Internet Society Hong Kong: Chapter introduction

Charles MokChairman, 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

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. wik

ipedians 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

Key activities

• Chinese Wikimedia Conference 2006 – Co-organizer

• Digital Solidarity Fund– Key supporter for the organ

izer: 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)

Key future activities

• “IT in Re-Fabricating the City”– Part of the program of “Hong Kong & Shenzhe

n Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/ Architecture”, early 2008

• HK Bloggers Conference 2008

• Creative Commons Hong Kong

Thank you

Charles Mok

Chairman

Internet Society Hong Kong

mok@isoc.hk

www.isoc.hk

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