At 12:10 PM 02/09/2000 -0500, get-ncdnhc-application@lyris.isoc.org wrote:
>Please provide the following information in order to participate in
>the Non-Commercial Domain Name Holders Constituency of the Domain Name
>Supporting Organization of ICANN.
>
>A. Basic Information for Organization
>
> 1. What is the name of your Organization?
Digital Bridges.
> 2. Is the Organization a member of any other constituency in the
>Domain Name Supporting Organization of ICANN?
No.
> 3. What is the major domain name of the Organization?
www.digital-bridges.org
> 4. Does the Organization have a website and if so, would you provide
>the URL?
The URL is www.digital-bridges.org, but we are still creating the content.
>B. Contact information for Representative of Organization
>
> 1. What is your name and title with the Organization?
Shari Steele, Co-Director
> 2. How can other representatives reach you? (email, telephone, fax
>appreciated)
email: ssteele@digital-bridges.org
telephone: 202.776.0210
fax: 202.776.0110
> 3. How is it that you have come to represent the Organization in
>this
>Constituency? (Please furnish appropriate indication that the Organization
>has authorized your participation, for example, vote of membership, vote of
>directors, action by officer(s) or consensus of members.)
My co-director and board of directors have given me the authority to act on
behalf of the organization with regards to ICANN-related issues.
> 4. Are there other representatives from your Organization who will
>be participating in this Constituency? Is so, who is authorized to vote on
>behalf of the Organization?
I am authorized to vote on behalf of the organization. There will be no
other representatives from my organization participating in this constituency.
>C. Purpose of Organization:
>
> 1. What are the Organization's primary activities?
We are a nonprofit organization helping the people of less advantaged
nations take full advantage of technology.
> 2. What are the Organization's primary activities on the Internet?
We will run a web site, and we have email. But most important, we will be
working on issues related to Internet use and the digital divide.
> 3. Please furnish a statement of how the Organization's purposes and
>activities conform to the NCDNHC Constituency's goals and membership
>requirements. This should be a narrative statement which specifically
>describes the Organization's purposes and activities and may include
>references to charter or by-law provisions.
Digital Bridges is an international, nonprofit, public policy organization
dedicated to providing assistance and support to traditionally
disenfranchised people and less advantaged nations, to encourage their
participation in policy-making for Internet issues, and to help them take
advantage of the Internet and other information technologies for local and
global communications and electronic commerce for the benefit of their
communities, democratic institutions and local economies. Digital Bridges
pursues this mission by:
* Focusing attention on issues and working to shape policy at the national
and international level;
* Studying the effects of the Internet and electronic commerce on economic
development, basic human rights and democracy for traditionally
disenfranchised people and less advantaged nations, and the impact of
national information technology policies on these issues;
* Researching and disseminating to the general public through online
access, papers, publications, conferences, and workshops, information about
the effects of the Internet on traditionally disenfranchised people and
less advantaged nations and the key factors in maximizing the opportunities
offered by the Internet and electronic commerce;
* Promoting the local and global use of network technologies for electronic
communications and commerce by traditionally disenfranchised peoples and
less advantaged nations;
* Promoting technology solutions that empower global users to be effective
in their electronic communications and commerce;
* Supporting grass-roots initiatives by providing liaison, legal and
technical assistance and related services to individuals and organizations
seeking to participate in Internet policy-making;
* Serving as a clearinghouse and exchange for information about the local
and global use of network technologies for electronic communications and
commerce;
* Sponsoring or co-sponsoring workshops, training sessions, and conferences
concerning the local and global use of network technologies for electronic
communications and commerce; and
* Focusing the attention of decision-makers in the development and aid
communities on the positive effects of the Internet for economic
development, democracy and human rights, in order to encourage their
adoption of sound Internet policies and their use of the Internet and other
information technologies in development and aid efforts.
Digital Bridges is not aimed at providing hardware or physical
infrastructure. Rather, we work to ensure that public and private sector
policies encourage and promote participation of traditionally
disenfranchised people and less advantaged nations in global communications
and electronic commerce. We also serve local efforts by positioning
Digital Bridges as an information link, bringing traditionally
disenfranchised people and less advantaged nations into policy discussions,
distributing information to them and helping them to achieve sound public
policy goals related to the Internet and other information technologies,
and ensuring opportunities for all voices to be heard.
>D. Type of Organization:
>
> Please furnish information regarding your Organization's
>legal status -- is it incorporated (if so, in what jurisdiction) or
>unincorporated? If incorporated, doe it have a not-for-profit or
>non-commercial status?
We are incorporated in the District of Columbia as a nonprofit organization.
>E. Size of Organization:
>
> The NCDNHC will have two subgroups: one for Large and the
>other for Small Organizations. Please indicate the category of membership
>or employee size. If the Organization has both members and employees,
>please answer both questions.
>
> 1. Are you a membership organization? If so, does the
>Organization have under or over 1000 members? What type of individuals or
>entities are members of your Organization?
We are not a membership organization.
> 2. If you are a non-member organization, do you have under
>or over 200 employees?
We have fewer than 200 employees.
>F. Conflict of Interest
>
>Note: Conflict of Interest may or may not be a bar to joining the NCDNHC.
>The hope is that by circulating information about our views, backgrounds,
>and possible conflicts of interests, others in the NCDNHC will have a
>better idea how to interpret and weigh the ideas that we put forward.
>
> 1. For the Organization:
>
> Please furnish a brief statement concerning any possible conflict
>between the goals of the Constituency and the Organization's purposes,
>functions or activities.
>
> Has the Organization been involved in Internet governance before?
>Does it have any developed positions that you would like others to know
>about? If so, please describe below or provide a URL.
No conflicts. The organization is just forming.
> 2. For the Representative:
>
> As individuals, many of us have been involved in Internet governance
>before. If you have any positions on Internet governance that you would
>like others to read about (taken on behalf of this Organization or others
>or as an individual), please feel free to tell us about them or drop a URL
>below.
I have followed ICANN and have submitted comments as part of my work with
my former employer, the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
>G. Is there anything else you would like to add?
No.
>H. To submit this membership form, you must send the above information to
>NCDNHC-Application@LYRIS.ISOC.ORG.
>
> In addition to being circulated on the NCDNHC list hosted by ISOC,
>this information will be made available on the NCDNHC website so that new
>organizations, as they join the Constituency can read and learn about
>existing members.
>
>
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