Internet Society Hong Kong: Chapter introduction Charles Mok Chairman, ISOC HK Nov 14 2007

History ISOC HK was formed in 2005 Multi-stakeholders but user-focused Co-founders’ backgrounds: ISPs, academic/ education, infrastructure (telecom, domain names etc), IT/security, NGOs, and of course, users

ISOC HK was formed in 2005

Multi-stakeholders but user-focused

Co-founders’ backgrounds: ISPs, academic/ education, infrastructure (telecom, domain names etc), IT/security, NGOs, and of course, users

Issues of concerns Domain names and Internet governance Formation of Creative Commons Hong Kong Freedom of information and free speech Digital inclusion Security and network continuity Engage and organize user communities: e.g. wikipedians and bloggers Promote Internet and IT to the community Engagement with Internet community in China

Domain names and Internet governance

Formation of Creative Commons Hong Kong

Freedom of information and free speech

Digital inclusion

Security and network continuity

Engage and organize user communities: e.g. wikipedians and bloggers

Promote Internet and IT to the community

Engagement with Internet community in China

Key engagements Government advisory committees Digital 21 Strategy Advisory Committee Task Force on Facilitation of Applications for Wireless and Mobile Services and Technology Working Group on Information Security Etc. Responses to Government consultations Legislation on unsolicited electronic messages (spams) Digital 21 Strategy (Hong Kong government’s overall IT strategy) Merger of telecommunications and broadcasting regulatory regimes – “Communications Authority” Digital copyright consultation Domain name administration (.hk) Public service broadcasting Global/regional Internet community APRALO, APNIC, DotAsia

Government advisory committees

Digital 21 Strategy Advisory Committee

Task Force on Facilitation of Applications for Wireless and Mobile Services and Technology

Working Group on Information Security

Etc.

Responses to Government consultations

Legislation on unsolicited electronic messages (spams)

Digital 21 Strategy (Hong Kong government’s overall IT strategy)

Merger of telecommunications and broadcasting regulatory regimes – “Communications Authority”

Digital copyright consultation

Domain name administration (.hk)

Public service broadcasting

Global/regional Internet community

APRALO, APNIC, DotAsia

Key activities Chinese Wikimedia Conference 2006 Co-organizer Digital Solidarity Fund Key supporter for the organizer: Hong Kong Council of Social Services (since 2005)

Chinese Wikimedia Conference 2006

Co-organizer

Digital Solidarity Fund

Key supporter for the organizer: Hong Kong Council of Social Services (since 2005)

Key activities DomainsAsia:2007 Other forums and conferences Unsolicited electronic messages (spams etc.) Telecom and broadcasting regulatory regime Copyright protection in the digital environment Book project Emerging of digital public sphere (ISOC funded)

DomainsAsia:2007

Other forums and conferences

Unsolicited electronic messages (spams etc.)

Telecom and broadcasting regulatory regime

Copyright protection in the digital environment

Book project

Emerging of digital public sphere (ISOC funded)

Key future activities “ IT in Re-Fabricating the City” Part of the program of “Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/ Architecture”, early 2008 HK Bloggers Conference 2008 Creative Commons Hong Kong

“ IT in Re-Fabricating the City”

Part of the program of “Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/ Architecture”, early 2008

HK Bloggers Conference 2008

Creative Commons Hong Kong

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Charles Mok

Chairman

Internet Society Hong Kong

[email_address]

www.isoc.hk