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Keith Davidson: ISOC - Board of Trustees ICANN – Vice Chair, ccNSO ICANN - Chair – Working Group on ccTLD Delegations and Redelegations InternetNZ - International Director Pacific IGF – Convenor / Enthusiast Asia Pacific IGF – Organising Committee PIP – Secretary. Introduction.

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  1. Keith Davidson: ISOC - Board of Trustees ICANN – Vice Chair, ccNSO ICANN - Chair – Working Group on ccTLD Delegations and Redelegations InternetNZ - International Director Pacific IGF – Convenor / Enthusiast Asia Pacific IGF – Organising Committee PIP – Secretary Introduction

  2. This Session, 3 themes: The Internet Society (ISOC) Pacific Internet Partnership (PIP) Vision of the Pacific Islands Internet future Wednesday – Domain Names The .nz model Delegation and Redelegation of ccTLDs Thursday- Internet Governance Internet Governance Principles My Topics at PacINET 13

  3. The Internet Society (ISOC) • Society formed in 1993 • Vision: ”The Internet is for everyone” • Main offices in Reston, USA and Geneva, Switzerland, + regional bureaus. • 90+ chapters worldwide, 20+ in AP region • 65,000+ individual members • 145+ Organisation Members • 100+ staff, US$50 million revenue

  4. ISOC • Vision: “The Internet is for everyone” • Mission: “To promote the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world”

  5. ISOC • ISOC Board of Directors: • Elections of directors are for a 3 year term • Moving to Board of 12 in total, 4 directors from each: • Chapters • Organisational Members • Technical Community / IETF / IAB • 2 directors from AP region • Keith Davidson, from Organisation Members • Narelle Clark, President of ISOC Australia, Chapters

  6. ISOC – Main Activities • Champions public policies on open access • Facilitates open development of standards, protocols and the technical infrastructure • Organises opportunities that bring people together to share insights and opinions • Provides education opportunities including training workshops • Facilitates leadership programmes e.g. Next Generation Leaders and Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Ambassadors

  7. ISOC – Main Activities • Encourages innovation by providing grants and awards to relevant initiatives and outreach efforts that address the humanitarian, educational, and societal contexts of online connectivity • Acknowledges individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the Internet e.g. the Jonathan B. Postel Award and the Internet Hall of Fame

  8. Pacific Internet Partnership (PIP) • 2004 partnership between InternetNZ, UNESCO and UNDP Samoa • Main purpose to fund travel fellowships to assist enriching technical knowledge in the Pacific • Changed to PIPI (UNESCO, UNDP no longer involved) • Used as the “umbrella” for organising the inaugural Pacific IGF in New Caledonia • PIP has raised over US$400,000 for this purpose • PIP has funded over 150 Pacific Islanders in the past 10 years (around75% to PICISOC) • Co-chairs: Ellen Strickland and Don Hollander

  9. Sponsors and Supporters email: info@pip.org.nz

  10. Pacific Islands – Internet Penetration

  11. Pacific Islands – Internet Penetration

  12. Pacific Islands – Internet Penetration

  13. Pacific Islands – Future • Tonga (and other PI’s) connecting to international fibre optic networks • Will lead to significant improvements in uptake and use of the Internet through faster speeds / cheaper prices • Will bring new and additional bad behaviours in country and from offshore • Education, technical upskilling, possible legal reforms and new ways of thinking about the Internet required

  14. Pacific Islands Internet of the Future • Root Server Mirrors deployed in every country • Peering wherever there are multiple providers • Peering amongst PI countries • Major providers (Microsoft / Apple / Google etc) caching content locally • ISPs providing free access to software security updates • Telco / Internet Regulators creating level playing fields, especially for new ISPs / new services • ccTLD policies set by local Internet community

  15. Pacific Islands Internet of the Future • Public policies developed through multistakeholder dialogue • In-country Internet Governance Forums, building policy ideas for the local Internet community, building to trans-Pacific Internet Governance Forum and joint policy development processes where appropriate • Multistakeholderism is the norm for setting ICT and Internet policies • All stakeholders can participate in all PI forums on an equal basis

  16. Thank You / Questions ? Keith Davidson (keith@internetnz.net.nz)

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