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Agree with Anja too.. I think we need to excercise caution. I do
think that once we know more about this event we should intervene
strongly.<br>
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At this point I think a general outcome statement from the Best Bits
meeting (with support from the IGC if it can reach consensus) could
praise this initiative, but make come cautionary points about it. We
should also use the opportunity of talking with Brazilian colleagues
and government people in Bali to get more insight into how they
envision this event.<br>
<br>
I would not write another letter before the IGF.<br>
<br>
Anriette<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/10/2013 19:29, Robert Guerra
wrote:<br>
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<div>We need to be strategic. We also should beware of the
consequences of not engaging in a strategic fashion that takes
into consideration geopolitics. </div>
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<div>I worry at the level of exuberant enthusiasm felt by many. I
fear , as has happened in the past, CS might be pawns in larger
play by far better resourced actors that ultimately will result
in a very different , more state-centric model of Internet
governance where rights are trampled on. I hope I'm wrong...</div>
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<div>regards</div>
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<div>Robert</div>
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<div>On 2013-10-11, at 1:07 PM, Anja Kovacs wrote:</div>
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<div dir="ltr">When civil society writes too many letters to
a person in short succession, I am afraid they loose their
force. As I wrote on the Best Bits list, CS letters should
be received with a mix of excitement and apprehension, I
am concerned that when we send a third, more detailed
letter to President Rousseff next week, she will simply
receive it with fatigue. <br>
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Civil society is asking for seats at the table all the
time. The point is what we do when we get there. I think
a more detailed letter in ten days time will have more
force. <br>
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Also because we don't have to sit still in the mean
time. There are other ways in which we can make evident
to the Brazilian government that we are interested in
working with them on this and support this idea,
including by communicating with them to find out more
directly and by seeing whether we can work with them on
this through the IGF. <br>
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<div>My two paise,<br>
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<div>Anja<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 11 October 2013 22:04, Norbert
Bollow <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div class="im">Parminder <<a
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wrote:<br>
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> You are just making a general statement that
caution and foresight is<br>
> good - and with such a statement who can
disagree.... But here I<br>
> havent been told the risk - and beyond a
point, just about any<br>
> political act carries risk.<br>
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Also, not acting when an opportunity presents itself
carries<br>
more than just the risk of losing that opportunity, it
carries the<br>
certainty of losing that opportunity.<br>
<br>
Greetings,<br>
Norbert<br>
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