On 08/23/2016 11:02 PM, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > Dear Best Bits members, > > The following 2 candidates expressed their interest on August 16^th & > August 22^nd respectively, to the role of Best Bits representative to > the CSCG. > > * Poncelet Ileleji, Coordinator -The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training > Centre & Digital Studio > * Sheetal Kumar, Programme Manager | Global Partners Digital > > /Note: their bios are included below./ > > Before forwarding the names to the current CSCG, I would like to ask you > to support or question their candidacy of the voice of Best Bits in the > following CSCG Procedures by > August 28^th . > > Thank you, > > Nadira ALARAJ > > Outgoing Representative of Best Bits > > ===== > > _*Poncelet O. Ileleji bio:*_ > > Poncelet is a computer Scientist by Profession with 20 years in the > field, he has been involved with the use of ICT as a tool for > sustainable development both as a lecturer, researcher and consultant > for the Gambia YMCAs, where he is the coordinator of the computer > training centre and digital studio. He has also served as consultant > for several projects in Africa covering ICT for D, Learning, > Technologies and Education, Internet Governance and Health Informatics. > He served also as an International Coordinator for the International > YMCA of New York, International Camp Counselor Program; He also > represents Computer Frontiers Inc in the Gambia. > > Poncelet served as the country coordinator for the World Links program > in the Gambia during the program life cycle in The Gambia from 2001 to > 2005, The program was funded and initiated by the World Bank and it > adopted a constructivist approach to teaching with ICT that emphasized a > shift away from teacher-centered lecture-based instruction towards > student-centered, project-based learning during the program life cycle > from 2001 to 2005 in the Gambia. > > He Is a member of the British Computer Society, and also a fellow of > Mirandanet (www.mirandanet.ac.uk ) and an > active member of the Association for Progressive Communication (APC). > He is a founding member of the Information Technology Association of the > Gambia and was elected president of the Association in March 2010 is > term ended in April 2014 (www.itag.gm ). He is also > the national resource person for the West African Internet Governance > Forum www.waigf.org the Gambian Chapter and > former board member of Africa ICT alliance www.aficta.org > and he is a member of the Internet Corporation > for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) NPOC Constituency www.npoc.org > serving presently as Policy Chair and > representing NPOC on the Executive Committee of the Non Commercial > Stakeholders Group (NCSG) of ICANN he has also served on various ICANN > working groups. He is an adviser to Ministry of Information > Communication and Infrastructure, The Gambia on the Gambian membership > of the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN. He also serves on > the Working Group for WG 3 – Privacy and Transparency Online for > Freedom Coalition, > https://www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/how-we-work/working-groups/working-group-3/ > and also represents is organisation in the Open Data Charter as a > Steward on the implementation committee, http://opendatacharter.net/ > > --------------- > > _*Sheetal Kumar Bio:*_ > > Sheetal currently works at Global Partners Digital where she provides > strategic oversight for an internet freedom programme to protect and > promote human rights online. She is firmly committed to transparent and > inclusive internet governance processes and has in the past year, been > part of civil society advocacy at the WSIS+10 Review, where she > participated in panels at the WSIS Forum and the Informal Interactive > WSIS Stakeholder Consultation as well as at the IGF. She is also > committed to facilitating regional-level advocacy efforts, including for > example through the African Declaration Declaration for Internet Rights > and Freedoms, having recently participated at a side session on internet > rights at the NGO Forum to the ACHPR. As part of work to promote a > greater diversity of voices and a human rights perspective in internet > governance, she has overseen the publication of resources on > cybersecurity policy and human rights, a resource of case studies on > civil society participation in internet governance and an introduction > to the UNHRC's UPR for human rights online. Her involvement and direct > engagement in processes has allowed her to gain a familiarity with the > main issues and trends in internet policy and an understanding of the > opportunities and challenges that the current internet governance system > presents for public interest, human rights and civil society voices. > > Sheetal holds an MSc in Media, Communications and Development from the > London School of Economics and an MA in International Relations with > French from the University of St Andrews. Her studies included global > internet and communications policy, the evolution of the internet, > communication for development, media in the global South and more > broadly, theories relating to power, media and communications and > technology. > > Promoting participatory, inclusive and democratic policy processes, and > developing effective communication across communities has always been > the impetus of her work. Before joining GPD, Sheetal worked for the > Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), managed communications > for the Senegalese health organisation, Enda Santé and provided support > to the Knowledge Management Department of UNESCO West Africa’s regional > headquarters. In a previous life, she was an editor for an HIV/AIDS > charity educational website and English language teacher. > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- Niels ten Oever Head of Digital Article 19 www.article19.org PGP fingerprint 8D9F C567 BEE4 A431 56C4 678B 08B5 A0F2 636D 68E9 From lists at digitaldissidents.org Wed Aug 24 06:43:59 2016 From: lists at digitaldissidents.org (Niels ten Oever) Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 12:43:59 +0200 Subject: [bestbits] The 2 Best Bits candidates to the CSCG In-Reply-To: <58c7a61e-4971-2139-cacd-10d844e13501@digitaldissidents.org> References: <58c7a61e-4971-2139-cacd-10d844e13501@digitaldissidents.org> Message-ID: Dear all, Having looked at the CSCG charter I came to the conclusion that the person representing Best Bits on the CSCG will do so as an individual representative of Best Bits, so it would have nothing to do with their organizational affiliation. Best, Niels On 08/24/2016 10:47 AM, Niels ten Oever wrote: > Dear all, > > Thank you Nadira and the candidates for making themselves available for > this work. > > One question to ask: does our definition of 'civil society' include > 'social purpose companies'? I am asking this because Global Partners > Digital is a 'social purpose company' [0], and whereas for me that would > fall under the term 'civil society', there are several defintiions of > civil society which would exclude GPD on this basis. > > If we're OK with counting social purpose companies as civil society, I'm > more than happy to support Sheetal's candidacy, having worked with her > in several fora. > > Best, > > Niels > > [0] http://www.gp-digital.org/who-we-are/ > > > > On 08/23/2016 11:02 PM, Nadira Alaraj wrote: >> Dear Best Bits members, >> >> The following 2 candidates expressed their interest on August 16^th & >> August 22^nd respectively, to the role of Best Bits representative to >> the CSCG. >> >> * Poncelet Ileleji, Coordinator -The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training >> Centre & Digital Studio >> * Sheetal Kumar, Programme Manager | Global Partners Digital >> >> /Note: their bios are included below./ >> >> Before forwarding the names to the current CSCG, I would like to ask you >> to support or question their candidacy of the voice of Best Bits in the >> following CSCG Procedures by >> August 28^th . >> >> Thank you, >> >> Nadira ALARAJ >> >> Outgoing Representative of Best Bits >> >> ===== >> >> _*Poncelet O. Ileleji bio:*_ >> >> Poncelet is a computer Scientist by Profession with 20 years in the >> field, he has been involved with the use of ICT as a tool for >> sustainable development both as a lecturer, researcher and consultant >> for the Gambia YMCAs, where he is the coordinator of the computer >> training centre and digital studio. He has also served as consultant >> for several projects in Africa covering ICT for D, Learning, >> Technologies and Education, Internet Governance and Health Informatics. >> He served also as an International Coordinator for the International >> YMCA of New York, International Camp Counselor Program; He also >> represents Computer Frontiers Inc in the Gambia. >> >> Poncelet served as the country coordinator for the World Links program >> in the Gambia during the program life cycle in The Gambia from 2001 to >> 2005, The program was funded and initiated by the World Bank and it >> adopted a constructivist approach to teaching with ICT that emphasized a >> shift away from teacher-centered lecture-based instruction towards >> student-centered, project-based learning during the program life cycle >> from 2001 to 2005 in the Gambia. >> >> He Is a member of the British Computer Society, and also a fellow of >> Mirandanet (www.mirandanet.ac.uk ) and an >> active member of the Association for Progressive Communication (APC). >> He is a founding member of the Information Technology Association of the >> Gambia and was elected president of the Association in March 2010 is >> term ended in April 2014 (www.itag.gm ). He is also >> the national resource person for the West African Internet Governance >> Forum www.waigf.org the Gambian Chapter and >> former board member of Africa ICT alliance www.aficta.org >> and he is a member of the Internet Corporation >> for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) NPOC Constituency www.npoc.org >> serving presently as Policy Chair and >> representing NPOC on the Executive Committee of the Non Commercial >> Stakeholders Group (NCSG) of ICANN he has also served on various ICANN >> working groups. He is an adviser to Ministry of Information >> Communication and Infrastructure, The Gambia on the Gambian membership >> of the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN. He also serves on >> the Working Group for WG 3 – Privacy and Transparency Online for >> Freedom Coalition, >> https://www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/how-we-work/working-groups/working-group-3/ >> and also represents is organisation in the Open Data Charter as a >> Steward on the implementation committee, http://opendatacharter.net/ >> >> --------------- >> >> _*Sheetal Kumar Bio:*_ >> >> Sheetal currently works at Global Partners Digital where she provides >> strategic oversight for an internet freedom programme to protect and >> promote human rights online. She is firmly committed to transparent and >> inclusive internet governance processes and has in the past year, been >> part of civil society advocacy at the WSIS+10 Review, where she >> participated in panels at the WSIS Forum and the Informal Interactive >> WSIS Stakeholder Consultation as well as at the IGF. She is also >> committed to facilitating regional-level advocacy efforts, including for >> example through the African Declaration Declaration for Internet Rights >> and Freedoms, having recently participated at a side session on internet >> rights at the NGO Forum to the ACHPR. As part of work to promote a >> greater diversity of voices and a human rights perspective in internet >> governance, she has overseen the publication of resources on >> cybersecurity policy and human rights, a resource of case studies on >> civil society participation in internet governance and an introduction >> to the UNHRC's UPR for human rights online. Her involvement and direct >> engagement in processes has allowed her to gain a familiarity with the >> main issues and trends in internet policy and an understanding of the >> opportunities and challenges that the current internet governance system >> presents for public interest, human rights and civil society voices. >> >> Sheetal holds an MSc in Media, Communications and Development from the >> London School of Economics and an MA in International Relations with >> French from the University of St Andrews. Her studies included global >> internet and communications policy, the evolution of the internet, >> communication for development, media in the global South and more >> broadly, theories relating to power, media and communications and >> technology. >> >> Promoting participatory, inclusive and democratic policy processes, and >> developing effective communication across communities has always been >> the impetus of her work. Before joining GPD, Sheetal worked for the >> Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), managed communications >> for the Senegalese health organisation, Enda Santé and provided support >> to the Knowledge Management Department of UNESCO West Africa’s regional >> headquarters. In a previous life, she was an editor for an HIV/AIDS >> charity educational website and English language teacher. >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- Niels ten Oever Head of Digital Article 19 www.article19.org PGP fingerprint 8D9F C567 BEE4 A431 56C4 678B 08B5 A0F2 636D 68E9 From elsa.saade at gmail.com Wed Aug 24 12:33:53 2016 From: elsa.saade at gmail.com (Elsa S) Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 19:33:53 +0300 Subject: [bestbits] FYI: DatNav: Digital Data in Human Rights Research Message-ID: Dear all, I hope you all are well. *With apologies for cross posts*, I’m excited to share with you on launching day, today,* DatNav, a new guide to help navigate and integrate digital data in human rights research.* *You can **Read the guide online* From online videos of rights violations, to satellite images of environmental degradation, to eyewitness accounts disseminated on social media, we have access to more relevant data today than ever before. But integrating data collection and management into the day to day work of human rights research and documentation can be challenging, even overwhelming, for individuals and organisations. Through interviews, community consultations and a survey, we learned about the challenges facing human rights researchers in using digital data in their work. That’s why Amnesty, Benetech and the Engine Room created DatNav, through a collaborative process together with a group of 15 experts from leading human rights and technology organisations from around the world, and a series of community consultations. I'm excited to share it with you today, and I hope this is just the first step towards strengthening human rights research and documentation with digital data. For more information, read the Engine Room blog post , and if you’d like to be involved in next steps, please get in touch with me. 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Best wishes, Nadira On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Niels ten Oever < lists at digitaldissidents.org> wrote: > Dear all, > > Thank you Nadira and the candidates for making themselves available for > this work. > > One question to ask: does our definition of 'civil society' include > 'social purpose companies'? I am asking this because Global Partners > Digital is a 'social purpose company' [0], and whereas for me that would > fall under the term 'civil society', there are several defintiions of > civil society which would exclude GPD on this basis. > > If we're OK with counting social purpose companies as civil society, I'm > more than happy to support Sheetal's candidacy, having worked with her > in several fora. > > Best, > > Niels > > [0] http://www.gp-digital.org/who-we-are/ > > > > On 08/23/2016 11:02 PM, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > > Dear Best Bits members, > > > > The following 2 candidates expressed their interest on August 16^th & > > August 22^nd respectively, to the role of Best Bits representative to > > the CSCG. > > > > * Poncelet Ileleji, Coordinator -The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training > > Centre & Digital Studio > > * Sheetal Kumar, Programme Manager | Global Partners Digital > > > > /Note: their bios are included below./ > > > > Before forwarding the names to the current CSCG, I would like to ask you > > to support or question their candidacy of the voice of Best Bits in the > > following CSCG Procedures by > > August 28^th . > > > > Thank you, > > > > Nadira ALARAJ > > > > Outgoing Representative of Best Bits > > > > ===== > > > > _*Poncelet O. Ileleji bio:*_ > > > > Poncelet is a computer Scientist by Profession with 20 years in the > > field, he has been involved with the use of ICT as a tool for > > sustainable development both as a lecturer, researcher and consultant > > for the Gambia YMCAs, where he is the coordinator of the computer > > training centre and digital studio. He has also served as consultant > > for several projects in Africa covering ICT for D, Learning, > > Technologies and Education, Internet Governance and Health Informatics. > > He served also as an International Coordinator for the International > > YMCA of New York, International Camp Counselor Program; He also > > represents Computer Frontiers Inc in the Gambia. > > > > Poncelet served as the country coordinator for the World Links program > > in the Gambia during the program life cycle in The Gambia from 2001 to > > 2005, The program was funded and initiated by the World Bank and it > > adopted a constructivist approach to teaching with ICT that emphasized a > > shift away from teacher-centered lecture-based instruction towards > > student-centered, project-based learning during the program life cycle > > from 2001 to 2005 in the Gambia. > > > > He Is a member of the British Computer Society, and also a fellow of > > Mirandanet (www.mirandanet.ac.uk ) and an > > active member of the Association for Progressive Communication (APC). > > He is a founding member of the Information Technology Association of the > > Gambia and was elected president of the Association in March 2010 is > > term ended in April 2014 (www.itag.gm ). He is also > > the national resource person for the West African Internet Governance > > Forum www.waigf.org the Gambian Chapter and > > former board member of Africa ICT alliance www.aficta.org > > and he is a member of the Internet Corporation > > for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) NPOC Constituency www.npoc.org > > serving presently as Policy Chair and > > representing NPOC on the Executive Committee of the Non Commercial > > Stakeholders Group (NCSG) of ICANN he has also served on various ICANN > > working groups. He is an adviser to Ministry of Information > > Communication and Infrastructure, The Gambia on the Gambian membership > > of the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN. He also serves on > > the Working Group for WG 3 – Privacy and Transparency Online for > > Freedom Coalition, > > https://www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/how-we-work/working-groups/ > working-group-3/ > > and also represents is organisation in the Open Data Charter as a > > Steward on the implementation committee, http://opendatacharter.net/ > > > > --------------- > > > > _*Sheetal Kumar Bio:*_ > > > > Sheetal currently works at Global Partners Digital where she provides > > strategic oversight for an internet freedom programme to protect and > > promote human rights online. She is firmly committed to transparent and > > inclusive internet governance processes and has in the past year, been > > part of civil society advocacy at the WSIS+10 Review, where she > > participated in panels at the WSIS Forum and the Informal Interactive > > WSIS Stakeholder Consultation as well as at the IGF. She is also > > committed to facilitating regional-level advocacy efforts, including for > > example through the African Declaration Declaration for Internet Rights > > and Freedoms, having recently participated at a side session on internet > > rights at the NGO Forum to the ACHPR. As part of work to promote a > > greater diversity of voices and a human rights perspective in internet > > governance, she has overseen the publication of resources on > > cybersecurity policy and human rights, a resource of case studies on > > civil society participation in internet governance and an introduction > > to the UNHRC's UPR for human rights online. Her involvement and direct > > engagement in processes has allowed her to gain a familiarity with the > > main issues and trends in internet policy and an understanding of the > > opportunities and challenges that the current internet governance system > > presents for public interest, human rights and civil society voices. > > > > Sheetal holds an MSc in Media, Communications and Development from the > > London School of Economics and an MA in International Relations with > > French from the University of St Andrews. Her studies included global > > internet and communications policy, the evolution of the internet, > > communication for development, media in the global South and more > > broadly, theories relating to power, media and communications and > > technology. > > > > Promoting participatory, inclusive and democratic policy processes, and > > developing effective communication across communities has always been > > the impetus of her work. Before joining GPD, Sheetal worked for the > > Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), managed communications > > for the Senegalese health organisation, Enda Santé and provided support > > to the Knowledge Management Department of UNESCO West Africa’s regional > > headquarters. 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Best wishes, Ayden ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Judith Hellerstein Date: 1 August 2016 at 13:14 Subject: [Internet Policy] Announcing the Inaugural At-Large Tribal Ambassador Fellowship to the ICANN 57 Meeting in India To: NA Discuss , northamerica-chapters at elists.isoc.org, internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org, governance at lists.igcaucus.org HI All, Please pass this announcement on to everyone you know. Applications deadline is August 14 and can be done online. Thanks Judith [image: naralo_logo.png]*Announcing the Inaugural At-Large Tribal Ambassador Fellowship to the ICANN 57 Meeting in India* The At-Large Tribal Ambassadors Project addresses the digital divide throughout indigenous communities and specifically aims to generate increased awareness and understanding of Internet governance development within un-served and under-served Tribal communities. The Tribal Ambassadors, in representing indigenous groups in the US and Canada, will be assigned a Coach with a goal to gain overall ICANN experience and understanding of the Internet multi-stakeholder community. Additional details and requirements are available on the At-Large Tribal Ambassadorship Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/x/vw6bAw ). The Fellowship covers travel, hotel, transportation costs, and a stipend to Hyderabad, India for the duration of the ICANN meeting for two Tribal Ambassadors from November 3-9, 2016. Applicants will need a passport and Visa for travel. Visa fees will be covered by the Tribal Ambassadorship Fellowship as part of the travel support. Applications can be found at this link, https://goo.gl/forms/gz9XQs7vzM5V4L693. *The application deadline is August 14, 2016. * About the Project The At-Large Tribal Ambassadors Project is a complement to the current ICANN Fellowship program that has a goal to create a broader and more regionally diverse base of knowledgeable constituents to build capacity within the ICANN Multi-stakeholder Model. Participation in the program at an ICANN Meeting is a "fast track" experience of engagement into that community model, with presentations designed to facilitate understanding of the many pieces and parts of ICANN while providing opportunities to network and promoting interaction with staff and community leaders. Who may apply for and be awarded a Tribal Ambassadors Project fellowship? The Project is targeted at individuals who identify with, or are part of an indigenous group in the US and Canada. These people are either new to the ICANN environment, are familiar with ICANN but have yet to attend a face-to-face meeting, or have started participating in ICANN by other means but are in need of travel funding in order to broaden their knowledge and deepen their engagement. Priority will be given to constituent members of Native Public Media (NPM), Indigenous members of other NARALO At-Large Structures in the US or Canada and to NARALO unaffiliated members. Other Indigenous individuals, not in NARALO, are also encouraged and welcome to apply. The only requirement is that these individuals must NOT be involved in other ICANN supported travel programs at time of selection. How are the Tribal Ambassador Project fellowships awarded? Tribal Ambassador Project Fellowships are awarded by an independent selection committee based on a mix of criteria including applicant experience and references. The Selection Committee names are listed on this webpage as well as a description of the project (see: https://community.icann.org/x/vw6bAw ). -- _________________________________________________________________________ Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO Hellerstein & Associates 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008 Phone: (202) 362-5139 Skype ID: judithhellerstein E-mail: Judith at jhellerstein.com Website: www.jhellerstein.com Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/ Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide _______________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Correa. The incorporation of intellectual property into > trade agreements has not proven to bring about the promised benefits. The > premises that have underpinned the global strengthening and expansion of > intellectual property through such agreements ­ namely that the same standards > of protection are suitable for countries with different levels of development > and that innovation will be boosted ­ do not match the reality.The effects of > high standards of protection ­ as those mandated under the TRIPS Agreement and > further extended under FTAs ­ have been critically examined in the developed > countries themselves: ³[i]ntellectual property is Ša social contrivance > purportedly designed to increase welfare, by supposedly enhancing innovation > (thoughŠ it may actually have exactly the opposite effect)². If intellectual > property does not work in developed countries as generally described by their > proponents, the situation can only be worse in developing countries with weak > science and technological infrastructures, scarcity of risk capital and > unsophisticated production profiles. These countries are currently paying the > price of a system which primarily serves as a platform to extract rents (in > the form of royalty payments and high prices) and which does little to promote > local innovation and economic development.The scenario for innovation in the > pharmaceutical sector clearly illustrates that the conception underpinning the > TRIPS Agreement was flawed from a global perspective. The rate of innovation > has not increased, rather, it has declined and while developing countries > struggle with high prices for medicines, R&D necessary to address their > particular health needs continues to be marginalized. 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The company says it only responds to “valid requests relating to criminal cases.” And while Facebook has not suffered a serious data breach that we know of, its trove of personal information would make it invaluable to hackers. -- # # # # • # # # # *Carolina Rossini * Vice President, International Policy and Strategy + 1 (617) 697 9389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini PGP ID: 0xEC81015C *PublicKnowledge* | @publicknowledge | www.publicknowledge.org 1818 N St. NW, Suite 410 | Washington, DC 20036 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pileleji at ymca.gm Thu Aug 25 14:00:09 2016 From: pileleji at ymca.gm (Poncelet Ileleji) Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 18:00:09 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] WhatsApp change privacy terms In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks Carolina, Interesting insights indeed. Kind Regards Poncelet On 25 August 2016 at 17:43, Carolina Rossini wrote: > > and also and how service will integrate with FB > https://www.wired.com/2016/08/whatsapp-privacy-facebook/ > > -- > > # # # > # • # > # # # > *Carolina Rossini * > Vice President, International Policy and Strategy > + 1 (617) 697 9389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini > PGP ID: 0xEC81015C > *PublicKnowledge* | @publicknowledge > | www.publicknowledge.org > 1818 N St. NW, Suite 410 | Washington, DC 20036 > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- Poncelet O. Ileleji MBCS Coordinator The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre & Digital Studio MDI Road Kanifing South P. O. 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URL: From carolina.rossini at gmail.com Thu Aug 25 14:00:51 2016 From: carolina.rossini at gmail.com (Carolina Rossini) Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:00:51 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] =?UTF-8?Q?New_Citizen_Lab_report=3A_=E2=80=9CThe_Milli?= =?UTF-8?Q?on_Dollar_Dissident=3A_NSO_Group=E2=80=99s_iPhone_Zero-Days_use?= =?UTF-8?Q?d_against_a_UAE_Human_Rights_Defender=E2=80=9D?= Message-ID: sorry for cross posting, but great report! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ronald Deibert Date: Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 1:09 PM I am pleased to announce a new Citizen Lab report : “The Million Dollar Dissident: NSO Group’s iPhone Zero-Days used against a UAE Human Rights Defender,” authored by senior researchers Bill Marczak and John Scott Railton. If you are one of hundreds of millions of people that own an iPhone, today you will receive a critical security patch. While updating your software, you should pause for a moment to thank human rights activist, Ahmed Mansoor. Mansoor is a citizen of the United Arab Emirates, and because he’s a human rights activist in an autocratic country his government views him as a menace. For security researchers at the Citizen Lab, on the other hand, Mansoor’s unfortunate experiences are the gift that won’t stop giving. Mansoor is an outspoken defendant of human rights, civil liberties, and free expression in a country that routinely flouts them all. While he has been praised internationally for his efforts — in 2015, Mansoor was given the prestigious Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders — his government has responded with imprisonment, beatings, harassment, a travel ban…and persistent attempts to surreptitiously spy on his digital communications. For example, in 2011 Mansoor was sent a PDF attachment that was loaded with a sophisticated spyware manufactured by the British / German company, Gamma Group. Fortunately, he decided not to open it. In 2012, he was targeted with more spyware, this time manufactured by an Italian company, Hacking Team. His decision to share that sample with Citizen Lab researchers led to one of our first detailed reports on the commercial spyware trade. And so earlier this month, when Mansoor received two unsolicited SMS messages on his iPhone 6 containing links about “secrets” concerning detainees in UAE prisons, he thought twice about clicking on them. Instead, he forwarded them to us for analysis. It was a wise move. Citizen Lab researchers, working in collaboration with the security company Lookout, found that lurking behind those SMS messages was a series of “zero day ” exploits (which we call “The Trident”) designed to take advantage of unpatched vulnerabilities in Mansoor’s iPhone. To say these exploits are rare is truly an understatement. Apple is widely renown for its security — just ask the FBI . Exploits of its operating system run on the order of hundreds of thousands of dollars each. One company that resells zero days paid $1 million dollars for the purchase of a single iOS exploit, while the FBI reportedly paid at least $1.3 million for the exploit used to get inside the San Bernadino device. The attack on Mansoor employed not one but *three separate* zero day exploits. Had he followed those links, Mansoor’s iPhone would have been turned into a sophisticated bugging device controlled by UAE security agencies. They would have been able to turn on his iPhone’s camera and microphone to record Mansoor and anything nearby, without him being wise about it. They would have been able to log his emails and calls — even those that are encrypted end-to-end. And, of course, they would have been able to track his precise whereabouts. Through careful, detailed network analysis, our team (led by Bill Marczak and John Scott Railton) was able to positively link the exploit infrastructure behind these exploits to an obscure company called “NSO Group”. Don’t look for them online; NSO Group doesn’t have a website. They are an Israeli-based “cyber war” company owned by an American venture capital firm, Francisco Partners Management, and founded by alumni of the infamous Israeli signals intelligence agency, Unit 8200 . This unit is among the most highly ranked state agencies for cyber espionage, and is allegedly responsible (along with the U.S. NSA) for the so-called “Stuxnet” cyber attack on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities. In short: we uncovered an operation seemingly undertaken by the United Arab Emirates using the services and technologies of an Israeli “cyber war” company who used precious and very expensive zero day iOS exploits to get inside an internationally-renowned human rights defender’s iPhone. That’s right: Not a terrorist. Not ISIL. A *human rights defender.* *(*An important aside: we also were able to identify what we suspect are at least two other NSO Group-related targeted digital attack campaigns: one involving an investigative journalist in Mexico, and the other a tweet related to an opposition politician in Kenya). Once we realized what we had uncovered, Citizen Lab and Lookout contacted Apple with a responsible disclosure concerning the zero days. Our full report is here . Apple responded immediately, and we are releasing our report to coincide with their public release of the iOS 9.3.5 patch. That a country would expend millions of dollars, and contract with one of the world’s most sophisticated cyber warfare units, to get inside the device of a single human rights defender is a shocking illustration of the serious nature of the problems affecting civil society in cyberspace. This report should serve as a wake-up call that the silent epidemic of targeted digital attacks against civil society is a very real and escalating crisis of democracy and human rights. What is to be done? Clearly there is a major continuing problem with autocratic regimes abusing advanced interception technology to target largely defenceless civil society organizations and human rights defenders. The one solution that has been proposed by some — export controls on items related to “intrusion software” — appears to have had no effect curbing abuses. In fact, Israel has in place export controls ostensibly to prevent this very sort of abuse from happening. But something obviously slipped through the cracks… Maybe it is time to explore a different strategy — one that holds the companies directly responsible for the abuse of their technologies. It is interesting in this respect that NSO Group masqueraded some of its infrastructure as government, business, and civil society websites, including the International Committee for the Red Cross, Federal Express, Youtube, and Google Play. Isn’t that fraud against the user? Or a trademark violation? If not considered so now, maybe it should be. Meanwhile, please update your iPhone’s operating system, and while you’re doing it, spare a thought for Ahmed Mansoor. All iPhone owners should update to the latest version of iOS immediately. If you’re unsure what version you’re running, you can check Setting > General > About > Version. 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You > want to minimize data collection, not maximize it.” Facebook received over > 46,000 > requests > from governments for account data in the second half of last year alone. > The company says it only responds to “valid requests relating to criminal > cases.” And while Facebook has not suffered a serious data breach that we > know of, its trove of personal information would make it invaluable to > hackers. > > -- > > # # # > # • # > # # # > *Carolina Rossini * > Vice President, International Policy and Strategy > + 1 (617) 697 9389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini > PGP ID: 0xEC81015C > *PublicKnowledge* | @publicknowledge > | www.publicknowledge.org > 1818 N St. NW, Suite 410 | Washington, DC 20036 > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best, Tehmina > On 22-Aug-2016, at 2:46 pm, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > > Dear Best Bits members, > I'm please to pass to you the 2nd Best Bits candidate Sheetal Kumar for the 2 representatives to the CSCG. > Please to those who are still thinking to come forward for this role, please do come forward by the end of the day. > Best wishes, > Nadira > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Sheetal Kumar > > Date: Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 11:00 AM > Subject: Re: [bestbits] Kind Reminder Re: Call for 2 Best Bits representatives to the CSCG > To: Nadira Alaraj > > > > Dear Nadira, > > Thank you for sharing the call and for all your work thus far! Please find below my nomination for​​ CSCG as Representative of Best Bits. Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let me know. > > Best, > Sheetal > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sheetal currently works at Global Partners Digital where she provides strategic oversight for an internet freedom programme to protect and promote human rights online. She is firmly committed to transparent and inclusive internet governance processes and has in the past year, been part of civil society advocacy at the WSIS+10 Review, where she participated in panels at the WSIS Forum and the Informal Interactive WSIS Stakeholder Consultation as well as at the IGF. She is also committed to facilitating regional-level advocacy efforts, including for example through the African Declaration Declaration for Internet Rights and Freedoms, having recently participated at a side session on internet rights at the NGO Forum to the ACHPR. As part of work to promote a greater diversity of voices and a human rights perspective in internet governance, she has overseen the publication of resources on cybersecurity policy and human rights, a resource of case studies on civil society participation in internet governance and an introduction to the UNHRC's UPR for human rights online. Her involvement and direct engagement in processes has allowed her to gain a familiarity with the main issues and trends in internet policy and an understanding of the opportunities and challenges that the current internet governance system presents for public interest, human rights and civil society voices. > > Sheetal holds an MSc in Media, Communications and Development from the London School of Economics and an MA in International Relations with French from the University of St Andrews. Her studies included global internet and communications policy, the evolution of the internet, communication for development, media in the global South and more broadly, theories relating to power, media and communications and technology. > > Promoting participatory, inclusive and democratic policy processes, and developing effective communication across communities has always been the impetus of her work. Before joining GPD, Sheetal worked for the Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), managed communications for the Senegalese health organisation, Enda Santé and provided support to the Knowledge Management Department of UNESCO West Africa’s regional headquarters. In a previous life, she was an editor for an HIV/AIDS charity educational website and English language teacher. > > . > > On 17 August 2016 at 13:56, Nadira Alaraj > wrote: > Dear All, > Thanks Jeremy for his email in encouraging you to support Civil Society candidates to the IGF and other related International bodies by coming forward and consider volunteering to the role of ​Internet Governance Civil Society Coordination Group (CSCG) as Representative of Best Bits. The current CSCG found having two representatives from each collation works better. > > I will extend the nomination period until ​Monday, August 22th, given the fact it is a holiday season. > Best wishes, > Nadira > > > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 1:00 AM, Jeremy Malcolm > wrote: > I would like to follow up to Nadira's post to encourage some new faces to volunteer to represent the Best Bits network on the I > > ​​nternet Governance Civil Society Coordination Group (CSCG) which is a cross-community group for recommending civil society appointments to Internet governance bodies. > > As one of the co-founders of the CSCG I have served a term already, and so I would prefer to give others an opportunity to volunteer. If you are interested, you can contact the outgoing representative Nadira Alaraj at nadira.araj at gmail.com . > > Thanks. > > On 10/08/2016 12:41 PM, Nadira Alaraj wrote: >> >> ​Dear Best Bits members, >> The changes on the CSCG -Members Representatives has been approved by the current CSCG (included below). >> >> Accordingly, it is now required to have 2 representatives from each member. >> >> >> I call upon Best Bits organizational members to nominate names, or individuals to nominate themselves by Thursday, August 18th. >> >> The endorsement period will run until >> >> ​​Monday, August 22th, and an approval of the 2 Best Bits representatives will be until Thursday, August 25th. >> >> The appointed 2 Best Bits representatives will be working with other CSCG members to select the new Chair, who will resume her/his task by September 1st. >> >> >> I would like to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing Chair Ian Peter, for his diligent work and for his wisdom in normalizing heated discussions. >> >> >> Needing more information, please do not hesitate to reach me, >> >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Nadira AL Araj >> >> Outgoing Representatives of Best Bits >> >> >> ====================================================== >> >> CSCG - MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES >> >> Each coalition member has two (2) representatives, chosen according to their own internal processes, on the CSCG. >> Each representative serves a term of two years, staggered so that there is an annual replacement of one representative per coalition. >> >> Representatives can serve two consecutive terms, but must then stand down for at least 12 months before being eligible for further selection. >> >> >> Replenishment should take place in September of each calendar year. (note: for the initial establishment of member representatives in 2016, each coalition should nominate which of its members should serve a two year term, and which a one year term. Any time served prior to 2016 does not count in new procedures being adopted)) >> >> >> The duties of members are to >> >> 1. Consider the interests of civil society as a whole >> >> 2. Serve on Nomcoms regularly as required >> >> 3. Communicate with their coalitions on CSCG developments >> >> >> CHAIR STRUCTURE >> >> >> A Chair, and up to 2 Co-chairs, will be selected by CSCG member representatives for two year terms. >> >> >> Each September (as necessary when chair and co-chair member terms expire), the CSCG members will select Chairs and Co-chairs. >> >> >> It is up to the CSCG to determine whether Chairs and Co-chairs are selected from the CSCG membership, or whether mutually agreed to representatives from broader civil society are approached to take on these tasks. >> >> >> Where an elected Chair is a coalition representative, the coalition will be given the option to nominate a replacement representative. >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net . >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- > Jeremy Malcolm > Senior Global Policy Analyst > Electronic Frontier Foundation > https://eff.org > jmalcolm at eff.org > > Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161 > > :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World :: > > Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt > PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220 > OTR fingerprint: 26EE FD85 3740 8228 9460 49A8 536F BCD2 536F A5BD > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net . > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > -- > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net . > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > -- > > > Sheetal Kumar > Programme Manager | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL > Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL > T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514 | > > > > -- > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Poncelet Ileleji Sheetal Kumar *​​* *Note: their bios are included below.* ​​ ​Taking this opportunity to thank Ian Peter for his great leadership and his patient in guiding me to adjust to my role as new comer. ​ ​ Here I would like to address ​ to @Poncelet and @Sheetal not to hesitate reaching me directly needed any information about their role now or even later when they start performing their first tasks. I would like also to thank every member on the CSCG for their great insight ​s​ , that definitely, ​gave me a rich experience. ​ ​Best wishes, Nadira ALARAJ ===== *Poncelet O. Ileleji bio:* Poncelet is a computer Scientist by Profession with 20 years in the field, he has been involved with the use of ICT as a tool for sustainable development both as a lecturer, researcher and consultant for the Gambia YMCAs, where he is the coordinator of the computer training centre and digital studio. He has also served as consultant for several projects in Africa covering ICT for D, Learning, Technologies and Education, Internet Governance and Health Informatics. He served also as an International Coordinator for the International YMCA of New York, International Camp Counselor Program; He also represents Computer Frontiers Inc in the Gambia. Poncelet served as the country coordinator for the World Links program in the Gambia during the program life cycle in The Gambia from 2001 to 2005, The program was funded and initiated by the World Bank and it adopted a constructivist approach to teaching with ICT that emphasized a shift away from teacher-centered lecture-based instruction towards student-centered, project-based learning during the program life cycle from 2001 to 2005 in the Gambia. He Is a member of the British Computer Society, and also a fellow of Mirandanet (www.mirandanet.ac.uk) and an active member of the Association for Progressive Communication (APC). He is a founding member of the Information Technology Association of the Gambia and was elected president of the Association in March 2010 is term ended in April 2014 (www.itag.gm). He is also the national resource person for the West African Internet Governance Forum www.waigf.org the Gambian Chapter and former board member of Africa ICT alliance www.aficta.org and he is a member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) NPOC Constituency www.npoc.org serving presently as Policy Chair and representing NPOC on the Executive Committee of the Non Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) of ICANN he has also served on various ICANN working groups. He is an adviser to Ministry of Information Communication and Infrastructure, The Gambia on the Gambian membership of the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN. He also serves on the Working Group for WG 3 – Privacy and Transparency Online for Freedom Coalition, https://www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/ how-we-work/working-groups/working-group-3/ and also represents is organisation in the Open Data Charter as a Steward on the implementation committee, http://opendatacharter.net/ --------------- *Sheetal Kumar Bio:* Sheetal currently works at Global Partners Digital where she provides strategic oversight for an internet freedom programme to protect and promote human rights online. She is firmly committed to transparent and inclusive internet governance processes and has in the past year, been part of civil society advocacy at the WSIS+10 Review, where she participated in panels at the WSIS Forum and the Informal Interactive WSIS Stakeholder Consultation as well as at the IGF. She is also committed to facilitating regional-level advocacy efforts, including for example through the African Declaration Declaration for Internet Rights and Freedoms, having recently participated at a side session on internet rights at the NGO Forum to the ACHPR. As part of work to promote a greater diversity of voices and a human rights perspective in internet governance, she has overseen the publication of resources on cybersecurity policy and human rights, a resource of case studies on civil society participation in internet governance and an introduction to the UNHRC's UPR for human rights online. Her involvement and direct engagement in processes has allowed her to gain a familiarity with the main issues and trends in internet policy and an understanding of the opportunities and challenges that the current internet governance system presents for public interest, human rights and civil society voices. Sheetal holds an MSc in Media, Communications and Development from the London School of Economics and an MA in International Relations with French from the University of St Andrews. Her studies included global internet and communications policy, the evolution of the internet, communication for development, media in the global South and more broadly, theories relating to power, media and communications and technology. Promoting participatory, inclusive and democratic policy processes, and developing effective communication across communities has always been the impetus of her work. Before joining GPD, Sheetal worked for the Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), managed communications for the Senegalese health organisation, Enda Santé and provided support to the Knowledge Management Department of UNESCO West Africa’s regional headquarters. 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Best wishes, Nadira ALARAJ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ian Peter Date: Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:26 AM Subject: [cs-coord] Final Report of CSCGWG To: cs-coord at internetgov-cs.org (please circulate as appropriate) On May 31 2016 a CSCG Working Group (CSCGWG) was established with the Terms of Reference below. This document is a Report of the Working Group's activities; comments on what we have been able to achieve follow the Terms of Reference. I believe the Working Group has been a useful exercise, resulting in some improvements to the operations of CSCG and some clarifications of basic procedures. Many thanks go to all who participated and worked so well together. *TERMS OF REFERENCE * To examine the current structure and mission of CSCG, and whether this structure and current membership is the best way to ensure that civil society representation is representative (including geographically, politically, and in respect of gender balance) 1. To consider in this examination whether a structure capable of receiving and administering funds to assist with civil society representatives attendance and travel should also be established 2. To consider workload including 1. The role of chair or co-chairs and rotation 2. whether it is in civil society’s best interest to rotate nomcom membership rather than continuance of one representative group making all decisions 3. liaison with other bodies to improve representivity in stakeholder selection procedure 3. To examine current selection procedures to see whether improvements should be made 4. To consider the role training could play in the future of CSCG 5. To consider whether this Working Group should continue in some form after delivering its report. 6. To report back to civil society networks with any resulting recommendations by August 31 2016 *COMMENTS* *TOR 1 -* The question of a funding structure was discussed, and there was general agreement that this would be an excellent step forward. As regards a structure for this, it was generally thought this might best be done as a separate entity to CSCG; perhaps with CSCG members being trustees of such a body. Perhaps the entity might also be associated with a currently existing civil society body capable of receiving funds. In general, it was thought this was a substantial body of work which might best be addressed by a separate working group. *TOR 2* - The discussion of workload resulted in some substantial changes which are now underway, including - new arrangements for chairs and co-chairs - two representatives per coalition member, and rotating nomcom membership - procedures for considering new members for CSCG *TOR 3 - *A detailed review of selection procedures was undertaken, resulting in a review of existing procedures. The revised Procedures have been forwarded to CSCG for adoption. *TOR 4* -Training was discussed. There were no formal outcomes to this discussion, but we do recommend that the training discussion be continued forward, particularly with any working group established to look at a funding mechanism. *TOR 5* - The Working Group has decided that it should wind up its activities, and any new working group should be established by the newly seated CSCG if it considers it appropriate to do so. *TOR 6 - *This report is in fulfilment of this requirement. As Chair of the Working Group, and as outgoing Chair of the CSCG, I would personally like to thank everyone who participated for their willingness to work together on this, their enthusiasm to see CSCG strengthened, and for the way they worked together to get these outcomes. I am sure that the work of this group will be useful to the future of CSCG. And as this is likely to be my last post as Chair of the CSCG – my term expires in two weeks – I would also like to place on record my appreciation of the work undertaken by the current members of CSCG – Norbert Bollow, Robin Gross, Chat Garcia Ramilo, Nadira Alaraj, and Arsene Tungali. It's very easy to praise chairs of groups, but the reality is that the strength of CSCG comes down to the efforts of its member representatives, the trust they enjoy and engender for the operations of CSCG, and their considerable efforts, often in short time frames, to ensure the best possible civil society representation. Their efforts have required that they support inclusion of diverse voices, including opinions they may disagree with, in order to ensure that the wide range of voices within civil society are heard. Thanks also to their predecessors who got this exercise underway – many people have contributed to CSCG become a respected organisation. 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URL: From nadira.araj at gmail.com Tue Aug 30 08:26:39 2016 From: nadira.araj at gmail.com (Nadira Alaraj) Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:26:39 +0300 Subject: [bestbits] The terms of the 2 Best Bits representatives to the CSCG Message-ID: ​Dear Best Bits members, As per the outcome of the CSCG working group is to assign the duration of the two representatives. It was discussed among the three of us and it was agreed that ​ Sheetal Kumar will be for two terms and ​ Poncelet Ileleji will take a one term. Before forwarding there term to the CSCG, I'm announcing what have been agreed with you to seek your approval before the end of this month. Having no response from your end on this list or directly to me, practically saying they can assume their agreed terms. Best wishes, Nadira ALARAJ ​ On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 2:44 PM, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > ​ > > Dear ​Ian and CSCG members, > > > > ​Pleased to pass to you the following two representatives who are willing > to give their time on behalf of ​Best Bits to take part of CSCG mission. > > > > ​​ > Poncelet Ileleji > > > ​​ > Sheetal Kumar > > *​​* > *Note: their bios are included below.* > > ​​ > > ​Taking this opportunity to thank Ian Peter for his great leadership and > his patient in guiding me to adjust to my role as new comer. ​ > > ​ > > Here I would like to address > ​ to @Poncelet and @Sheetal not to hesitate reaching me directly needed > any information about their role now or even later when they start > performing their first tasks. > > > > I would like also to thank every member on the CSCG for their great insight > ​s​ > , that definitely, > ​gave me a rich experience. ​ > > > > ​Best wishes, > > Nadira ALARAJ > > > ===== > > *Poncelet O. Ileleji bio:* > > Poncelet is a computer Scientist by Profession with 20 years in the field, > he has been involved with the use of ICT as a tool for sustainable > development both as a lecturer, researcher and consultant for the Gambia > YMCAs, where he is the coordinator of the computer training centre and > digital studio. He has also served as consultant for several projects in > Africa covering ICT for D, Learning, Technologies and Education, Internet > Governance and Health Informatics. He served also as an International > Coordinator for the International YMCA of New York, International Camp > Counselor Program; He also represents Computer Frontiers Inc in the Gambia. > > Poncelet served as the country coordinator for the World Links program in > the Gambia during the program life cycle in The Gambia from 2001 to 2005, > The program was funded and initiated by the World Bank and it adopted a > constructivist approach to teaching with ICT that emphasized a shift away > from teacher-centered lecture-based instruction towards student-centered, > project-based learning during the program life cycle from 2001 to 2005 in > the Gambia. > > He Is a member of the British Computer Society, and also a fellow of > Mirandanet (www.mirandanet.ac.uk) and an active member of the Association > for Progressive Communication (APC). He is a founding member of the > Information Technology Association of the Gambia and was elected president > of the Association in March 2010 is term ended in April 2014 (www.itag.gm). > He is also the national resource person for the West African Internet > Governance Forum www.waigf.org the Gambian Chapter and former board > member of Africa ICT alliance www.aficta.org and he is a member of the > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) NPOC > Constituency www.npoc.org serving presently as Policy Chair and > representing NPOC on the Executive Committee of the Non Commercial > Stakeholders Group (NCSG) of ICANN he has also served on various ICANN > working groups. He is an adviser to Ministry of Information Communication > and Infrastructure, The Gambia on the Gambian membership of the > Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN. He also serves on the Working > Group for WG 3 – Privacy and Transparency Online for Freedom Coalition, > https://www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/how-we-work/working- > groups/working-group-3/ and also represents is organisation in the Open > Data Charter as a Steward on the implementation committee, > http://opendatacharter.net/ > > --------------- > > *Sheetal Kumar Bio:* > > Sheetal currently works at Global Partners Digital where she provides > strategic oversight for an internet freedom programme to protect and > promote human rights online. She is firmly committed to transparent and > inclusive internet governance processes and has in the past year, been part > of civil society advocacy at the WSIS+10 Review, where she participated in > panels at the WSIS Forum and the Informal Interactive WSIS Stakeholder > Consultation as well as at the IGF. She is also committed to facilitating > regional-level advocacy efforts, including for example through the African > Declaration Declaration for Internet Rights and Freedoms, having recently > participated at a side session on internet rights at the NGO Forum to the > ACHPR. As part of work to promote a greater diversity of voices and a human > rights perspective in internet governance, she has overseen the publication > of resources on cybersecurity policy and human rights, a resource of case > studies on civil society participation in internet governance and an > introduction to the UNHRC's UPR for human rights online. Her involvement > and direct engagement in processes has allowed her to gain a familiarity > with the main issues and trends in internet policy and an understanding of > the opportunities and challenges that the current internet governance > system presents for public interest, human rights and civil society voices. > > Sheetal holds an MSc in Media, Communications and Development from the > London School of Economics and an MA in International Relations with French > from the University of St Andrews. Her studies included global internet and > communications policy, the evolution of the internet, communication for > development, media in the global South and more broadly, theories relating > to power, media and communications and technology. > > Promoting participatory, inclusive and democratic policy processes, and > developing effective communication across communities has always been the > impetus of her work. Before joining GPD, Sheetal worked for the Institute > for Environment and Development (IIED), managed communications for the > Senegalese health organisation, Enda Santé and provided support to the > Knowledge Management Department of UNESCO West Africa’s regional > headquarters. In a previous life, she was an editor for an HIV/AIDS charity > educational website and English language teacher. > > > > -- > > > > -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nadira.araj at gmail.com Wed Aug 31 05:33:56 2016 From: nadira.araj at gmail.com (Nadira Alaraj) Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 12:33:56 +0300 Subject: [bestbits] ** APPLY NOW!!! Applications Open for the 2016 Youth@IGF programme ** Message-ID: ​Dear All, If any on this group between 18 - 25 years, and would be interested with Internet Governance can seek the following opportunity for the IGF. ​ Please, forward it to target group. Thank you, Nadira Dear All, The Internet Society is now inviting applications for the 2016 Youth at IGF programme. A bit of background: Early in 2015 the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) identified as a desired outcome of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) an increase in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) youth participation in the Internet governance processes and the meeting specifically. Both CGI.br and Internet Society (ISOC) have extensive experience in providing capacity building on Internet governance through online courses and fellowships to previous IGFs. Therefore, the two organizations combined efforts to create the LAC Youth at IGF program to empower the next generation of leaders and increase the participation of young voices (age 18-25) from LAC in the debates about Internet Governance. This time, the Internet Society and the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, along with local partners, NIC México and the Government of México, *are partnering to send young people from across the globe through the programme.* The top performers in the online phase will have a chance to go to the IGF in Guadalajara, Mexico taking place from December 5 -9, 2016. Information and links to apply can be found: In English: https://www.internetsociety.org/youth-igf-programme In French: https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/programme-jeunesseigf In Spanish: https://www.internetsociety.org/es/programa-para-la-juventudigf Portuguese applications will be handled by our partner CGI Brasil and can be found here: http://cgi.br/youth-igf Applications will close on 11 September 2016. I encourage you to share information about this programme with individuals involved in your network that have a keen interest in Internet governance topics. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact: Regards, Vyria ___________________________ Vyria M. Paselk Director, Internet Leadership Programmes Internet Society San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. Email: paselk at isoc.org Skype: vyria.paselk Web: http://InternetSociety.org Twitter: @ISOC_NextGen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From raquino at gmail.com Wed Aug 3 15:59:51 2016 From: raquino at gmail.com (Renata Aquino Ribeiro) Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 16:59:51 -0300 Subject: [bestbits] Survey on Gender and Access and meeting 4aug Message-ID: Hello During last LACIGF and APrIGF, activities surrounding BPF Gender and Access brought many activists, scholars and practictiones on Internet Governance and Gender together. Now, I'd like to leave a few reminders to invitation to some interaction spaces. As we are 5 months to go to IGF2016, we are all grateful for your input. Survey BPF Gender and Access http://bit.ly/surveybpgen Participate on our next virtual meeting 4 August, 10h (GMT) http://bit.ly/4augbpg See other times http://bit.ly/4augtimes Join the mailing list http://bit.ly/bpgenlist (apologies for cross-posting) Thank you Renata Aquino Ribeiro From anriette at apc.org Thu Aug 4 07:01:45 2016 From: anriette at apc.org (Anriette Esterhuysen) Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 13:01:45 +0200 Subject: [bestbits] To all who own domains and who work in Africa Message-ID: <96aeb558-4312-c8b0-6221-36cce93ea00b@apc.org> Dear friends We would really appreciate if you could respond to this questionnaire. Anyone who works in Africa and who has ever registered a domain (any domain, country code or gTLD) we need to hear from you. Thanks a lot. Anriette Assessing domain name management systems in Africa: Take part in the survey! Southern African Communications Forum https://dnsafrica.study/ An in-depth study of the DNS ecosystem in Africa has been commissioned by ICANN, and the project implementation team, led by the Southern African Communications Forum (SACF), is appealing to the technical community in Africa to make the study a success by completing the online survey at http://dnsafrica.study. The study aims to identify the strengths and weaknesses in the domain name system (DNS) in every country in Africa, and will develop recommendations on how to advance the industry and bring it closer to the opportunities available. To support the project, the SACF has assembled a team with deep experience of the African internet environment, including a number of members of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), as well as Mark Elkins, who initially operated the successful .co.za domain, and William Stucke, who has been involved in the South African internet industry since its inception. What is this study for? The study aims to verify the commonly held assumption that there are about 1.5 million domain names registered under the 58 African top-level domains (TLDs), and will unpack this figure to gain a clearer picture of the distribution of domain registrations around the continent. African countries have had widely varying degrees of success in selling their own domains to their citizens and others, many of whom are also registering under the generic domains (gTLDs) such as .com and .org. ICANN believes that an opportunity exists to boost the domain name industry in Africa, to the benefit of all role players in the industry, as well as the citizens and governments of African countries. What is the study’s scope? The DNS study will entail: 1. Conducting a survey to gather relevant information about the African DNS market. In the case of country code top-level domains (ccTLDs), collected information includes governance models and registry models. This is the main body of work – to encourage as many people as possible from the different stakeholder groups to answer the questionnaire. 2. Developing a regional and country-based breakdown of domain name registrations, including ccTLD versus gTLD registrations, and registrations by businesses, governments, non-governmental entities, research and academic institutions, individuals, etc. The proportion of active domains will also be assessed. 3. Looking at the type of content hosted by the domains and the share of the sites that offer e-commerce services. Identifying whether this content is hosted within the country or outside will also be an important part of the assessment. 4. Measuring the growth rate of domain name registrations in the past five years, including internationalized domain names (IDNs), and looking at the current market of local registrars and resellers for ccTLDs and gTLDs. 5. Where possible, looking at the current market of global registrars and resellers for African ccTLDs and gTLDs. This will include the user experience at local registrars and resellers (e.g. support for local languages, payment gateways, IDN support, and level of automation). Other issues that will be taken note of include: the factors that are holding back take-up of domain names (e.g. awareness, infrastructure, policy and/or regulation, payment gateway); the current understanding of the concept of premium domain names and how to develop this market; the best practices that have made an impact in domain name market growth, including those related to business models, regulatory and governance mechanisms, consumer awareness, among others; the broader ecosystem of the internet infrastructure and online services and the impact of such elements on the overall evolution of the domain name industry; and mechanisms to increase African participation in ICANN activities. The study will also provide information on how to set up a DNS observatory in Africa. Online survey tools and your participation The team has developed an online survey tool for each stakeholder type in four languages: English, French, Arabic and Portuguese. In addition, a DNS Zone File Analysis Tool has been developed that is able to analyse a DNS zone file and return details on the number of active websites in the zone, where they are hosted and what languages they use. The main effort currently is to encourage the different role players to complete the survey, as well as to request the relevant agencies to make zone files available for analysis. The six key role players that the study is focusing on are: Registries: A registry is an organisation operating a database containing domain name details, typically the designated operator of the ccTLD (which is accredited by ICANN) and second level and perhaps lower level domains for that country. These may be operated by the same or different entities. Registrars: Organisations that register domain names on behalf of others, often officially accredited by a registry. Resellers: Organisations who register domain names on behalf of registrars or registries. Registrants: People or companies with a domain name registered in their own name. Regulators: Those who have a legally mandated role to play in determining the policy and rules around domain name registration. IXP managers: Those who manage one or more internet exchange points in a country. These are a useful contact point for finding out important data, including contact details of all those above. The survey tool is available for anyone who is involved in the DNS industry or has registered a domain name. The team is hoping that this blog post will encourage readers to fill in the relevant questionnaire. Having recruited a respondent, the responsible team members will follow up and help ensure that the respondent completes the relevant questionnaires. All respondents will be provided with access to the final report. The team carrying out the study calls for your assistance to make this initiative a success, in order to improve domain name management in Africa. To participate in the survey, go to https://dnsafrica.study/ ----------------------------------------- Anriette Esterhuysen Executive Director Association for Progressive Communications anriette at apc.org www.apc.org IM: ae_apc From deborah at apc.org Thu Aug 4 10:38:42 2016 From: deborah at apc.org (Deborah Brown) Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 10:38:42 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] Call for applications for the fourth African School on Internet Governance Message-ID: (With apologies for cross-posting) Dear all, The call for applications for the fourth African School on Internet Governance is now open. More information is available here: https://www.apc.org/en/news/call-applications-fourth-african-school-internet-g Kind regards, Deborah -- Deborah Brown Global Advocacy Lead Association for Progressive Communications (APC) www.apc.org deborah at apc.org @deblebrown -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 842 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From foditsch at gmail.com Thu Aug 4 13:49:19 2016 From: foditsch at gmail.com (Nathalia Foditsch) Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 13:49:19 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] Postdoctoral Fellowship in Internet Governance at American University in Washington, D.C. Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, Prof. Laura DeNardis, Prof. Derrick Cogburn, and Prof. Nanette Levinson are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join us this coming academic year at the Internet Governance Lab at American University in Washington, DC. 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