<div dir="ltr"><div>I agree with Anne that the speech was clever in many ways, but am also a little worried about how the continuous references to multilateralism will be read in our own domestic context, where the importance of these statements from a Brazilian perspective is not necessarily fully appreciated or understood in its nuances. The whole debate about whether a reformed Internet governance should take a multilateral or multistakeholder route <i>is</i> gaining momentum at the moment, and if we as international civil society are going to make a comment on the Brazilian president's speech, I do think we have to comment on her remarks on this issue as well - or our own stance on the question of multistakeholderism might be misunderstood in our own countries.<br>
<br>Isn't there a way in which we can do so without undermining the Brazilian national agenda (or even better, by supporting that agenda)? If so, I'll be very happy to support a letter but if this is not noted at all, it might be difficult for us to do so, as silence could be read as implicit approval.<br>
<br></div>Thanks and best,<br>Anja<br><div><br><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 25 September 2013 20:33, Anne Jellema <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anne@webfoundation.org" target="_blank">anne@webfoundation.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I support Anriette's suggestion and I hope the international letter could help Brazilian colleagues to secure a meeting with Rousseff's advisors in the near future to better understand her position and lobby on the best ways for Brazil to show international leadership in this area. <div>
<br></div><div>As I read Joana and Carlos's remarks, I was remembering that on other global issues (such as trade justice and climate change), Brazil has often managed to punch well above its weight diplomatically by positioning itself very strategically as a bridge-builder between "South" and "North" blocs (to caricature them very crudely). Reading her speech, and the clever way it managed to pick up on key demands and buzzwords from both sides of the internet governance divide, I did wonder whether Brazil is once again angling to set itself up as the player that can broker pragmatic compromises between competing ideologies. If so, I think that's probably good news, especially given that the PT in power has usually been relatively open to working with civil society. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>Anne</div><div><br><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anriette@apc.org" target="_blank">anriette@apc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Dear all<br>
<br>
I would like to propose that we do a letter from civil society
commending her on her speech. We could mention our support and
wishes for the Marco Civil, and, if we want, the multi-lateral vs.
multi-stakeholder question.<br>
<br>
Anriette<br>
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<div>On 25/09/2013 15:41, Gene Kimmelman
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Having been in these situations in the U.S., I
fully understand the need to accept and fully embrace progress;
I do not want to interfere in what our Brazilian friends are
fully capable of handling, other than to say I fully support the
sentiment expressed by Joana and Carlos!</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Joana
Varon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joana@varonferraz.com" target="_blank">joana@varonferraz.com</a>></span>
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<div>Dear all, <br>
<br>
I totally support Carlos Afonso's view. <br>
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One step at the time. <br>
<br>
What matters now is that Dilma has clearly mentioned
the CGI.br principles, including the support for net
neutrality. It means a LOT for our national scenario
and for years of fight to try to pass Marco Civil.
Meaning it wont be easy for telcos to take down net
neutrality provisions from the draft bill.<br>
<br>
Even better, this all has happened right after she
opened a channel of communication/consulation with
CGI.br. That's THE dynamics for internet public
policies we dreamed about in Brazil. The issue on
using the word "multilateral" shall NOT be used to
loose the focus on this major achievement. <br>
<br>
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It is indeed an issue of concern. But it's not
actually something new. It has been highlighted in
several opportunities in the Brazilian positions at
ITU, held by Anatel, our regulatory agency. For
instance, in our previous opinion on the role of
States. Nevertheless, positions from our Ministry of
Foreign Affairs towards multistakeholderism are very
clear and positive. And now CGI.br has the door open
with the president to correct explain all the
important debate of multistakeholder approach on IG.
So we have opportunities to correct this schizophrenic
aspect and there is hope. <br>
<br>
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So, please, people, let's be positive and understand
that having the President referring to these principles
- an to Internet Policies - in the UNGA is not a minor
thing. I had the lucky to be in a panel at the Council
of Europe a few minutes after she delivered the speech
and managed to incorporate some of her quotes in my
presentation. The public got really impressed. <br>
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<div>all the best<br>
<br>
joana<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:28
PM, Carlos A. Afonso <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ca@cafonso.ca" target="_blank">ca@cafonso.ca</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" class="gmail_quote">Dear people,<br>
<br>
I am not sure we will go too far (although
philosophers can really be<br>
far-fetched in this exercise) in doing an exegesis
of her discourse. Let<br>
us see how the practice goes. The signs are good:
she entered the room<br>
to talk to us CGI.br folk with our 10 Principles in
hand and the first<br>
thing she told us was she agreed with them.<br>
<br>
She also mentioned the Marco Civil as proposed by
the rapporteur (result<br>
of a 4-year public dialogue) is the one she agrees
with (which is the<br>
one CGI.br formally supported), and was going to
fight for it, although<br>
recognizing that as bill of law transiting through
Congress it might<br>
suffer modifications which she might veto but
Congress could reverse and<br>
so on -- in summary, normal practice in a democratic
State. The big<br>
challenge now is the process in Congress, where the
transnational telcos<br>
and big media have enormous power.<br>
<br>
frt rgds<br>
<br>
--c.a.<br>
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On 09/24/2013 09:58 PM, Diego Rafael Canabarro
wrote:<br>
> the Steering Committee principle reads as
"Internet governance must be<br>
> exercised in a transparent, multilateral and
democratic manner, with the<br>
> participation of the various sectors of
society, thereby preserving and<br>
> encouraging its character as a collective
creation."<br>
><br>
> Her wording for the UNGA says: "Open,
multilateral and democratic<br>
> governance, carried out with transparency by
stimulating collective<br>
> creativity and the participation of society,
Governments and the private<br>
> sector."<br>
><br>
> My reading of that is that: (1) it does not
repeat the idea that Internet<br>
> governance as a collective creation and (2)
the first one defines Internet<br>
> governance as something "with the
participation of the various sectors of<br>
> society", and the second only mentions it
should be carried out with<br>
> stimuli for "the participation of society,
governments and the private<br>
> sector."<br>
><br>
> Can you see my point?<br>
> Em português o trem funciona do mesmo jeito.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Carolina
Rossini <<br>
> <a href="mailto:carolina.rossini@gmail.com" target="_blank">carolina.rossini@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Via Renata Avila, segue discurso da Dilma
na UN.<br>
>> Coming from Renata Avila, see attached
Dilma draft speech at UN.<br>
>> C<br>
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