<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>I will leave it to you to change it how you see fit, as there will not be time to do rounds of comments and changes. I will print it at 12pm at whatever state it is in then.</div><div><br></div><div>On 08/11/2012, at 7:52 AM, <a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder@itforchange.net</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><br>Andrew/ Jeremy/ All<br><br>I am all for a detailed press note, with real substantive stuff. Something<br>which can also give prominence to the BestBits initiative. And i believe<br>that it is possible to draft such a detailed press note relying on the<br>final statement we agree on by anyone who sat and participated during the<br>2 day meeting, whereby the important concerns of different parties can be<br>kept in mind.<br><br>i suggest we use a heading like 'Internet governance should promote not<br>stifle Internet' or something like that<br><br>I am fine if we include the other, relatively unconnected initiative we<br>took on the Internet rights and principles issue in the meeting, in the<br>same press note.... but do it by making a reltively distinct seperation -<br>starting the para, something like, ---- on another note, the group also<br>.....<br><br><br>thanks, parminder<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><blockquote type="cite">I think Parminder's comments highlight the difficulties of producing a<br>detailed press release about an event where the common position was<br>crafted word by word over several hours.<br><br>I would support saying y something simple:<br><br>CS groups meeting before Baku called for:<br><br>Greater transparency in the WCIT negotiations<br>For proposed revisions to the ITRs to be judged by their impact on the<br>public interest and fundamental human rights<br><br>Then a quote from Jeremy followed by details and contacts<br><br>I would always keep press releases short<br><br>Andrew Puddephatt, Director<br>Global Partners and Associates<br>Development House, 56-64 Leonard St, EC2A 4LT, UK<br>Office 44 (0)207 549 0350<br>Mobile: +44 (0)771 339 9597<br><a href="mailto:andrew@global-partners.co.uk">andrew@global-partners.co.uk</a> <a href="http://www.global-partners.co.uk">www.global-partners.co.uk</a><br><<a href="http://www.global-partners.co.uk/">http://www.global-partners.co.uk/</a>><br><br><br><br><br><br>On 07/11/2012 20:05, "<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder@itforchange.net</a>"<br><<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder@itforchange.net</a>> wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite"><br>Hi Jeremy<br><br>A few comments on the draft of the press release<br><br>1. the heading - "NGOs: Internet governance will evolve, but not through<br>ITU" mis represents what was agreed at the meeting. We did agree in the<br>last sentence of our statement or an ITU role in net neutrality,<br>universal<br>service etc, vis a vis the Internet. At another place too we identify<br>which layer of the Internet onwards (alone) no 'regulation' should take<br>place. In this light, I cant understand why a heading that calls for<br>the<br>ITU to take its hands off all parts and aspects of the Internet is being<br>used.<br><br>2. in a later part of the draft, the phrase 'Besides criticizing the ITR<br>revision plans' suggests that we want no revision at all of the ITRs, As<br>someone said at our meeting, even EU (if i remember right) also agrees<br>that some revisions (in whichever directions)may indeed be needed. So,<br>the<br>use of this phrase is not appropriate.<br><br>3. The part " calls upon the ITU to promote principles such as affordable<br>access to the Internet and effective competition" seem to conspicuously<br>miss .net neutrality'. Is there any specific reason for that.<br><br>4. I have a problem with putting the headline as it is , and then saying<br>'Besides criticising the ITR revision plans, the same group of civil<br>society organisations and experts also laid out a positive agenda for the<br>Internet Governance Forum;. This seem to suggest that the kind of things<br>we want to stop from happening at the ITU should rather happen at the<br>IGF..... This is a wrong equation. ITU and IGF are entirely in different<br>parts of a policy making ecology. One cant replace the other..... Any<br>such<br>indication should be clearly avoided.<br><br>thanks<br><br>parminder<br><br><br><blockquote type="cite">Here's a draft press release for tomorrow:<br><br><a href="http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/bestbits_pr">http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/bestbits_pr</a><br><br>Sorry for the delay, which was because I lost Internet connectivity for<br>most of the day.<br><br>Feel free to jump in and improve it; I'll print it when I get back to<br>the<br>hotel tonight, or at the IGF tomorrow. We have hit 30 signatories by<br>my<br>records (Pranesh, does your list accord with mine?), and we are now<br>also<br>accepting endorsements, which can be added directly on the website:<br>http://bestbits.igf-online.net/statement/.<br><br>--<br>Dr Jeremy Malcolm<br>Senior Policy Officer<br>Consumers International | the global campaigning voice for consumers<br>Office for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East<br>Lot 5-1 Wisma WIM, 7 Jalan Abang Haji Openg, TTDI, 60000 Kuala Lumpur,<br>Malaysia<br>Tel: +60 3 7726 1599<br><br>Your rights, our mission download CI's Strategy 2015:<br>http://consint.info/RightsMission<br><br>@Consumers_Int | www.consumersinternational.org |<br>www.facebook.com/consumersinternational<br><br>Read our email confidentiality notice. Don't print this email unless<br>necessary.<br><br><br><br></blockquote><br><br><br></blockquote><br><br></blockquote><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br><div>
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