<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Hello Pranesh,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Pranesh Prakash <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pranesh@cis-india.org" target="_blank">pranesh@cis-india.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">Sivasubramanian M <<a href="mailto:isolatedn@gmail.com" target="_blank">isolatedn@gmail.com</a>> [2014-03-16 13:37:31]:<div>
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IGC supports the multistakeholder policymaking model to the extent that it<br>
does not contradict the ideals of democracy, including due consideration to<br>
the rights of minorities (in the context of Internet policy)<br>
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"to the extent that Mutli-stakeholder model contradict the ideals of<br>
democracy"? Multi-stakeholder model is expanded democracy, the next step<br>
in the further evolution of democracy. Is there room for this model to<br>
contradict the ideals of democracy???<br>
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Yes. A consensus model without a rights framework that safeguards minorities can be harmful to minorities.</blockquote><div><br></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default">
<font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000">One way of thinking is to clamor for the rights of men and women to be equally represented, developing and developed countries proportionately represented (giving rise to a sub-debate on whether weightage is to be given to the size of population, quantum of wealth, geographic size, size of the present Internet usage, or the size of the potential Internet usage, or the acceptability of the country's political ideology, or by a ranking of its own governance standards), north and south to be equally represented, east and west to be equally represented, each continent to be equally represented, rich and poor to be equally represented, technical and non-technical users to be equally represented, proprietary and non-proprietary philosophies to be proportionately represented, secular and religious nations to be equally represented, people of different religions to be equally represented, people of each and every language to be represented, able people and differently able people to be proportionately represented, &c </font></div>
<div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000">Some may argue that this would be the way to go. But the danger lies in the complexity and impracticality of seating a representative from every conceivable division. That could lower the process to a process of degraded politics. Added to that would be the danger of particular groups of individuals being or becoming concerned with promoting their own private group's interest at the expense of common good; Within the equally, proportionately, or more-than-proportionately (as often in the case of minorities) represented groups, some would have a louder voice and gain greater influence to reap disproportionate benefits. <br>
</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000">Are we to assume, for instance, that any governance system where a certain religious group or a linguistic minority group is not actually in the governing council would enact laws that are harmful to that religious group or that linguistic minority that is not actually seated in the council? What we need is a Governance mechanism BEYOND DIVISIONS that would at all times consider the common good, including the good of minorities or the voiceless. <br>
</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000">Rousseau talks about the "lawgiver", we could equate the lawgiver to a seated Member of the Internet Governance, <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">"This individual is the "lawgiver" (<i>le législateur</i>). The lawgiver is guided by sublime reason and by a concern for the common good, and he is an individual whose enlightened judgment can determine the principles of justice and utility which are best suited to society." </span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000">The way forward is by insisting on individuals of above traits to be seated in positions. The hope lies in the design of the multi-stakeholder model which is open to scrutiny by everyone - everyone belonging to any of the innumerable groups that I struggled to enumerate. Strengthen this model, evolve this model, far greater justice will prevail. </font></div>
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"consideration of rights of minorities" - If this is a Global process, open<br>
for participation from all stake-holders, from every nation, the policies<br>
that would emerge out of the process is bound to be balanced. The intention<br>
behind this thought about the "rights" of minorities might be noble, but as<br>
unintended consequences, this idea of special attention could<br>
lead to politicization of the process.<br>
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You mean to say that Internet governance can be devoid of politics? I don't see how that is either possible nor why that would be desirable.</blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,51)">
There is politics in Internet Governance. My idea is to minimize politics by avoiding divisions.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,51)">
Thank you.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Sivasubramanian M</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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