[governance] Formation of Regional IGF - IGF PAK

[Imran Ahmed Shah]

Yes there is some mistake, as the population of Pakistan is only 16-20 plus crore (160-200m).
Thanks for correction.
Imran

On Sat, 18 Sep 2010 18:18 PKT Mawaki Chango wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Just curious: what do you mean by "Urdu is the most popular & spoken
>language of Asia"
>with 60m speakers around the world (incl. in Pakistan?) What happens to,
>say..., Mandarin?
>
>Mawaki
>
>
>On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Imran Ahmed Shah <ias_pk at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Urdu Internet Society
>>
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>>
>>
>> Ref: UIsoc-2K11/Lhe/0917-02
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>>
>>
>> 17th September 2010
>>
>> To:     All members of the IGC Mailing List
>>
>>
>>
>> *Formation of Regional IGF – IGF PAK*
>>
>> Dear All members of the IGC,
>>
>> *Some words about Urdu Internet Society:*
>>
>> My name is Imran Ahmed Shah (I am from Pakistan), beside other voluntarily
>> global and local contributions and initiates, I also belongs to Urdu
>> Internet Society (UISoc) as a Founder & Executive Member. (www.UISoc.org).
>> Urdu Internet Society (UISoc) is a Social Community Network for the support
>> of Global Urdu Internet Community. (Urdu is the most popular & spoken
>> language of Asia and there are more than 60m Urdu Speaking People around the
>> world and about 30% approx. out of them are linked with Internet).
>>
>> Urdu Internet Society provides support for ICT & Security Policies
>> Development for the betterment of the Urdu related users and the Nation. We
>> are also engaging work groups of the technical experts as support teams to
>> facilitates users (members) to discuss  their problems, propose them
>> solutions, and highlight their achievements as well as to conduct surveys
>> and to publish statistical analysis + survey reports. We also help to
>> coordinate with experts for policies development services.
>>
>> *Recent Initiative about Global Information Security:*
>>
>> Urdu Internet Society (UISoc) and Pakistan Information Security
>> Association (PISA), has engaged 'International Information Systems Security
>> Certification Consortium' (ISC)2 to conduct "Information Security Asia
>> Conference 2011" in Pakistan. This will be the 1st International Information
>> Security Conference in Pakistan. Urdu Internet Society fully support this
>> important initiative and has offered its services as Organizing Partner of
>> the Conference. One of the federal Ministries has principally agreed to
>> become the Primary Partner to Organize and Host the event. We also have
>> obtained support from Cabinet of Pakistan. IEEE, Pakistan also has confirmed
>> their support for the event. We also have got meeting with the Protractors
>> of the three big Universities and have obtained their support for our
>> initiatives.
>>
>> *Initiative about Regional IGF:*
>>
>> With reference to IGF, with the context of Global & Regional Policies
>> development and demand from the Public and Private Sectors, I was asked to
>> form a regional IGF Working Group engaging Technical Experts, ISPs, IT users
>> and companies, involving the representatives of Academia and Government
>> Institutions. This regional IGF working group will have to provide the
>> coordination for local community members and will provide the related
>> contents and material in local language that is Urdu. We agreed to dedicate
>> the website IGFPAK.com/org for this purpose. We also agree to invite
>> representative of Public and Private Sector, non-resident Pakistan (Local
>> community members living abroad) and Security & Anti-Cyber-Crimes Fighting
>> Groups.
>>
>> It was my opinion that we should provide bilingual contents in Urdu &
>> English and before announcing it, we should obtain the permission from IGF
>> Secretariat. However, the consensus was very much necessary to-do so. I also
>> informed my fellows about the IGC and told them to obtain opinion, if found
>> IGC coordinator find it feasible.
>>
>> We decided to obtain the consultation from IGC Coordinator, and if they
>> support than we could forward to IGF Secretariat. I was wondering for
>> information to take the further steps and I contacted Ms Ginger Paque, (as
>> she is the Coordinator of IGC) through email some days ago, for the same
>> queries. She asked me to circulate my queries and request for support to IGC
>> mailing list to obtain the opinion and guidance of the experts.
>>
>> Fortunately, today, during the 4th day session of IGF Session regarding
>> “Asia Pacific Regional IGF”, Room-6, Remote Participation, Ms Ginger Paque
>> encouraged me to submit my queries online for everyone. I followed her and
>> submitted my queries, my request asking for support and guidance from IGC,
>> IGF and other Working Groups. I was surprised when I heard that she was
>> representing my queries and request (word by words) to the audience of the
>> session and in the presence of Secretary-General for Internet Governance, Mr
>> MARKUS KUMMER.
>>
>> During the two consequent sessions, in the same Room No. 6, participants
>> discussed about the regional IGFs formation pre-requisites and/or review
>> comments on it. Finally, Mr MARKUS KUMMER described that *“They can say
>> they are Pakistan or whatever IGF. And then all, collectively all the
>> national and regional IGF initiatives say, if you want to be one of us, you
>> have to be open, you have to be bottom/up, and you have to be
>> multi-stakeholder. And if you fulfill these criteria, then we allow you
>> collectively to call yourself IGF.”;* Later on Mr MARKUS KUMMER also had
>> defined the procedure and pre-requests for the formation of Regional IGF
>> during his address in second last session that Regional IGF should be
>> transparent and open for all comprising the multi-stakeholders.
>>
>> We are formulizing the pattern to organize the working group for IGF PAK,
>> following the guide lines of the Secretary-General for Internet Governance,
>> Mr MARKUS KUMMER. We are listing down current matters, which should be
>> included for discussion at this platform. Regional website IGFPAK.com will
>> provide the online presence of this working group and will host the related
>> contents and meetings information in English & Urdu Languages.
>>
>> *Request for Suggestions and Support from IGC members:*
>>
>> You are requested to please guide us in this regard with your opinion,
>> willingness of support, becoming the part of the working groups or highlight
>> the important issues to include in the initiative with the regional and
>> global prospective and Internet Governance aspects.
>>
>> Thanking you & Best Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Imran Ahmad Shah
>>
>>
>>
>> Founder & Executive Member
>>
>> *Urdu Internet Society*
>>
>> [imran at uisoc.org]
>>
>> [+92-300-4130617]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> =================================================================================
>>
>> *P.S.:* Respected Dr Sarmad Hussain/ Mr Zahid Jamil/ Mr Fouad Bajwa and Mr
>> Naveed ul Haq, we also need your support to join our hands for this
>> important initiative and for a common goal and a collective achievement to
>> strengthen Regional IGF, the IGF PAK. (as you all are at IGF from Pakistan,
>> well before my entrance to this community network). We look forward to
>> participating in collaborative efforts to organize local IGF Working Group
>> in Pakistan.
>>
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