1. www.witsa.org1 March 9, 2016 Microsoft offices, Canberra, Australia Global Policy Action Committee Meeting

2. www.witsa.org2 Call to Order / Opening Remarks R. Chandrashekhar

3. www.witsa.org3 Roll Call Anders Halvorsen

4. www.witsa.org4 Board of Directors CountryNameOrganizationAttendance 1.AfghanistanOmar AnsariNICTAARemotely 2.ArgentinaDr. Silvia BidartCESSIRemotely 3.ArmeniaHayk ChobanyanUITERemotely 4.AustraliaTim ConwayAIIAAttending 5.BangladeshMd. Sabur KhanBCSAttending 6.BelarusDr. Boris KomrakovInfoParkRemotely 7.BermudaJohn KyleBermuda Chamber of CommerceRemotely 8.BrazilRaul ColcherASSESPROAttending 9.ChileLuis SteinGechs 10.Chinese TaipeiYvonne ChiuCISAAttending 11.EgyptEng. Tarek A Monem Taha EITESALAttending 12.El SalvadorIris PalmaCASATiC 13.GreeceYannis SirrosSEPEConflict w/ SEPE

5. www.witsa.org5 Board of Directors CountryNameOrganizationAttendance 14Hong KongFrancis FongHKITF 15.IndiaR. ChandrashekharNASSCOMAttending 16.JapanKazunori HamanoJISAUnavailable 17.KenyaWaudo SigangaCSKRemotely 18.LebanonNizar ZakkaPCAUnavailable 19.MalaysiaDavid WongPIKOMRemotely 20.MexicoCarlos Funes GarayCANIETIAttending 21.MexicoSantiago GutierrezCANIETIAttending 22.NigeriaFlorence SerikiITANAttending 23.Republic of KoreaMr. Woo-Keon ParkPresident & CEO, FKII Attending 24.RomaniaDr. Vasile BaltacATICUnavailable 25.South AfricaRoger LatchmanITAAttending 26.SpainAntonio CimmoraAMETIC 27.UKJulian DavidtechUKUnavailable – due to conflict

6. www.witsa.org6 In Attendance: Non Board Members CountryNameOrganizationAttendance 1.AustraliaKee WongAIIA – Managing Director Attending 2.AustraliaAmandaAIIA - AssistantAttending 3.AustraliaRob FitzpatrickAIIA - CEOAttending 4.AustraliaJohn PaitaridisAIIA – Deputy ChairAttending 5.AustraliaSuzanne RocheAIIAAttending 6.BangladeshShyam Sunder SikderSecretary – ICT DivisionAttending 7.BangladeshA. H. M. Mahfuzul ArifBCS - PresidentAttending 8.BangladeshNazrul IslamBCS – Secretary General Attending 9.BangladeshMazibur RahmanBCS – Vice PresidentAttending 11.BangladeshMustafizur RahmanDirector Innovation, A@i Programme, Prime Minister Office Attending 12.BangladeshSami AhmedComponent Team Leader, LICT Project ICT Division Attending

7. www.witsa.org7 In Attendance: Non Board Members CountryNameOrganizationAttendance 13.Chinese TaipeiIvy ChangCISAAttending 14.Chinese TaipeiChien-Chung YangCISAAttending 15.Dominican Republic Jose MortaADOSOFT - Chairman Attending 16.JapanJunko KawauchiJISA Unavailable (will only be at AIIA summit and committee meeting 17.JapanProf. Mac YokazawaJISA Unavailable (will only be at AIIA summit and committee meeting 18.KenyaEluid Karingo NjokaICT- General Manager/ National Hospital Fund Attending 19.MexicoMaria CalzadaSofttek PolancoAttending 20.New ZealandJen RutherfordDirector – Member and Government Relations (NZIA) Attending

8. www.witsa.org8 In Attendance: Non Board Members CountryNameOrganizationAttendance 21.Republic of KoreaJerry JungManager, FKIIAttending 22.United StatesDr. Jim PoisantWITSAAttending 23.United StatesAnders HalvorsenWITSAAttending 24.United StatesCathryn RaineyWITSAAttending 25.ChileFrancisco MardonesPresident, ChileTecRemote Participation

9. www.witsa.org9 Statement on Women in IT (Julian David) Draft International Trade (Shivendra Singh) Draft Statement on Internet Governance (Tim Conway) Statements for Final Approval

10. www.witsa.org10 Draft Paper on Restrictions of the free flow of information across nationality/regional borders Dr. Mac Yokozawa Reports from Working Groups

11. www.witsa.org11 Principles: DAGE: Data as Global Environments: Principle: Like air, water and other natural resources, “Data” is one of essential resources for healthy economy growth. Need to raise awareness in its importance and collaborate not to pollute the "Data as Global Environments” then to keep it “green”. DTPD: Data to Protect Data Principle: In order to protect data, including personal data, sensitive data and confidential data, “data" like access logs, management records and monitoring data is essential for prevention of data bleach and quick response after incidents. Excessive restrictions in data will hinder keeping secure management of data and protection of data. Draft Statement of Policy Restrictions of the free flow of information across borders

12. www.witsa.org12 Principles: SSTH: Simple, Single, Transparent and Harmonized Data Legislation Principle: Data regulations must be Simple enough to be understood by anybody who may concern, must have Single administrative window to public, must have Transparent criteria and no gradient, then must be harmonized with other legislative requirements. NLFM: No Forced Localization Measures Principle: Localization of Data must be minimized in order to promote inclusive growth in regional and global economy. Draft Statement of Policy Restrictions of the free flow of information across borders

13. www.witsa.org13 Working Group on Security, Privacy and Data Protection Anders Halvorsen Reports from Working Groups

14. www.witsa.org14 Synopsis: 1)Building and maintaining trust and confidence is one of the fundamental building blocks of the Digital Age 2)Global concerns arising from revelations of extensive electronic surveillance by governments 3)Other threats include: hacking, fraudulent activities, viruses and other threats. 4)Privacy is a fundamental human right which must be balanced against national security & data protection Draft Statement of Policy on Privacy, Security and Data Protection

15. www.witsa.org15 Principles: 1)Every person on earth has a right to privacy and confidentiality 2)Governments must openly acknowledge and codify the privacy rights of their citizens and residents 3)Governments must openly acknowledge and codify the privacy rights of their citizens and residents 4)Threats to information security are best addressed by selected sharing of risks and remedies 5)Government surveillance must beexpressly limited in scope and scale 6)Government surveillance must be undertaken within a transparent legal framework & accountability Draft Statement of Policy on Privacy, Security and Data Protection

16. www.witsa.org16 Principles: 7)All government surveillance activities should be reported transparently, publicly and promptly 8)Governments must work together to develop a robust, principled, and transparent framework to administer requests for data across jurisdictions through mutual legal assistance treaties. Draft Statement of Policy on Privacy, Security and Data Protection

17. www.witsa.org17 Possible additions: 1)A government or judicial mandate to weaken security via “backdoor” decryption capabilities, even on one device or system, necessarily weakens all devices and systems – including those of governments. 2)The ICT industry cannot and will not support or cooperate in the development of “backdoor” decryption technologies 3)WITSA urges closer dialogue and cooperation with governments and law enforcement agencies to find solutions to 21 st Century problems 4)IoT Draft Statement of Policy on Privacy, Security and Data Protection

18. www.witsa.org18 Top policy areas identified: Digital transformation of industry, economy and business; Security, Privacy, and Data collection; Skills shortage, ICT Workforce Challenges and re-qualifications; Environment; International trade Results from WITSA’s 2016 Membership Survey

19. www.witsa.org19 Other policy areas identified: Women in IT Taxation of software and services Government procurement, ICT governance, including Internet Digital banking Restrictions of the free flow of information across nationality/regional borders Digital inclusion National paperless trade systems Harmonizing Digital Markets of EU and Eastern Partnership Countries – HDM Initiative Healthcare Results from WITSA’s 2016 Membership Survey

20. www.witsa.org20 Cross-border data flows Internet governance Digital Transformation Internet Fragmentation: (a) Internet may be in danger of splintering into a series of bordered cyberspace segments; (b) “agile governance” – the recognition that the speed of innovation is moving so fast that it is hard for governments to keep pace, to drive sound policy at the same rate. Advisory Council Call (Jan. 29 th )

21. www.witsa.org21 Access – half of the world’s population is still not online. WITSA could look at the demand side of access; in many places where Internet access is available, many people still do not see the value. As we make progress to connecting the next billion, it is going to be harder and harder to connect the remainder of the world’s population and we need to look at what dynamics and incentives should be applied in order to connect the unconnected. Advisory Council Call (Jan. 29 th )

22. www.witsa.org22 Trust in the Internet: Cyber security, privacy, identity and human rights, and how to gain consumer trust in the Network. An important part of this discussion concerns the “economics of trust”: What are the economic incentives in place for private entities to roll out secure networks, infrastructures, applications and services. Why is there an apparent disparity between some industries: Some are obvious but not others. What are the liabilities and other implications? Advisory Council Call (Jan. 29 th )

23. www.witsa.org23 UN Sustainable Development Goals agreed to last December. The IT industry is very well equipped to help reach these goals in the 15-year timeframe established. NetNeutrality: This is a major debate in India which will affect all countries where internet penetration is rapidly growing. Does WITSA need to take a stand? Advisory Council Call (Jan. 29 th )

24. www.witsa.org24 Trade: (1) digital trade should be included in trade agreements at all levels, including bilateral, regional, plurilateral and international. (2) The increasing inseparability of goods and services and the strengthened role of investment as a determinant of trade and growth are game changers for international cooperation. Societal unease with globalization is evident in debates on the power of corporations, and taxation. Transformations are required in the fragmented governance of global value chains, competition policy and investment frameworks to slash investment uncertainty, the complexity of international commerce and the costs of business operation. Advisory Council Call (Jan. 29 th )

25. www.witsa.org25 Taxation (Carlos Funes) Suggestion from previous meeting

26. www.witsa.org26 Members invited to provide, briefly, an outline of current policy engagement and issues affecting the ICT sector in their economy Rapid Roundtable: Current member policy engagement and issues

27. www.witsa.org27 Discussion New WITSA Public Policy Papers & Projects

28. www.witsa.org28 Any other business

29. www.witsa.org29 Thank You