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Dear Avri and all<br>
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Here are the questions we drafted for the human rights, freedom of
expression and free flow of information session focus session:<br>
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<blockquote class="western"><font size="3">What are/have been
the main themes of human rights dimensions of internet
public policy making in 2013? What are the key strategies
and actions for responding to these themes? </font> </blockquote>
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<blockquote class="western"><font size="3">What is working well
to promote human rights, freedom of expression and the free
flow of information on the internet? What are areas for
concern?</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="western"><font size="3">The HRC adopted a
milestone resolution in which governments agreed that the
same HR apply online as offline. Do all stakeholders agree
with this core concept? What is the relevance of this
resolution to internet public policy making? What has been
the impact of the revelations of wide-spread mass
surveillance been on taking the implications of this
resolution forward?</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="western"><font size="3">How can all
stakeholders, taking their different roles and
responsibilities into account, respect, protect and promote
human rights in internet related public policy making
nationally, regionally and globally?</font></blockquote>
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<font size="3">We also want to include the following questions at
opportune
moments:</font></blockquote>
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<p class="western"><font size="3">What are the top 3 human
rights issues that civil society would like to raise with
the private sector? And with governments?<br>
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<p class="western"><font size="3">What are the main HR concerns
government has about role of business and the technical
community in human rights and policy making? What would like
the see from civil society?<br>
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<p class="western"><font size="3">What HR concerns is the
technical community most concerned about it, and what
response would it like to see from business and governments
and civil society?</font></p>
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<p class="western"><font size="3">How does the academic
community see its role in responding to human rights
responsibilities of government and business?</font></p>
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<p class="western"><font size="3">How can progress best be made
on human rights and internet public policy concerns of all
stakeholders?</font></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-right: 0.03cm">Comments very
welcome and needed.<br>
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Anriette<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 26/09/2013 17:07, Avri Doria wrote:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/request-for-public-input-shaping-the-discussions">http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/request-for-public-input-shaping-the-discussions</a>
Request for public input - Shaping the discussions
Dear IGF Community Members,
We are asking for your input to help shape the IGF discussions in a meaningful way. You may recall that the Working Group on Improvements to the IGF in its report identified the development of tangible outcomes as a way for the IGF to continue to perform successfully its intended role of addressing issues related to public policy in a bottom-up, multistakeholder fashion. The Working Group stated that "to focus discussions, the preparation process of each IGF should formulate a set of policy questions to be considered at the IGF, as part of the overall discussion. The results of the debates on these questions, with special focus on public policy perspectives and aimed at capacity-building, should be stated in the outcome documentation".
This recommendation provides an excellent opportunity for the IGF community to engage in the process of shaping and formulating the questions that will guide the discussions during the various main and focus sessions. Reflecting on the IGF's mandate for inclusion and transparency, the IGF Secretariat is soliciting the community's views on the type of public policy questions that should be addressed and discussed at this year's IGF main/focus sessions.
Each stakeholder -- individual or organisation -- is asked to submit no more than three (3) questions for each (or one) of the following sessions:
- Building Bridges: The role of governments in multistakeholder cooperation;
- Internet Governance principles;
- Principles of multistakeholder cooperation;
- Legal and other frameworks: spam, hacking and cybercrime;
- Internet as an engine for growth and sustainable development;
- Human rights, freedom of expression, free flow of information on the Internet;
- Taking stock/Emerging Issues.
Please note that the deadline for submitting your questions is 9 October. Questions should be sent to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:igf@unog.ch">igf@unog.ch</a>.
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anriette esterhuysen <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:anriette@apc.org">anriette@apc.org</a>
executive director, association for progressive communications
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.apc.org">www.apc.org</a>
po box 29755, melville 2109
south africa
tel/fax +27 11 726 1692</pre>
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