At 5:29 AM +0100 11/17/04, Norbert Klein wrote:
> > > For more information on ORDIG, please go to www.igov,net;
>
>Something is wrong here:
>
>www.igov,net -> www.igov.net - but this is probably not where you want us
>to have a look.
APDIP have just sent a correction, the URL is <http://www.igov.apdip.net>
I have not attached the PDF, just text.
Adam
At 12:27 PM +0800 11/17/04, Dieter Zinnbauer wrote:
>From: "Dieter Zinnbauer" <d.zinnbauer@lse.ac.uk>
>To: <apdip-all@apdip.net>,
> <pow@apdip.net>
>Subject: Correction url: apdip call for editors
>Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:27:57 +0800
>
>Dear colleagues,
>Unfortunately the url for background information on APDIP's Internet
>governance initiative that was sent out yesterday with the call for
>editors is wrong. The correct link is: www.igov.apdip.net. APDIP is not
>affiliated with the website that was erroneously mentioned. The correct
>plain text and pdf versions are attached for your kind perusal.
>
>Apologies for this mistake.
>
>Best regards,
>Dieter
>
>
>Dieter Zinnbauer (PhD)
>Internet Policy Advisor
>UNDP-APDIP
>Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
>Tel.: +603-20959122 (General)
>Fax: +603-20939740
>URL: www.apdip.net
>Email: dieter@apdip.net
>
>---------------------------------
>Help build a portal on Internet Governance in the Asia-Pacific Call for
>contributing theme editors
>
>
>UNDP's Asia Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) in
>co-operation with the Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) is
>launching a portal on ICT policy issues in the Asia-Pacific region to
>stimulate dialogue on ICT policy priorities and build a resource
>collection with country-specific news and key background readings in
>major issue areas. The portal will be a collaborative online effort,
>with all resources added and managed through an easy-to-use web
>interface. APDIP is seeking to appoint a number of topics editors that
>assume responsibility for maintaining information resources on a
>pro-bono basis in one of the following issue clusters, all with specific
>focus on the concerns of the Asia-Pacific region.
>
>- Editor 1: physical infrastructure policies: e.g. interconnection and
>backbone access policies, competition regulation, universal service
>rules and Internet, wireless and Internet telephony regulations,
>collective access schemes
>
>- Editor 2: logical infrastructure: e.g. IP address management, domain
>name rules, public policy dimension of Internet standards and standards
>development
>
>- Editor 3: data and network security, online fraud, spam and
>cyber-crime regulation
>
>- Editor 4: e-commerce related policy issues: consumer protection,
>taxation, customs duties, secure payments systems
>
>What are we looking for?
>The ideal candidates would have in-depth expertise in the selected
>policy area in the Asia-Pacific region and they would be committed to
>nurturing a public information exchange on the issues from an
>independent and objective perspective. Editors are expected to make time
>for populating the topics area with a limited number of key background
>references, for providing news updates twice a week, and for managing
>the submissions of information resources suggested by other website
>users. They receive credit for their efforts through high visibility and
>prominent recognition on the website, as well as the opportunity to
>interact with senior-policy makers, private sector representatives and
>civil society actors that will make up the main target audience of the
>web portal.
>
>How can you get involved?
>If you are interested, please send your CV and a brief cover page
>outlining your interests, expertise and preferred thematic area by no
>later than November 23 to Mr. Dieter Zinnbauer: dieter@apdip.net
>
>
>Background
>- About the Internet Policy initiative
>UNDP-APDIP has initiated an Open Regional Dialogue on Internet
>Governance, to establish a regional perspective on important aspects of
>Internet Governance as viewed by stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific
>region. The initiative aims to facilitate consultations at the
>national, regional, and sub-regional levels, while surveys and research
>will be undertaken that will result in a consolidated input to the UN
>World Summit on the Information Society and the UN Working Group on
>Internet Governance (UN-WGIG).
>
>
>- About the Portal
>A core component of the initiative is the development of an interactive
>portal website that consolidates key resources on Internet Governance
>for Asia-Pacific stakeholders and provides a wide range of interactive
>and participatory features, including options for commenting on issues,
>adding resources, starting discussions or setting up private information
>sharing spaces for related communities of practice. The portal will
>operate on a Plone content management system, which provides all these
>features through a website based-online editing system that does not
>require any advanced website programming skills. For an example of Plone
>in action see www.iosn.net.
>
>- About APDIP
>UNDP-APDIP is an initiative developed and funded by the United Nations
>Development Programme and covers countries in the Asia-Pacific region
>through 25 UNDP country offices. APDIP aims at assisting member
>countries in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
>to foster social and economic development.
>
>For more information on ORDIG, please go to www.igov.apdip.net; for more
>background information on APDIP, please visit www.apdip.net.
>
>--
>Norbert Klein
>Open Forum of Cambodia
>Phnom Penh/Cambodia