Website: www.isoc.org.za
The Internet Society is a not-for-profit membership organisation founded in 1991 to provide leadership in the management of Internet related standards, educational, and policy development issues. It has chapters in over 90 countries around the world. Through its current initiatives in support of education and training, Internet standards and protocol, and public policy, ISOC has played a critical role in ensuring that the Internet has developed in a stable and open manner.
It is the organisational home of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) and other Internet-related bodies.
The Internet Society South African Chapter (ISOC-ZA) supports the ideals and initiatives of the global body. ISOC-ZA is specifically concerned with finding ways to bridge the growing digital divide in Africa generally and South Africa in particular. With over 800 members, ISOC-ZA carefully monitors policy and regulatory issues affecting Internet users as well as how local industry acts within the global Internet village.
