The Internet Society and NRENs: The Internet Society and NRENs: Partners in Internet DevelopmentPartners in Internet Development

http://www.isoc.org

Our Focus is the Internet Our Focus is the Internet

• Global organization with 15-year historyGlobal organization with 15-year history• Focus is keeping the Internet an Focus is keeping the Internet an open and open and

universally accessible platform for universally accessible platform for innovation, creativity, and economic innovation, creativity, and economic opportunityopportunity

• We do this through our work in:We do this through our work in:– StandardsStandards– EducationEducation– Public Policy Public Policy

http://www.isoc.org

Global with a Local PerspectiveGlobal with a Local Perspective

• Offices in North America, Europe and AustraliaOffices in North America, Europe and Australia

• Regional Bureaus – regional leaders with ties to the Regional Bureaus – regional leaders with ties to the

local Internet communitylocal Internet community– Africa, Latin America, Asia (future)Africa, Latin America, Asia (future)

• Chapters in 70+ countriesChapters in 70+ countries

• Leverage our international policy leadership at the Leverage our international policy leadership at the

regional/local levelsregional/local levels

• Involved in the Internet’s development at the Involved in the Internet’s development at the

local/regional levelslocal/regional levels

http://www.isoc.org

NRENs Link to ISOCNRENs Link to ISOC

• Founding members of ISOC Founding members of ISOC

• Many are current membersMany are current members

– ACOnet, CERN, Hungarnet, NORDUnet, ACOnet, CERN, Hungarnet, NORDUnet,

NYSERnet, SUNET, SURFnet, SWITCH, NYSERnet, SUNET, SURFnet, SWITCH,

TERENA, UNINETT, UKERNA, etc.TERENA, UNINETT, UKERNA, etc.

• Other ISOC members associated with R&E Other ISOC members associated with R&E

networking organisationsnetworking organisations

– CERN, Eqypt’s MCIT, WIDE Project, etc.CERN, Eqypt’s MCIT, WIDE Project, etc.

http://www.isoc.org

Supporting the Standards ProcessSupporting the Standards Process

• Home to the Internet Engineering Task Force Home to the Internet Engineering Task Force

(IETF)(IETF)

• ISOC supports the operational and ISOC supports the operational and

administrative functions of the IETF administrative functions of the IETF

• IETF is the premiere standards setting body IETF is the premiere standards setting body

for the Internetfor the Internet

• The work of the IETF is critical to the future The work of the IETF is critical to the future

structure of the Internetstructure of the Internet

http://www.isoc.org

Hot Topics: Routing & AddressingHot Topics: Routing & Addressing

• Internet growth creates scalability problems Internet growth creates scalability problems

for the current routing and addressing systemfor the current routing and addressing system

• IAB Workshop - October 2006IAB Workshop - October 2006

• IRTF Routing Research Group (RRG)IRTF Routing Research Group (RRG)

• RRG to produce a list of prioritized design RRG to produce a list of prioritized design

goals and a recommendation for a routing and goals and a recommendation for a routing and

addressing architectureaddressing architecture

http://www.isoc.org

Hot Topics: Unwanted TrafficHot Topics: Unwanted Traffic

• IAB Workshop – March 2006IAB Workshop – March 2006

– Foster interchange between the operator, Foster interchange between the operator,

standards, and research communitiesstandards, and research communities

– Assess the state of affairs (e.g., spam, phishing, Assess the state of affairs (e.g., spam, phishing,

denial of service attacks)denial of service attacks)

– Examine existing counter measuresExamine existing counter measures

– Collect input for action planningCollect input for action planning

http://www.isoc.org

Looking Ahead:Looking Ahead:The Future of the InternetThe Future of the Internet

• Technological & architectural issues facing Technological & architectural issues facing

the Internetthe Internet

– Security, mobility, service qualitySecurity, mobility, service quality

• Ensuring the Internet’s future stability and Ensuring the Internet’s future stability and

growth, while maintaining the Internet’s core growth, while maintaining the Internet’s core

principles principles

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Capacity Building throughCapacity Building through Education and Training Education and Training

• Support Internet deployment to people in Support Internet deployment to people in

developing countriesdeveloping countries

• Promote self-sustaining communities able to Promote self-sustaining communities able to

deploy and exploit local & regional education deploy and exploit local & regional education

and training and training

• Educate policy makers on the intersection of Educate policy makers on the intersection of

technology and public policytechnology and public policy

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Current Education InitiativesCurrent Education Initiatives

• ccTLD Workshops and TutorialsccTLD Workshops and Tutorials

– Workshops provide hands-on technical training for Workshops provide hands-on technical training for

ccTLD operatorsccTLD operators

– Tutorials cover policy and management issueTutorials cover policy and management issue

• Regional Network Operators Groups (NOGs)Regional Network Operators Groups (NOGs)

– Funds fellowships for individuals to attend AfNOG, Funds fellowships for individuals to attend AfNOG,

SANOG, WALC, and PACNOG meetings and SANOG, WALC, and PACNOG meetings and

training sessionstraining sessions

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Current Education InitiativesCurrent Education Initiatives

• INET Regional ConferencesINET Regional Conferences

– Bring together technologists and policymakers to Bring together technologists and policymakers to

discuss technology and policy issues of regional discuss technology and policy issues of regional

interest and importanceinterest and importance

• Research and Development Small GrantsResearch and Development Small Grants

– Support and participate in the FRIDA (Latin Support and participate in the FRIDA (Latin

America) and PanASIA grant programsAmerica) and PanASIA grant programs

– Grants for ICT projects, developed by regional, Grants for ICT projects, developed by regional,

not-for-profit research teams not-for-profit research teams

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ISOC Fellowship to the IETFISOC Fellowship to the IETF

• New program launched in 2007New program launched in 2007

• Sponsor technologists from Sponsor technologists from developing countries to participate in developing countries to participate in IETF meetingsIETF meetings

• High proportion from the academic High proportion from the academic community, including professors, community, including professors, researchers and graduate studentsresearchers and graduate students

“To most Internet engineers,

the IETF is a revered organisation

and involvement is regarded as a

career high. We felt that our

participation at the IETF meeting

in Montreal was both a personal

achievement and a motivational

experience. It gave life to a

process that we had experienced

only on mailing lists. Having had

the opportunity to be at the

meeting, we were able to

appreciate the passion and the

energy that are put into the IETF

for the good of the Internet.”

-- Alain Aina (Togo) and Michuki

Mwangi (Kenya) ISOC Fellows at

IETF 66

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A few of the People we Reach…A few of the People we Reach…

ccTLD Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 2005

ISOC Fellows at IETF 67 (L to R): Azael Fernandez Alcantara (Mexico), Alfred Prasad (Fiji), and Laupue Raymond Hughes (Samoa)

Pre-SANOG Workshop Participants, Bhutan Jan. 2005

Students and instructors, ccTLD Workshop in Guyana, Feb. 2007

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Public Policy LeadershipPublic Policy Leadership

• Open, accessible and user centric Internet Open, accessible and user centric Internet • Internet Governance Forum (UN) Internet Governance Forum (UN)

– Multi-stakeholder dialogue on Internet governanceMulti-stakeholder dialogue on Internet governance

– ISOC & its members, as well as government, civil ISOC & its members, as well as government, civil society, academic & technical communitysociety, academic & technical community

– ISOC Proposed Areas of FocusISOC Proposed Areas of Focus• SpamSpam• Interconnection & ConnectivityInterconnection & Connectivity• Education & TrainingEducation & Training• MultilingualismMultilingualism

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Public Policy LeadershipPublic Policy Leadership

• User Centric InternetUser Centric Internet

– New program designed to reassert the importance New program designed to reassert the importance

of the design values and fundamental principles of the design values and fundamental principles

that have underpinned the Internet's success.that have underpinned the Internet's success.• OpennessOpenness

• User choice and controlUser choice and control

• Edge-based intelligenceEdge-based intelligence

– www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/usercentricity/www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/usercentricity/

http://www.isoc.org

Opportunities for CollaborationOpportunities for Collaboration

• Expanding ISOC technical training and education Expanding ISOC technical training and education

programsprograms– Access, Security, and Multilingual Issues/Local ContentAccess, Security, and Multilingual Issues/Local Content

– Exploring opportunities for partnerships, join projects with Exploring opportunities for partnerships, join projects with

universitiesuniversities

• Enhancing awareness and visibility of IETF/IAB Enhancing awareness and visibility of IETF/IAB – Promote participation by students and researchers in the Promote participation by students and researchers in the

developed and developing worlddeveloped and developing world

• Increasing Policymaker Education EffortsIncreasing Policymaker Education Efforts

• Deepening Engagement with Development Deepening Engagement with Development

AgenciesAgencies

Thank YouThank You

Terry MonroeTerry MonroeDirector of Development & MembershipDirector of Development & Membership

monroe@isoc.orgmonroe@isoc.org+1 703-326-9880 x115+1 703-326-9880 x115