Nominet Trust Funding To Support Internet Society's Leaders Programme
Wednesday, 03 June 2009
· Nominet Trust awards funding to the Internet Society to support its Internet Engineering Task Force and Internet Governance Forum Leadership Programmes
· The Internet Society Leaders Programme aims to safeguard and promote the continued healthy development of the Internet.
Nominet Trust, a charitable organisation that funds Internet education, inclusion, and safety initiatives today announced it has awarded the Internet Society (ISOC) with funding to rapidly expand its Internet Leaders Programme, which strives to strengthen the global Internet community and to ensure the continued growth of the Internet.
The first two Internet Leaders programmes to benefit from the funding will be the Internet Society Fellowships to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the ISOC Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Ambassadors Programme. The programmes aim to diversify the voices that participate in global forums for Internet standards and policy, and help developing countries participate more fully in the Internet's development.
About the Two Leaders Programmes:
The ISOC Fellowships to the IETF aim to identify and nurture technologists and potential Internet leaders from developing regions, as well as diversifying the input and experience represented at IETF meetings. The IGF Ambassadors Programme aims to give voice to local and regional stakeholders, as well as identify regional challenges and local solutions to policy related issues.
The Internet Society encourages the two-way sharing of knowledge and information between local and global Internet communities. Both programmes require that participants complete outreach and advocacy work in their local area and report back to ISOC.
Lynn St Amour, CEO of the Internet Society comments: “The Internet Society is committed to fostering the continued responsible growth and development of the Internet. Our Internet Leaders programme helps achieve that by supporting talented individuals as they strengthen their local communities, and by bringing local Internet-related issues and ideas to the global stage.”
Jonathan Welfare, Chairman of Nominet Trust Board comments “The ISOC Internet Leaders programme aligns with and reinforces Nominet Trust’s aim to assist the development of the Internet in developing countries to relieve financial hardship and advance education. Projects within the programmes directly impact the development of the Internet, introducing diverse voices to the forum of Internet standards development and governance issues.”
Lord Steven Carter, Communications Minister said: “I am pleased to see that Nominet Trust has funded projects that will have a quick and positive impact on the UK and global Internet landscape. Nominet Trust will make a positive difference by funding worthy projects in online education and inclusion to help to ensure the responsible growth of an inclusive Internet."
More information about the Internet Society’s Internet Leaders programme can be found at: http://www.isoc.org/leaders
Notes to Editors
About Nominet Trust
Nominet Trust is a charity that provides funds for innovative projects, which strive to improve and encourage the development of a safe, educational and inclusive Internet.
The Trust will provide grants to organisations that can demonstrate vision and execution for Internet-related projects that make a tangible difference in developing a safe, educational and inclusive Internet in the UK and other countries.
Initial funding comes from Nominet, the Internet registry for .uk domains, one of the world’s largest domain name registries.
For further information, please contact:
Blaise Hammond / Gemma Griffiths / Siân Aherne
Racepoint Group UK
Tel: 020 8752 3200
Email: nominettrust@racepointgroup.co.uk