Internet Society of Australia changes name to Internet Australia The Internet Society of Australia has changed its name to Internet Australia, but kept the name Internet Society of Australia for official purposes. The body's president, George Fong, says the change of name “is designed to give the Society a more contemporary image in keeping with the board’s determination to take a higher …
"... a necessary part of the process of making Internet Australia more easily recognised and understood in the wider community that we seek to influence and assist".
So the first thing they do is a name change that makes them sound like an ISP.
Changing the public facing name is an important move. Outside of a small, enthusiastic but largely 'techie' constituency no-one I've spoken to in six months had heard of either the Internet Society or ISOC-AU. The board of Internet Australia is extremely talented and experienced and is committed to making a difference. Increasing the organisation's profile is a necessary prerequisite to achieving the objective of becoming a trusted advisor to government and industry in order to foster our digitally enabled future. The only way to improve download speeds (and upload speeds for that matter) is to have a well known, neutral advocate for everyone who uses the Internet. That's the role to which Internet Australia aspires.
Changing the public facing name is an important move. Outside of a small, enthusiastic but largely 'techie' constituency no-one I've spoken to in six months had heard of either the Internet Society or ISOC-AU. The board of Internet Australia is extremely talented and experienced and is committed to making a difference. Increasing the organisation's profile is a necessary prerequisite to achieving the objective of becoming a trusted advisor to government and industry in order to foster our digitally enabled future. The only way to improve download speeds (and upload speeds for that matter) is to have a well known, neutral advocate for everyone who uses the Internet. That's the role to which Internet Australia aspires.
Since these are your first two posts, there's something you should know about the comments area... it's like walking barefoot in a cow pasture... be careful of where you step.... Oh.... you double-posted.. one as post and the other as a reply. Kindly step this way to wash off your feet......
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