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Internet Governance Model & The Sustainability Debate
The document discusses the internet governance model and the importance of sustainability in relation to continuous technological evolution and innovation. It emphasizes the need for an open environment that fosters 'permission-less innovation' and presents a mindset for adapting to changes. George Salama highlights the challenges faced by telecom operators and the significance of prioritizing creativity and collaboration in governance.
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- 1. Internet Governance Model & The Sustainability Debate Presented By: George Salama
- 2. Sustainability Paradigm Shift Enabler Model Mindset Methodology
- 4. "The hardest thingin the world to understand is the income tax.”
- 5. “The hardest thingin the world is to understand how telecom operators are still investing in upgrading their networks to face the Data Tsunami”
- 6. “Do Not Fightthe Last War” The Guerrilla-War-Of-The-Mind Strategy
- 7. Habit 3 “Put FirstThings First” Habit 4 “Think Win - Win”
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- 9. Digitization An Opportunityfor All
- 11. Governance is about howthe Internet continuous to evolve; it is about how people build more of it; it is about what application people are free to try out. We have to keep this environment as open as possible for what we called “Permission-less Innovation”. IGF Baku 2012
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Editor's Notes
- #2 SAMENA Council – South Asia, Middle East, North AfricaRole: Unified voice for Telecom Operators (Mobile &Fixed)Mandate:Promote development of Digitization PoliciesPromote progress of telecom sector governance and regulationPromote next generation Broadband Infrastructure Promote cooperation between telecom operators and other industry stakeholders
- #3 Main Building Blocks – Line of though
- #4 The Story of the 6 blind men …Identify what they are in front ofNo one got the right answerNarrow ScopeThe Internet is the Elephant – Blind Men are the StakeholdersThanks to IGF – Widen then Scope – Policy Shaping Not Policy MakingEqual Footing – Experience Sharing – Knowledge Transfer – Open DialogueOne of the most important aspects of the Internet early design is that it was extremely collaborative and its governance today should follow the same path in order to guarantee its continuous development.
- #6 Yes there is a sustainability issue today.Market Dynamics are not anymore like 5 years agoEnd User required a certain level of QoSOperators suffers from: Tuff Competition – Regulatory Burdens (Licensing Fees – Revenue Sharing)
- #7 Understand Current MindsetYes they won the battle but may be not the War – Did great job in the area of voice and sms, but Now ??Erase the memory of the last war you fought even if you won it.Armies must adapt to the complexity and chaos of modern war by becoming more fluid and maneuverable. The guerrilla army never stops to defend a particular place or town; it wins by always moving, staying one step ahead. ITU Telecom World in Dubai Mr. Ossman Sultan: DU – CEO - Operators have to change the DNA code. Dr. AmrRawas – OmanTel – CEO- In the Arab Region, we have the best talented engineers and technical calibers, but may be there is a lack in innovators and entrepreneurs.
- #8 Need a Paradigm ShiftHabit 3: FIRST THINGS FIRST Effectiveness requires balancing important relationships, roles, and activities. Things, which matter most, should never be at the mercy of things, which matter least. Habit 4: THINK WIN-WIN Effective relationships require mutual benefit. We can’t solve problems by the same way of thinking we created them, by Einstein. They key word in this quote is “created”. This means that problems doesn’t exists, it is us who created them. It is time for operator to start think out of the box. 1,Tap into the advertisement industry2. Potential of Commercial Schemes3. Create value out of Broadband: Differentiated Services4. Develop a national or regional model jointly with other stakeholders
- #9 MethodologyCreativity – Consider that there is NO BOXWhen you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it. They just saw something.Example:Data Roaming Charges:You will generate more revenues if you have a large base of subscribers paying less than having a tiny amount of subscribers paying more
- #10 Digitization is the mass adoption of connected digital services by consumers, businesses, and governments; surveys indicate that the region is rapidly adopting digital services. Digitization can contribute $1.4tn to economy and lead to 12m new jobs in the region by 2020
- #11 Enabler – Vint Cerf – Father of the Internet – Google Internet Chief Evangelist
- #12 Back to the starting point “Governance” It will remain the key success factor for any potential solution to achieve sustainability. Createa healthy multi-stakeholders environment - All together proactively towards one specific goal.policy makers’ regulatory decisionsprivate sector effortscivil society initiatives academia expertise The SAMENA Council is working closely with Regulatory bodies in the SAMENA region. ictQatar – Qatar National ICT Plan 2015TRA UAE – UAE National ICT Policy 2013-2016NTRA Egypt – E-Masr 2020Governance that involves the collaboration of all stakeholders is applied through the public consultationshearing sessions Open door for one-to-one meetings.