The User Centric Internet
The User Centric Internet (UCI) is a new ISOC Public Policy program designed to reassert, in debates and discussions related to the future of the Internet, the importance of the design values and fundamental principles that have underpinned the Internet's success. Read more...
Internet governance leadership
ISOC will continue to play its central role in the Internet governance discussions ensuring that developments do not imperil or hinder the Internet's development, deployment, administration, or management. ISOC will show leadership in governance discussions, particularly in the Internet Governance Forum, which will be a major part of the Internet landscape until at least 2010. Read more..
Internet policy presence on key issues
ISOC will operate collaboratively and inclusively, working with governments, national and international organisations, Civil Society, the private sector, and other parties to reach decisions about the Internet that uphold our core values. In this work, ISOC will be guided by our belief that the future of the Internet depends upon preserving the ability to connect, speak, innovate, share, choose, and trust. Read more...
Regional ISOC Bureaus
ISOC is establishing regional bureaus in order to work more closely with the community in those regions and to be able to better respond to local needs. This is especially important in the area of education. The Regional Bureaus will help to identify needs and opportunities for educational initiatives in the region. Read more...
Regional Policy Advisory Groups
We are also establishing Regional Policy Advisory Groups (RPAGs) to play a key role in advancing ISOC's public policy activities at a regional and global level, providing advice for forming and implementing policy programs and activities, identifying and engaging with influential thinkers and public policy makers, and promoting and pursuing our policy goals. Read more..
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Interconnectivity and standards development
ISOC is the organisational home for the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG), and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB). These groups develop the open standards and protocols which are directly responsible for the growth and success of the Internet. Read more...
ISOC Fellowship to the IETF
In its long tradition of helping build technical capacity in less developed countries, ISOC has developed a program to help technologists from developing regions take part in IETF activities. Read more...
Membership and chapter development
The Internet Society's members and chapters promote and pursue our mission in
all parts of the Internet community and all parts of the world. ISOC is working to develop and expand the systems, services, and educational opportunities, and information resources that support our members and chapters. Read more...
ccTLD Workshops
The ISOC ccTLD workshops have started to establish an entirely new community. This kind of community building and networking not only helps to bring a stable Internet to more people quickly, but is a long-term investment with significant pay-back in the political arena. Operational successes can have a positive impact on local attitudes and policy processes. Read more...
Conferences and Events
ISOC engages communities, spreads education, and energises local and global networks through the many events it organises and supports. The regional INET conferences focus on critical Internet issues, bringing together the cyberspace leaders who develop and implement networks, applications, and policies for the worldwide infrastructure. We are currently working to expand the associated INET workshops. Read more...
ISOC is an annual sponsor of The symposium on Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS), which fosters the exchange of technical information on security. Read more...
We also foster sustainable Internet capacity building in developing countries, by supporting a range of network operator group meetings around the world. Read more...
Publications
The Internet Society has a unique position at the centre of a network of global experts in Internet technology and policy. We bring their insight and vision to you, through a range of reports, journals, and newsletters. Read more...
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