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<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid2" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-color-6f87ff m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#6f87ff"><b>Upcoming policy papers or surveys for release or out for comment<br><br></b></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid4" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800999 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"><b>Internet Scoping Study on Timor Leste</b></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid5" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-206426114 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">The APAC Bureau is finalizing a report on the progress of Internet development in Timor Leste, identifying bottlenecks and offering guidelines for improvement through best practices. More information available soon.<br><br></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid7" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800999 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"><b>Internet Scoping Study on Nepal</b></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid8" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-206426114 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">The APAC Bureau is finalizing a study on the state of Internet development in </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-206426114 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">Nepal. This will include infrastructure and regulatory issues, and solutions to support further adoption and usage in the country. More information available soon.<br><br></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid11" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-color-6f87ff m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#6f87ff"><b>Upcoming submissions and Applications<br><br></b></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid13" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"><b>U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Request for Comment - </b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">12 February</span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid14" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-216139955 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">The Internet Society will provide a submission to the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration's </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-216139955 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium m_7805079138121382744link-MTUxNzQwODMwNzg3My1odHRwczovL3d3dy5udGlhLmRvYy5nb3YvZmlsZXMvbnRpYS9wdWJsaWNhdGlvbnMvZnItYm90bmV0X3JlcG9ydF9yZmNfMDExMTIwMTgucGRm" style="color:#000000"><a href="https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/fr-botnet_report_rfc_01112018.pdf" title="https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/fr-botnet_report_rfc_01112018.pdf" target="_blank">RFC </a></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-216139955 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium m_7805079138121382744link-MTUxNzQwODMwNzg3My1odHRwczovL3d3dy5udGlhLmRvYy5nb3YvZmlsZXMvbnRpYS9wdWJsaWNhdGlvbnMvZnItYm90bmV0X3JlcG9ydF9yZmNfMDExMTIwMTgucGRm"><a href="https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/fr-botnet_report_rfc_01112018.pdf" title="https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/fr-botnet_report_rfc_01112018.pdf" target="_blank">Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats</a></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-216139955 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">. The submission will be available for community preview on 6 February. Submissions to the RFC are due on 12 February. <br><br></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid16" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium"><b>AUC- ISOC Privacy Guidelines Experts Meeting</b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"><b> -</b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium"><b> </b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">21-23 February, <span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">Addis Ababa, Ethiopia<b> </b></span></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid17" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">Internet Society and A</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">frican Union Commission</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium"> will hold an Expert workshop in </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">Addis Ababa, Ethiopia<b> </b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">to gather views from African Privacy experts.</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"> The workshop is part of the AUC- ISOC project that will result in</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium"> the development of Personal Data Protection & Privacy Guidelines for Africa, <br><br></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid19" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-color-6f87ff m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#6f87ff"><b>Engagements (Conferences, National IGFs, etc.) <br><br></b></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid21" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800999 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">J</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800999 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"><b>ordan Internet for All Initiative Working Group- </b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800999 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">7-8 February, Amman, Jordan </span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid22" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-408748724 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">Middle East Regional Bureau will participate in the </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-408748724">second round of Working Group meetings </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-408748724 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"> organized jointly by the World Economic Forum and </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-408748724 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-408748724 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">. The meeting will take place</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-408748724"> at the </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800999">VBC Business Center, Khalda, Amman</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800999 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">.<br><br></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid24" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800999 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"><b>4th IEEE World Forum on the Internet of Things - </b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800999 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">5-8 February, Singapore</span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid25" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-206426114 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">The 4th World Forum on IoT has adopted the theme 'Smart Cities and People'. ISOC's Steve Olshansky will speak on the challenges and opportunities in IoT Security & Privacy, and will take part in a panel on best practices and standards. For more information, go to: </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-206426114 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium m_7805079138121382744link-MTUxNzM4NjQ1MzkyOC1odHRwOi8vd2Zpb3QyMDE4LmlvdC5pZWVlLm9yZy8=" style="color:#000000"><a href="http://wfiot2018.iot.ieee.org/" title="http://wfiot2018.iot.ieee.org/" target="_blank">http://wfiot2018.iot.ieee.org/<br></a></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid27" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium"><b><br>Capacity Building Workshop on Satellite Communications </b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">6 - 8 February</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">, Nairobi, Kenya</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium"> </span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid28" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">A</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">frican Telecommunications Union will be</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium"> hold</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">ing a</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium"> Capacity Building Workshop on Satellite Communications focusing on Regulations, Licensing and Latest Developments, from </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">6 - 8 February 2018 </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">in </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">Nairobi, Kenya</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-1610082748 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">. The objective of this workshop is to build capacity of experts dealing with satellite communications in the areas of applicable regulations,
trends and best practices in licensing and latest developments. <br><br></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid30" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-color-6f87ff m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#6f87ff"><b>Highlights of Recent </b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800883 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-color-6f87ff m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#6f87ff"><b>Activities<br><br></b></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid32" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium"><b>CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation</b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">: </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"><b>Fifth </b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium"><b>Meeting </b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">- January 29-31</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">, Geneva, Switzerland</span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid33" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">The group's </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">fifth </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium">meeting </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">discussed </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium"> the reporting of the Working Group to the twenty-first session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development in 2018.</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"> Following three days of discussions, the group </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800883 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">did not </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">find </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800883 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">a </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">consensus on recommendations to further implement enhanced cooperation due to diverging views on the role of non-governmental stakeholders and the need for new institutional mechanisms.<br><br></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid35" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800883 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"><b>G20 Think tank (T20) Meeting</b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800883 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"> - 1-2 Feb, BA, Argentina</span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid46" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800883 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">Argentina convened a think tank to discuss G20 priorities, Constance Bommelaer, Raquel Gatto and Agustina </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">Callegari</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800883 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"> participated to share ISOC's views on the digital agenda. ISOC also co-authored a shared </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">blog post</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800883 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"> with The Web Foundation and Mozilla to push for a collaborative approach to governance</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">,</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800883 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"> including to</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"> support and</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800883 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium m_7805079138121382744unseen-change" style="color:#000000"> </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800883 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">develop Internet infrastructure solutions (</span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">incl. </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-199800883 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">Community Networks) and IoT security approaches. </span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-251861989 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium m_7805079138121382744link-MTUxNzg1MTU2MjMwMS1odHRwczovL3d3dy5pbnRlcm5ldHNvY2lldHkub3JnL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC8wMi90aW1lLWcyMHMtZmlyc3QtZGlnaXRhbC1hZ2VuZGEv" style="color:#000000"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2018/02/time-g20s-first-digital-agenda/" title="https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2018/02/time-g20s-first-digital-agenda/" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.<wbr>org/blog/2018/02/time-g20s-<wbr>first-digital-agenda/<br></a></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid38" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-206426180 m_7805079138121382744b"><b><br>Canada Multistakeholder Consultation on IoT Security</b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-206426180 m_7805079138121382744b m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000"><b> - </b></span><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-206426180 m_7805079138121382744font-color-000000 m_7805079138121382744font-size-medium" style="color:#000000">January 10, Ottawa, Canada</span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid39" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-206426180">The Canadian Government is developing a framework for a Multistakeholder Consultation on Internet of Things to help shape a national policy on IoT in Canada. An Oversight Committee with representatives from the Internet Society's North America Regional Bureau, the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED), and the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) will oversee the process. The Committee held its kickoff meeting on January 10th in Ottawa. The next steps are to establish a website, conduct outreach to key stakeholders, and firm up logistics surrounding the first multistakholder meeting, tentatively scheduled for mid-March.<br><br></span></div>
<div id="m_7805079138121382744magicdomid41" class="m_7805079138121382744ace-line"><span class="m_7805079138121382744author-206426180">For more information please contact Tom Stark, Project Manager (<a href="mailto:stark@isoc.org" target="_blank">stark@isoc.org</a>), or Mark Buell, Regional Bureau Director, North America (<a href="mailto:buell@isoc.org" target="_blank">buell@isoc.org</a>).<br><br></span></div>
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