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Version 1.0 | This Theory of Change was approved on DD MMMM YYYY.
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This section describes the Theory of Change that guides the BHR in Tech initiative and its impact.
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The IO Foundation has observed the following problems:
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The IO Foundation proposes the following solutions to the observed problems.
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The IO Foundation proposes the following Theory of Change to address the observed problems.
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This section provides all the information about the BHR in Tech initiative's business plan.
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This business plan is fully compliant with The IO Foundation's policies.
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This budgeting plan is fully compliant with The IO Foundation's policies.
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This section provides an understanding of the infrastructure, tools and procedures that The IO Foundation uses to implement the BHR in Tech initiative.
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The following section provides a comprehensive list of terms employed in The IO Foundation's BHR in Tech initiative.
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This website contains the documentation relative to the BHR in Tech (BiT) Initiative from The IO Foundation.
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The BHR in Tech (BiT) initiative aims to promote the adoption of the United Nations' Guiding Principles in Business and Human Rights in the Tech sector. The IO Foundation is committed to encourage and facilitate this implementation from a technical perspective to ensure the observance of the BHR Principles by design in line with the DCDR advocacy.
As core stakeholders, technologists play a critical role as the Next Generation of Rights Defenders and need to orient themselves through new design and implementation paradigms focused on protecting data. The DCDR Principles put forward by The IO Foundation are concepts that help them navigate the intricacies of applying Human and Digital Rights in digital infrastructures, products and services.
The BHR in Tech initiative aims at encouraging a shift towards the adoption and implementation of the United Nations' Guiding Principles in Business and Human Rights in the Tech sector by
designing and producing implementation guidelines and other research materials
participating actively in the drafting of National Action Plans (NAPs) so that tech is considered as a thematic area or, to the very least, as a cross-cutting theme
increase the recognition of the importance of technology in different jurisdictions through their National Action Plans
reviewing existing National Action Plans (NAPs)
increase awareness and adoption across tech companies
While the BHR in Tech initiative is designed in order to support TIOF's mission and to achieve its vision, it nonetheless also formulates its own Mission & Vision.
To support governments with the necessary awareness and tools to codify the United Nations' Guiding Principles in Business and Human Rights for the tech sector in the National Action Plans (NAPs) and encourage tech companies towards early adoption even without applicable NAPs.
A world where
all governments have National Action Plans (NAPs) addressing technology as a thematic area, in accordance to their duty to protect
tech companies are designed and run around the United Nations' Guiding Principles in Business and Human Rights, in accordance to their responsibility to respect
The BHR in Tech initiative adheres to the same values as The IO Foundation to deliver its mission.
The BHR in Tech initiative regularly publishes articles, research papers and other documents such as comments on related public consultations. Check out BHR in Tech's publications.
The IO Foundation regularly organizes events and participates in international fora where the organization puts forward the BHR in Tech initiative and engages with all stakeholders. TIOF's handles all of its events through its TechUp initiative. Check out BHR in Tech's events.
The advancement of TIOF's DCDR advocacy and the BHR in Tech initiative is made possible with the collaboration of a number of partner and supporting organizations, funders and individual citizens.
You can support The IO Foundation by
Check our Partners and Collaborators.
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This section provides a list of Frequently Asked Questions concerning the BHR in Tech initiative.
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The BHR in Tech initiative has not received any award to this date.
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The IO Foundation relies on funding support to advance its DCDR advocacy and develop its initiatives.
Your contribution goes straight to our work ensuring new technologies are architected and built to protect digital citizens.
We thank you for your support and for helping making possible a world where Human Rights and Data-Centric Digital Rights are one and the same.
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As per The IO Foundation's Funding Policy, please note that donations are made without strings attached.
TIOF is an independent civil society organization and will remain so regardless of the contributions received and their origin.
You can donate using fiat currencies.
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The IO Foundation is always looking for talented individuals wishing to make an impact in technology through its BHR in Tech (BiT) initiative.
Do you share the BHR in Tech's Mission & Vision?
Do you have a passion towards the development and support of bringing the United Nations Guiding Principles in Business and Human Rights into the Tech sector?
Together we can work towards ensuring that technology protect and respect citizen's Rights.
Let’s talk!
Contributing in the BHR in Tech advocacy is easy!
There are 2 ways to proceed:
By joining as a TIOF Member you will officially join one of the BiT Teams, participate in organized tasks and have access to tools and other resources as well as training.
TIOF Members can be:
As an active TIOF Member, you must be able to commit according to the responsibilities acquired.
Commitment means staying loyal to what you said you were going to do long after the mood you said it in has left you.
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It is not necessary to be a Member to participate and make a meaningful contribution to the BHR in Tech advocacy.
There are plenty of ways that you can support it without requiring to dive into its complexities.
Participating sporadically is also possible and always welcomed.
In response to your commitment towards our values (and in the measure of our capacities), The IO Foundation publishes all ongoing tasks for the BHR in Tech advocacy initiative in its public repository.
Check out what are we up to and pick tasks you feel you can contribute with.
How to contribute on tasks? Check the Tasks Handbook.
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The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is a crucial component of the overall architecture of the internet. It's responsible for the global coordination of the Internet Protocol (IP) addressing systems, as well as the Autonomous System Numbers used for routing internet traffic.
IANA is operated by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a non-profit private American corporation.
Here are the three main areas where IANA's operations are crucial:
Domain Names Management (DNS): IANA manages the Domain Name System root zone and will coordinate the delegation of Top-Level Domains (like .com, .edu, .org and country-specific domains like .us, .uk, .au). This involves liaising with domain name registries who run these domains, ensuring their system operations are correct, and making updates as necessary.
IP Addresses Allocation: IANA coordinates the pool of IP addresses, ensuring they are globally unique where needed. These are handed out to Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) in large blocks who then distribute them in smaller chunks to ISPs and other organizations in their designated regions.
Protocol Parameters Management: IANA works with the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and other technical bodies to maintain various lists of codes and numbers that are used in technical standards (protocols) which drive the internet. This includes things like DNS parameters, HTTP status codes and many other parameters that internet protocols use.
It's important to note that while IANA is the central coordination function, much of the actual administration and responsibility is distributed. For example, domain names are ultimately managed by a multitude of different registrars and registries, and IP addresses are managed by the RIRs and ISPs.
To function effectively, IANA works closely with various internet governance entities, including ICANN, all five of the regional internet registries (RIRs), and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), among others. These relationships are formalized through Memorandums of Understanding, established processes, and collaborative community governance structures. These ensure that IANA functions continue to support the smooth operation of the global internet.
Lifecycle of an I-D tutorial (s40 is basic flowchart): https://www.ietf.org/slides/slides-edu-document-lifecycle-02.pdf IETF states for I-Ds: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/help/state/draft-stream-ietf/ IESG states: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/help/state/draft-iesg/ Diagram: https://www.ietf.org/lib/dt/11.14.0/ietf/images/iesg-draft-state-diagram.png Resources for creating an I-D: https://authors.ietf.org/ Diagrams: https://authors.ietf.org/en/diagrams Submitting your I-D to the Datatracker: https://datatracker.ietf.org/submit/ Independent Submissions - submission process info: https://www.rfc-editor.org/about/independent/
Leveraging the UNGP BHR for a National Agenda on Data-Centric Digital Rights
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This Policy Brief consolidates the proposed recommendations from The IO Foundation (TIOF), a Tech NGO advocating for Data-Centric Digital Rights, to incorporate technology as a cross-cutting issue in the upcoming National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights in Malaysia in its first iteration.
In the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Study Groups are the primary working units where ITU member states and other stakeholders come together to develop international standards known as ITU-T Recommendations.
Each of the ITU's three sectors - Radiocommunication (ITU-R), Telecommunication Standardization (ITU-T), and Telecommunication Development (ITU-D) - have their own Study Groups. Each Study Group is focused on a specific set of topics or technologies.
ITU-T Study Groups, for instance, are divided into different Working Parties, and these Working Parties are further subdivided into Questions. Let's look at this structure in some detail:
Study Groups (SGs): These focus on specific areas of telecommunication technology. For example, SG 13 focuses on Future Networks, with focus on IMT-2020, cloud computing and trusted network infrastructures.
Working Parties (WPs): Each Study Group is divided into several WPs. WPs are subgroups of an SG, focusing on a subset of the SG's area. For example, under SG 13, there are three Working Parties: WP1/13, WP2/13, and WP3/13.
Questions: Each WP is further divided into Questions. Each Question focuses on a very specific aspect of the wider topic. For example, Question 5/13 under WP 1/13 looks specifically at "Cloud computing functional requirements and architecture".
This hierarchical structure allows ITU to organize its work effectively and focus on the topics that matter most to its member states and stakeholders. The outputs and agreements produced by the study groups in the form of ITU Recommendations have a profound effect on the development of telecommunications worldwide.
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This section contains a list of the published books on the subject of the Data-Centric Digital Rights subject.
The IO Foundation is currently developing an introduction book exploring the deep interconnection and shared intricacies between the physical and the digital worlds and introducing the DCDR advocacy in an attempt to make the case for the necessary paradigm shifts in technology.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) publishes a vast range of documents categorized under different series, each dedicated to specific subjects in the field of telecommunications or information technology. Below are some key document series published by ITU.
The following is a summary table of all the ITU document categories.
The A series comprises documents related to administrative issues and policies, including documents from the ITU Council and other high-level meetings.
This series covers the guidelines, standards and technical requirements related to telegraphy.
The C Series includes decisions, resolutions and other formal results from World and Regional Radiocommunication Conferences.
The D series concerns tariff and accounting issues, including costing methodologies, economic, and policy-related matters across telecommunication services.
The E series provides recommendations for telephone service, network operation, service operations, and human factors.
The F series covers various non-telephone telecommunication services like facsimile, data communication, telegraph services, and teletex services.
The G series focuses on standards for digital networks and transmission systems and media. This includes systems and networks, line transmission of traditional and digital signals, and optical technology for networks.
The H series covers standards for designing and implementing audiovisual and multimedia systems.
The I series pertains to the integrated services digital network (ISDN) and its related aspects.
The J series provides standards for cable networks and transmission of television, sound programs, and other multimedia signals.
The K series focuses on protection from interference, which includes protection from environmental factors that can inhibit communication signals.
The L series provides guidelines on the construction, installation, and protection of cables and other outside plant elements.
The M series offers guidelines for telecommunication management, including the Telecommunication Management Network (TMN).
The N series focuses on the maintenance of international sound programming and television transmission circuits.
The O series offers specifications for measuring equipment used in telecommunications.
The P series covers various aspects of telephone transmission quality, telephone installations, and local line networks.
The Q series covers standards related to switching and signaling in telecommunication systems.
The R series covers standards for telegraph transmission.
The S series offers standards for terminal equipment used in telegraph services.
The T series provides standards for the terminals used for telematic services.
The U series covers standards related to telegraph switching.
The V series pertains to standards for data communication over the telephone network.
The X series provides standards and protocols for data networks and open systems communication.
The Y series covers standards for global information infrastructure, internet protocol aspects, and next-generation networks.
The Z series provides standards for programming languages and general software aspects for telecommunication systems.
These recommendations and guidelines issued by the ITU play a vital role in the development and smooth functioning of global telecommunications and IT networks.
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A | Administrative issues and policies |
B | Telegraphy |
C | Radiocommunications (ITU-R) |
D | Tariff and accounting principles including related telecommunication economic and policy issues |
E | Overall network operation, telephone service, service operation and human factors |
F | Non-telephone telecommunication services |
G | Transmission systems and media, digital systems and networks |
H | Audiovisual and multimedia systems |
I | Integrated services digital network |
J | Cable networks and transmission of television, sound program and other multimedia signals |
K | Protection against interference |
L | Construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant |
M | Telecommunication management, including TMN |
N | Maintenance: international sound program and television transmission circuits |
O | Specifications of measuring equipment |
P | Telephone transmission quality, telephone installations, local line networks |
Q | Switching and signaling |
R | Telegraph transmission |
S | Telegraph services terminal equipment |
T | Terminals for telematic services |
U | Telegraph switching |
V | Data communication over the telephone network |
X | Data networks and open system communications |
Y | Global Information Infrastructure, Internet protocol aspects and Next-Generation Networks |
Z | Languages and general software aspects for telecommunication systems |
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The following section provides a comprehensive list of the BHR in Tech's imitative Teams and their descriptions.
A full taxonomy of TIOF Teams can be found in the Organization's Taxonomy.
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The following section contains the list of official operational handbooks (Standard Operational Procedures - SOPs) for the BHR in Tech initiative.
All SOPs need to comply with TIOF's Policies at all times.
These guidelines are to be followed by all TIOF Members participating in this initiative at all times.
For specific handbooks relative to other initiatives from The IO Foundation, please refer to their corresponding documentation space.
Handbooks are updated on-the-go as needs arise and comply at all times with TIOF's Policies.
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This Handbook responds to the following Policies:
This handbook provides you with the necessary information to prepare and run an email campaign (EDM).
See General Structure in TIOF's Handbook.
You can always opt-out from any of these lists here:
Intended Audience:
Topics covered:
CTAs
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See corresponding Lists for each Initiative in their own in Handbook. TIOF - DCDR - BHR in Tech - CrowdShape - Project Lockdown - UDDR
See the Basic Structure in TIOF's Handbook.
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