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Reminder: APRALO-ICANN APAC HUB Pilot Framework- comments received until August 31st
by Silvia Vivanco Aug. 6, 2014

Aug. 6, 2014

Dear APRALO members, On behalf of APRALO leaders, I would like to remind you to review and provide your comments to the APRALO-ICANN APAC HUB Pilot Framework document, posted in the WIKI page below. Please include your feedback and comments until August 31st. https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+-+ICANN+APAC+HUB+PILOT+FR… Thank you! Kind regards, Silvia Vivanco Manager, At Large Regional Affairs ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Update [Workshop on Digital Divide]
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Aug. 6, 2014

Aug. 6, 2014

Dear All, This is a raw draft Report on today's Workshop. *Workshop Number 14: Digital Divide: Lessons from South East Asia and the Pacific* *Date: 6th August 2014* *Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm* Pre Workshop Paper to initiate dialogue on the Digital Divide called: "A Snapshot of the Digital Divide in the South East Asia and the Pacific <http://www.pasifikanexus.nu/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/APrIGF-DigitalDivide…> " *Moderators: * - Chaitanya Dhareshwar Head Technologist and Adviser at Doctor on Call and Pasifika Nexus Think Tank Membe - Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Sala> -President of South Pacific Computer Society, Member of SEARCC ExComm, Manager ICT Center, University of the South Pacific, Founder of Pasifika Nexus *(Remote)* - Ms. Noelle de Guzman <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Noelle>, Regional Programme Coordinator, APAC, ISOC - Mr. Satish Babu <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Satish>, Director, ICFOSS, India - Mr. Edmon Chung <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#EdmonChung>, CEO of DotAsia Organisation - Mr. Benjamin Matthews <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Benjamin>, Business Consultancy *(Remote)* - Mr. Sakaio Manoa, USP ICT Outreach Coordinator* (Remote)* *Number of People on Adobe Connect: 6* *Remote Hub was set up from the Pacific at the University of the South Pacific* · Brian Louey Gung - Pacific Islands Regional Regulators Resource Centre · Sonal Shivangani - Journalist · Sonal Singh - Journalist · Ian Thomson - TEREC · Dr Sunil Lal - Senior Lecturer, School of Computing and Information Science, University of the South Pacific · Reshmi Prasad - International Telecommunications Union (ITU) · Vinay Prasad -iTUTi · Salveen Singh - Telecom Fiji Limited · Francis Simelum - Global Leadership Interlink (GLI) · Sakaio Manoa -USP ICT Outreach Coordinator · Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro - President South Pacific Computer Society, Director Pasifika Nexus and Manager - Japan Pacific ICT Centre, University of the South Pacific *Countries That Participated in the Panel Discussion via Video, Live and Remote Participation* · Australia · Fiji · Kiribati · Solomon Islands · Tuvalu · Vanuatu · Indonesia · Hong Kong · Cambodia · Philippines · India · New Zealand *Summary* Video featuring snapshots from Asia Pacific is available via *http://youtu.be/wnCNIH2MpgU <http://youtu.be/wnCNIH2MpgU>* *Levels of the Digital Divide* Digital Divide levels exist at different levels: · Urban and Rural · Old and Young · Men and Women · Rich and Poor · Persons with Disabilities and Those without Disabilities · The Literate and the Illiterate · Those who participate in policy development processes and those that do not participate in policy development processes Asia Pacific has 4.2 billion people within its region which is 60% of the world population and the countries are all diverse with languages, size, etc. Panelists touched on various levels of the digital divide and it was interesting to hear the diverse snapshots from across South East Asia and the Pacific. There were common threads in terms of access challenges. What was resoundingly clear was that there was no one size fits all as each country and territory is unique. There was discussion on the important of access in preserving languages, culture and enabling economic development and a better quality of life. There was discussion on challenges to stimulating investment rollout in underserved region and in some countries like Indonesia where provinces have different levels of minimum wage rates but that the high costs of the internet was consistent throughout the country. Dwi Elfrida the E Application Services officer with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology shared about the challenges with rolling out infrastructure in the rural areas. Mr HR Mohan, President of Computer Society of India shared about how ICT proliferation in a country of 1.2 billion people was a challenge especially when there was diverse cultures and languages. Mr. Mohan shared that whilst India has been known to provide ICT services to the entire world but that they acknowledge the Digital Divide and economic divide that exists within India. He suggested that this could be attributed to low literacy levels, high cost of access devices, high cost of internet devices and low internet penetration rate. He says that there are about 15% of internet penetration rate. Mr Mohan suggests that solutions in India include transparency in E Governance initiatives and the Right to Education Act, National Skilled Cooperation Initiative, National Optic Fibre Network are all part of solutions in addressing the Digital Divide. Amit Singh, Vice President of the South Pacific Computer Society shared how countries like Nauru that do not have a Bank and as such they have challenges in importing goods and growing businesses. Amit Singh also shared about Tahiti (French Polynesia) has strict laws about bringing electronic goods into the country where people are expected to show receipts of purchases or be penalized. Similarly Professor Dr. Ahmad Zaki Bin A Bakar, President Malaysian National Computer Federation, Member of the National ICT Human Resource Task Force, Secretary of the ICT Cluster, National Council of Professors, Chairman of National E-Commerce Standards Committee, SRIM shared that socio economic status was also a factor in terms of access and how access to ICT and banking services have the ability to transform communities. Lisa Garcia of the Philippines emphasized the need to address the gender disparity in terms of Access issues. Samson, a student from the Solomon Islands shared about the challenges to accessing ICT and the Internet in his country with students having to come to the urban centers to access ICT and educational material as this was not accessible in rural and remote areas. Edmon Chung of Dot Asia shared that affordability and access in Hong Kong was also an issue for students in a system where homework or assignments through E Learning initiatives have to be submitted electronically. These students have to visit the Public Library or stand in the queue to access internet services to do their homework. This is typically a problem for students in bigger cities in Asia and the Pacific. The levels of divide that exist for developing countries are also true for developed countries in certain instances. Mere, a student from Kiribati shared about how people have to connect from Telecom Service Centers to access efficient and fast internet as it is really fast but that connecting from home is a challenge due to high costs. She said that they pay 2AUD for 30 minutes and 4AUD for an hour. Cheryl Langdon - Orr Director of auDA and ISOC AU and Nick Tate the immediate Past President of the Australian Computer Society shared how people's socio economic status affects affordability in Australia affects access in Australia. They each emphasized the various levels of Digital Divide that exist in Australia in terms of Digital literacy. Tenanoia Simona, Manager IT and Telecom Tuvalu shared about the challenges in rolling out infrastructure in Tuvalu. They rely on satellite for rolling out services and have to repeatedly deploy the same infrastructure for other islands. The high cost of internet bandwidth limits is an issue in Tuvalu that affects the Digital Divide. The Minister of Telecommunications in Tuvalu also shared about the challenges with finance and infrastructure in Tuvalu. Benjamin Mathews, Services Delivery Manager of Alcatel Lucent and Pasifika Nexus Director of New Zealand shared how the divide between rich and poor was also a factor in how people are able to access ICT in New Zealand. He shared that whilst they had contributed to the rollout of 70% of the infrastructure in New Zealand, it was clear that no one single stakeholder can resolve the Digital Divide but that it has to be a coordinated, collaborative engagement of all stakeholders to commit to bridging the gap. There was also extensive discussion on the important role that access to ICT plays in preserving languages whether this was almost extinct languages through online translators (Noelle De Guzman, Philippines) and using Internationalized domain names (Edmon Chung) to enable access to communities who do not normally use the ASCI script. Satish Babu Director, ICFOSS, India spoke about the important role that access plays in relation to culture, protection of languages and the enhancement of Internet of Things in climate change adaptation and monitoring and disaster reduction. Professor Dr. Ahmad Zaki Bin A Bakar, President Malaysian National Computer Federation, Member of the National ICT Human Resource Task Force, Secretary of the ICT Cluster, National Council of Professors, Chairman of National E-Commerce Standards Committee, SRIM shared that socio economic status was also a factor. Noelle De Guzman of Philippines Regional Programme Coordinator, APAC, ISOC shared about some excellent initiatives that ISOC Asia Pacific has been rolling out in the Asia Pacific region. She advocated for activating community projects as a means to bridge the Digital Divide.

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 93, Issue 8
by Siranush Vardanyan Aug. 6, 2014

Aug. 6, 2014

Thanks, Sala, for brief report of Workshop 7 as a remote panelist. Siranush > From: apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Subject: APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 93, Issue 8 > To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 12:00:03 +0000 > > Send APAC-Discuss mailing list submissions to > apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > apac-discuss-owner(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of APAC-Discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: DRAFT APRALO-ICANN APAC HUB Pilot Framework - Feedback > requested by August 31st (Silvia Vivanco) > 2. Re: Report of Workshop 7 on Rights Based and Gender Inclusion > [APrIGF] (Winthrop Yu) > 3. Re: Report of Workshop 7 on Rights Based and Gender Inclusion > [APrIGF] (Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro) > 4. Re: Report of Workshop 7 on Rights Based and Gender Inclusion > [APrIGF] (Aris Ignacio) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 19:02:45 +0000 > From: Silvia Vivanco <silvia.vivanco(a)icann.org> > To: Yu-Chuang Kuek <yuchuang.kuek(a)icann.org>, Fouad Bajwa > <fouadbajwa(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Kelvin Wong <kelvin.wong(a)icann.org>, > "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, Save Vocea > <save.vocea(a)icann.org>, Siranush Vardanyan > <siranush_vardanyan(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] DRAFT APRALO-ICANN APAC HUB Pilot > Framework - Feedback requested by August 31st > Message-ID: > <e56eb353283e4a3ea06e12dfdab53b63(a)PMBX112-W1-CA-1.PEXCH112.ICANN.ORG> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Dear Kuek and all, > > I have posted Fouad's comments on the wiki below. > > https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+-+ICANN+APAC+HUB+PILOT+FR… > > Please be so kind to use the wiki as well as the mail list to include your comments. > > Thank you! > > Silvia > > > Silvia Vivanco > Manager, At Large Regional Affairs > ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers > www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/> > > > > From: Yu-Chuang Kuek > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 2:30 PM > To: Fouad Bajwa; Silvia Vivanco > Cc: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; Save Vocea; Siranush Vardanyan; Kelvin Wong > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] DRAFT APRALO-ICANN APAC HUB Pilot Framework - Feedback requested by August 31st > > Thank you for the suggestions! > > From: Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa(a)gmail.com<mailto:fouadbajwa@gmail.com>> > Date: Saturday, August 2, 2014 6:03 PM > To: Silvia Vivanco <silvia.vivanco(a)icann.org<mailto:silvia.vivanco@icann.org>> > Cc: "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>" <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>>, Yu-Chuang Kuek <yuchuang.kuek(a)icann.org<mailto:yuchuang.kuek@icann.org>>, Save Vocea <save.vocea(a)icann.org<mailto:save.vocea@icann.org>>, Siranush Vardanyan <siranush_vardanyan(a)hotmail.com<mailto:siranush_vardanyan@hotmail.com>> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] DRAFT APRALO-ICANN APAC HUB Pilot Framework - Feedback requested by August 31st > > Is this to propose possible areas to work together? Maybe have specific headings for the following quickly > Outreach Collaboration, > Joint (Partnered) Program's with APNIC-APTLD-APAC Hub, > ALS Partnered Programs, > ICANN Meeting in the APAC Region and ALS Showcases, > Training Support, > Sponsorships, > APRALO Mini ATLAS? > APRALO and APAC Hub Internet Users Forum > > On Thursday, 31 July 2014, Silvia Vivanco <silvia.vivanco(a)icann.org<mailto:silvia.vivanco@icann.org>> wrote: > Dear APRALO members, > > On behalf of APRALO leaders I would like to invite you to review the DRAFT APRALO-ICANN APAC HUB Pilot Framework. Please include your comments and feedback by August 31st in the WIKI page below, which includes a Power Point with details on this Pilot Program. > > Your feedback will be greatly appreciated ! > > https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+-+ICANN+APAC+HUB+PILOT+FR… > > Thank you! > > Kind regards, > > Silvia > > > Silvia Vivanco > Manager, At Large Regional Affairs > ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers > www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org><http://www.icann.org/> > > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<javascript:;> > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > > -- > Regards. > -------------------------- > Fouad Bajwa > ICT4D and Internet Governance Advisor > My Blog: Internet's Governance: http://internetsgovernance.blogspot.com/ > Follow my Tweets: http://twitter.com/fouadbajwa > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 08:29:00 +0800 > From: Winthrop Yu <w.yu(a)gmx.net> > To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] Report of Workshop 7 on Rights Based and > Gender Inclusion [APrIGF] > Message-ID: <53E176CC.1060408(a)gmx.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Great job, Sala! I only wish you could've been there in person to meet Lisa, > Nica, Naomi and Noelle. > > WYn > > > > On 8/5/2014 3:26 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > This is to advise you that I participated in Workshop 7 as a remote > > Panelist on a Workshop titled : > > *Towards a dynamic and active Asia Pacific Internet Governance rights-based > > space with gender perspective* > > > > The Workshop was convened by Lisa Garcia, Foundation for Media > > Alternatives, Philippinnes. > > Panelists were: > > > > > > - Dr. Anja Kovacs <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Anja>, Director, > > Internet Democracy Project, India > > - Ms. Noelle de Guzman <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Noelle>, > > Regional Programmes Coordinator, Internet Society Asia-Pacific > > - Ms. Naomi Fontanos <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Naomi>, Executive > > Director, Gender and Development Advocates Filipinas (GANDA Filipinas) > > - Ms. Nica Dumlao <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Nica>, Internet > > Rights Coordinator, Foundation for Media Alternatives, Philippines > > - Mr. Arthit Suriyawongkul <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Arthit>, > > Coordinator, Thai Netizen Network *(Remote)* > > - Ms. Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Sala> , > > Director, Pasifika Nexus *(Remote)* > > - Mr. Shahzad Ahmad <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Shahzad>, Country > > Director, Bytes for All *(Remote)* > > > > We had a very good mix of Panelists who spoke on various issues related to > > gender and Rights based approach. I enclose the presentation I made.There > > was discussions on the following: > > > > - Government control and its impact on vulnerable communities > > - Corporate control and its impact on vulnerable communities > > - Impact of laws against sex workers online > > - Policy needs to be Gender Inclusive > > - The need to develop Gender metrics in policy development > > - Greater networking > > - There was also case studies from Thailand and Pakistan. > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > Sala > > > > Kind Regards, > > Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro > > President South Pacific Computer Society [ALS] > > Founder Pasifika Nexus > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > APAC-Discuss mailing list > > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 12:36:39 +1200 > From: "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" > <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro(a)gmail.com> > To: Winthrop Yu <w.yu(a)gmx.net> > Cc: apralo <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] Report of Workshop 7 on Rights Based and > Gender Inclusion [APrIGF] > Message-ID: > <CAJwbTiDxUvQwYTHs-FwLr+4V7Rku5FKWx_EVrRUAS3LtEein2A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Thanks Wyn, I would have loved to meet them too :) > > > On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Winthrop Yu <w.yu(a)gmx.net> wrote: > > > Great job, Sala! I only wish you could've been there in person to meet > > Lisa, Nica, Naomi and Noelle. > > > > WYn > > > > > > > > > > On 8/5/2014 3:26 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro wrote: > > > >> Dear All, > >> > >> This is to advise you that I participated in Workshop 7 as a remote > >> Panelist on a Workshop titled : > >> *Towards a dynamic and active Asia Pacific Internet Governance > >> rights-based > >> space with gender perspective* > >> > >> > >> The Workshop was convened by Lisa Garcia, Foundation for Media > >> Alternatives, Philippinnes. > >> Panelists were: > >> > >> > >> - Dr. Anja Kovacs <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Anja>, Director, > >> Internet Democracy Project, India > >> > >> - Ms. Noelle de Guzman <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Noelle>, > >> Regional Programmes Coordinator, Internet Society Asia-Pacific > >> - Ms. Naomi Fontanos <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Naomi>, > >> Executive > >> > >> Director, Gender and Development Advocates Filipinas (GANDA Filipinas) > >> - Ms. Nica Dumlao <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Nica>, Internet > >> > >> Rights Coordinator, Foundation for Media Alternatives, Philippines > >> - Mr. Arthit Suriyawongkul <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Arthit>, > >> Coordinator, Thai Netizen Network *(Remote)* > >> - Ms. Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro <http://2014.rigf.asia/ > >> speakers/#Sala> , > >> Director, Pasifika Nexus *(Remote)* > >> - Mr. Shahzad Ahmad <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Shahzad>, > >> Country > >> Director, Bytes for All *(Remote)* > >> > >> > >> We had a very good mix of Panelists who spoke on various issues related to > >> gender and Rights based approach. I enclose the presentation I made.There > >> was discussions on the following: > >> > >> - Government control and its impact on vulnerable communities > >> - Corporate control and its impact on vulnerable communities > >> - Impact of laws against sex workers online > >> - Policy needs to be Gender Inclusive > >> - The need to develop Gender metrics in policy development > >> - Greater networking > >> - There was also case studies from Thailand and Pakistan. > >> > >> > >> Kind Regards, > >> > >> Sala > >> > >> Kind Regards, > >> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro > >> President South Pacific Computer Society [ALS] > >> Founder Pasifika Nexus > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> APAC-Discuss mailing list > >> APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > >> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > >> > >> Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > APAC-Discuss mailing list > > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 17:27:26 +0800 > From: Aris Ignacio <arisignacio(a)yahoo.com> > To: "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" > <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro(a)gmail.com>, Winthrop Yu <w.yu(a)gmx.net> > Cc: apralo <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] Report of Workshop 7 on Rights Based and > Gender Inclusion [APrIGF] > Message-ID: > <1407317246.15758.YahooMailNeo(a)web190704.mail.sg3.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Congratulations to everyone! > > > Yours truly, > Aris Ignacio > > > > ________________________________ > From: Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro(a)gmail.com> > To: Winthrop Yu <w.yu(a)gmx.net> > Cc: apralo <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2014 8:36 AM > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] Report of Workshop 7 on Rights Based and Gender Inclusion [APrIGF] > > > Thanks Wyn, I would have loved to meet them too :) > > > On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Winthrop Yu <w.yu(a)gmx.net> wrote: > > >? Great job, Sala!? I only wish you could've been there in person to meet > > Lisa, Nica, Naomi and Noelle. > > > > WYn > > > > > > > > > > On 8/5/2014 3:26 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro wrote: > > > >> Dear All, > >> > >> This is to advise you that I participated in Workshop 7 as a remote > >> Panelist on a Workshop titled : > >> *Towards a dynamic and active Asia Pacific Internet Governance > >> rights-based > >> space with gender perspective* > >> > >> > >> The Workshop was convened by Lisa Garcia, Foundation for Media > >> Alternatives, Philippinnes. > >> Panelists were: > >> > >> > >>? ? - Dr. Anja Kovacs <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Anja>, Director, > >>? ? Internet Democracy Project, India > >> > >>? ? - Ms. Noelle de Guzman <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Noelle>, > >>? ? Regional Programmes Coordinator, Internet Society Asia-Pacific > >>? ? - Ms. Naomi Fontanos <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Naomi>, > >> Executive > >> > >>? ? Director, Gender and Development Advocates Filipinas (GANDA Filipinas) > >>? ? - Ms. Nica Dumlao <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Nica>, Internet > >> > >>? ? Rights Coordinator, Foundation for Media Alternatives, Philippines > >>? ? - Mr. Arthit Suriyawongkul <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Arthit>, > >>? ? Coordinator, Thai Netizen Network *(Remote)* > >>? ? - Ms. Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro <http://2014.rigf.asia/ > >> speakers/#Sala> , > >>? ? Director, Pasifika Nexus *(Remote)* > >>? ? - Mr.? Shahzad Ahmad <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Shahzad>, > >> Country > >>? ? Director, Bytes for All *(Remote)* > >> > >> > >> We had a very good mix of Panelists who spoke on various issues related to > >> gender and Rights based approach. I enclose the presentation I made.There > >> was discussions on the following: > >> > >>? ? - Government control and its impact on vulnerable communities > >>? ? - Corporate control and its impact on vulnerable communities > >>? ? - Impact of laws against sex workers online > >>? ? - Policy needs to be Gender Inclusive > >>? ? - The need to develop Gender metrics in policy development > >>? ? - Greater networking > >>? ? - There was also case studies from Thailand and Pakistan. > >> > >> > >> Kind Regards, > >> > >> Sala > >> > >> Kind Regards, > >> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro > >> President South Pacific Computer Society [ALS] > >> Founder Pasifika Nexus > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> APAC-Discuss mailing list > >> APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > >> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > >> > >> Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > > > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > APAC-Discuss mailing list > > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > > End of APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 93, Issue 8 > *******************************************

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Report of Workshop 7 on Rights Based and Gender Inclusion [APrIGF]
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Aug. 6, 2014

Aug. 6, 2014

Dear All, This is to advise you that I participated in Workshop 7 as a remote Panelist on a Workshop titled : *Towards a dynamic and active Asia Pacific Internet Governance rights-based space with gender perspective* The Workshop was convened by Lisa Garcia, Foundation for Media Alternatives, Philippinnes. Panelists were: - Dr. Anja Kovacs <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Anja>, Director, Internet Democracy Project, India - Ms. Noelle de Guzman <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Noelle>, Regional Programmes Coordinator, Internet Society Asia-Pacific - Ms. Naomi Fontanos <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Naomi>, Executive Director, Gender and Development Advocates Filipinas (GANDA Filipinas) - Ms. Nica Dumlao <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Nica>, Internet Rights Coordinator, Foundation for Media Alternatives, Philippines - Mr. Arthit Suriyawongkul <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Arthit>, Coordinator, Thai Netizen Network *(Remote)* - Ms. Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Sala> , Director, Pasifika Nexus *(Remote)* - Mr. Shahzad Ahmad <http://2014.rigf.asia/speakers/#Shahzad>, Country Director, Bytes for All *(Remote)* We had a very good mix of Panelists who spoke on various issues related to gender and Rights based approach. I enclose the presentation I made.There was discussions on the following: - Government control and its impact on vulnerable communities - Corporate control and its impact on vulnerable communities - Impact of laws against sex workers online - Policy needs to be Gender Inclusive - The need to develop Gender metrics in policy development - Greater networking - There was also case studies from Thailand and Pakistan. Kind Regards, Sala Kind Regards, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro President South Pacific Computer Society [ALS] Founder Pasifika Nexus

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] [GLI Fiji Chapter] Digital Divide [Asia Pacific Regional InternetGovernance Forum]
by Nina Thomas Aug. 5, 2014

Aug. 5, 2014

Thank you Sala. Nina On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 10:08 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro < salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro(a)gmail.com> wrote: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> This message is eligible > for Automatic Cleanup! (salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro(a)gmail.com) Add cleanup > rule > <https://www.boxbe.com/popup?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boxbe.com%2Fcleanup%3Ftok…> > | More info > <http://blog.boxbe.com/general/boxbe-automatic-cleanup?tc_serial=18139154388…> > > Dear All, > > You are all invited to participate in a Workshop on the Digital Divide > which will take place in New Delhi, India at the Asia Pacific Regional > Internet Governance Forum tomorrow. Remote streaming and participation is > available. It will feature a video showcasing perspectives from Asia > Pacific from Regulators in Vanuatu, Immediate Past President of the > Australian Computer Society and some other surprise guests who will give > their take on the Digital Divide. > > > > Remote Participation Link > > Video <http://www.webcastlive.in/aprigf/tapas2/> / Text > <http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC2> / Adobe Connect > <https://meet49852487.adobeconnect.com/tapas2/> > > > > Venue > > Tapa Room 2 > > See Agenda and other Sessions > > http://2014.rigf.asia/agenda/ > > Digital Divide in South East Asia and the Pacific Workshop > > > > > > > > > > http://2014.rigf.asia/agenda/workshop-proposals/workshop-proposal-14/ > > Date > > Wednesday, 6th August, 2014 > > Time: > > > > 10:00am-12:30 New Delhi Time > > 4:30pm-6:00pm Fiji, Tuvalu, NZ Time UTC +12 > > 5:30pm-7:00pm Samoa Time > > 3:30pm-5:00pm Vanuatu Time > > 12:30pm-3:00pm Indonesia, Malaysia, Queensland AU Time > > 11:30am-2:00pm Cambodia Time > > 9:30pm-12:00am Long Beach, California > > With every best wish, > Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro > *[South Computer Society]* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GLI Fiji" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gli-fiji+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to gli-fiji(a)googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- *Ms Nina Thomas-Sowani* 130 Robertson Road, Suva City, Fiji Islands *Mobile : (679) 8622018* *Landline : (679) 3300095* Email : ninaethomas59(a)gmail.com *" The heart of the matter, is the matter of the heart "*

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DRAFT APRALO-ICANN APAC HUB Pilot Framework - Feedback requested by August 31st
by Silvia Vivanco Aug. 5, 2014

Aug. 5, 2014

Dear APRALO members, On behalf of APRALO leaders I would like to invite you to review the DRAFT APRALO-ICANN APAC HUB Pilot Framework. Please include your comments and feedback by August 31st in the WIKI page below, which includes a Power Point with details on this Pilot Program. Your feedback will be greatly appreciated ! https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+-+ICANN+APAC+HUB+PILOT+FR… Thank you! Kind regards, Silvia Silvia Vivanco Manager, At Large Regional Affairs ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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APrIGF 2014 today
by Siranush Vardanyan Aug. 5, 2014

Aug. 5, 2014

Dear AP members, Just wanted to highlight the workshop at APrIGF, taking place today, which you can follow remotely: ICANN Globalization from a Regional Perspective, Workshop 6 - Time: 11:00 – 12:30 (local time). Direct remote participation is available via http://2014.rigf.asia/agenda/workshop-proposals/workshop-proposal-6/. Among other panelists from APNIC and Coordination Center for Russian ccTLDs, there are three APRALO members: Yu-Chung Kuek, VP Stakeholder Engagement Asia, ICANN, Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia Organisation and Hongbin Chu, Senior International Stategist, China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), the last two are from APRALO ALSs. Why I am highlighting this workshop because, one of the topics which will be discussed is "How to engage the regional representatives in the policy making of ICANN?"Prior to our webinar with APNIC, the information about which will be sent soon, this will be an interesting topic to hear. If there are any AP members present at APrIGF in person (and I know that some of our members are there), please, share your thoughts after the workshop and provide brief highlights of the discussion to others who are not able to be there. Best SiranushAPRALO Chair

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Digital Divide [Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum]
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Aug. 5, 2014

Aug. 5, 2014

Dear All, You are all invited to participate in a Workshop on the Digital Divide which will take place in New Delhi, India at the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum tomorrow. Remote streaming and participation is available. It will feature a video showcasing perspectives from Asia Pacific from Regulators in Vanuatu, Immediate Past President of the Australian Computer Society and some other surprise guests who will give their take on the Digital Divide. Remote Participation Link Video <http://www.webcastlive.in/aprigf/tapas2/> / Text <http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC2> / Adobe Connect <https://meet49852487.adobeconnect.com/tapas2/> Venue Tapa Room 2 See Agenda and other Sessions http://2014.rigf.asia/agenda/ Digital Divide in South East Asia and the Pacific Workshop http://2014.rigf.asia/agenda/workshop-proposals/workshop-proposal-14/ Date Wednesday, 6th August, 2014 Time: 10:00am-12:30 New Delhi Time 4:30pm-6:00pm Fiji, Tuvalu, NZ Time UTC +12 5:30pm-7:00pm Samoa Time 3:30pm-5:00pm Vanuatu Time 12:30pm-3:00pm Indonesia, Malaysia, Queensland AU Time 11:30am-2:00pm Cambodia Time 9:30pm-12:00am Long Beach, California With every best wish, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro *[South Computer Society]*

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APrIGF Delhi 2014 - It's Today! (Remote Participation Available)
by Yannis Li Aug. 4, 2014

Aug. 4, 2014

Dear APRALO Colleagues, Please join us remotely for the APrIGF! Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) Delhi 2014 Internet to Equinet: An Equitable Internet for the Next Billion 3-6 August 2014 Hotel Crowne Plaza, Greater Noida, Delhi India http://2014.rigf.asia The Opening Ceremony of Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) Delhi 2014 is happening today at 10:30am! Join us at the Hotel Crowne Plaza Greater Noida or watch the live streaming online at http://2014.rigf.asia/remote/. Check out more about other sessions at http://2014.rigf.asia/agenda/. Best Regards, Yannis Li Secretariat of APrIGF DotAsia Organisation Ltd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Address: 12F, Daily House, 35-37 Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong Tel: +852 2244 7900 ︳Fax: +852 2244 7902 ︳http://www.aprigf.asia

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FW: Speak up for your Language! Join a Panel Today
by Fahd Batayneh Aug. 1, 2014

Aug. 1, 2014

Friends and Colleagues, Those who are interested in IDN work or know someone or some institute who could contribute to the advancing of the usage of scripts and languages on the Internet and in domain names, please read on. Please feel free to circulate the message around. Thank you, Fahd Batayneh ICANN Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2014 12:25 AM Subject: [vip] Speak up for your Language! Join a Panel Today Dear Community Member, In the past, labels in the Internet's Root Zone could only contain ASCII characters. The rules for creating new top-level domain labels were simple: labels must (i) only be composed of letters (a-z) in the English alphabet, and (ii) consist of two to 63 characters. All of that is changing now. The future holds a multilingual Internet, where a user from anywhere across the world can navigate entirely in his or her native language. Be a part of this historic change! ICANN is calling for volunteers to serve on one of several panels that will define the rules for generating new top-level domain labels for the script or writing systems for their community. Join a Generation Panel today by emailing <mailto:idntlds@icann.org> idntlds(a)icann.org. Make sure to tell us the language you speak and the script or writing system you want to get involved with. Please help inform and motivate others to join as well. The goal of these panels is to support the use of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) by determining what is a valid top-level domain label in each script or writing system. This involves answering three questions: (i) which subset of characters from the various scripts can be used to form a label[1], (ii) which of these characters (if any) may be considered confusable or variants by end users, and (iii) what are additional constraints[2] on these labels? As there is a single Root Zone, all such label generation rules for all the scripts must be merged into a single reference, which is called the Label Generation Rule-set (LGR). The ICANN community has established a <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf> procedure to develop the LGR for the Root Zone. This procedure is divided into three steps: 1. The basis is a subset of Unicode code points which may be appropriate for the Root Zone and called the Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR). 2. Communities representing various scripts (e.g., Arabic, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Greek, Chinese, Latin, Thai, etc.) are invited to organize into Generation Panels to start from the MSR and propose the label generation rules (which contains the three types of rules defined above) for their respective scripts. 3. The script-based proposals developed by the communities are reviewed by a panel of experts called the Integration Panel. Proposals that meet the criteria in the <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf> procedure are integrated into the LGR by the Integration Panel. The LGR is incrementally built upon until it contains all the necessary scripts. For Step 1, ICANN recently released the <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-06-20-en> Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR-1), covering 22 scripts (Arabic, Bengali, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Han, Hangul, Hebrew, Hiragana, Kannada, Katakana, Lao, Latin, Malayalam, Oriya, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu and Thai) and containing 32,790 code points short-listed from 97,973 allowable code points from Unicode version 6.3. Work on additional scripts will be completed soon. Step 2 is now underway; ICANN needs your help in developing proposals to extend the Root Zone LGR to cover each of these scripts. There is a role for everyone: general script community representation as well as volunteers with knowledge of scripts, linguistics, Unicode, IDNA/DNS or policy. Volunteering is easy; just send an email to <mailto:idntlds@icann.org> idntlds(a)icann.org. Join a Generation Panel today. Help ICANN support top-level domain names in your language! With kind regards, IDN Program Team ICANN [1] Code points appropriate for labels must be letters and should be in widespread modern use. [1] For example, a label cannot be formed entirely by combining marks and must contain at least two letters _____ _____ [1] Code points appropriate for labels must be letters and should be in widespread modern use. [2] For example, a label cannot be formed entirely by combining marks and must contain at least two letters

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