appropriate government organizations on matters related to the Internet community and will also advise all stakeholders to propose ways and means to accelerate the availability and affordability of the Internet in their respective regions. It will also discuss public policy issues to foster sustainability, security, stability and development of the Internet. Being a multi-stakeholder engagement platform, it will certainly facilitate the exchange of information and best practices, as will be provided by respected members.  It will strengthen and enhance the engagement of stakeholders in existing and/or future Internet policy developments. It will also identify emerging issues and bring them to the attention of the APNIC community also. It will attempt to work as an advocacy group to help the government and industry make informed decisions in the overall interest in the growth of the Internet. We had discussions through various means and the summary of discussions is that opinions were expressed by community members on the role and importance of government in the growth of the Internet.  Support was extended finally to the revised proposal of engaging multi-stakeholders for the body.  It was suggested that further deliberation to operationalize needs firming up, requiring more input.  In summary, the queries were relating to understanding how the proposed committee will function. Here is the report that we would like to submit to the EC.  The report is based on the discussions and face-to-face meetings.  We feel that consensus is achieved in the community to constitute the advisory body at APNIC.  As for