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<DIV>Hi Parminder,</DIV>
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<DIV>I did respond last time you posted information on this several weeks back,
but let me respond again as this is escalating.</DIV>
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<DIV>Firstly, I agree with you and the Indian civil society groups that the
appointment and the way it was undertaken was less than optimal. I also agree
that far more experienced candidates in the area of internet governance were
available – including from India, and including women from India.</DIV>
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<DIV>However, despite her inexperience in internet governance areas, Subi
Chaturvedi appears to be quite active in civil society issues, particularly
feminist issues. I am concerned that what is happening is that this is becoming
an increasingly personal attack on a young Indian woman whose only “crime”, as
far as I can see, is being ambitious. And there are plenty more of us who share
that.</DIV>
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<DIV>The newspaper article clearly was written with the assistance of some civil
society groups or members to discredit her. It is not regular “news”, and may or
may not be accurate in all of its assertions. However, it has the elements of a
personal attack.</DIV>
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<DIV>So I am personally uncomfortable with pursuing this any further, while
recognising that it was important for Indian NGOs to make the initial contact
with the Chair to express reservations. Someone has given less than optimal
advice to the Chair, and we may not have the best civil society rep appointed,
but I believe the most important thing now is not to pursue personal attacks and
to work as best we can during NetMundial in the prevailing circumstances.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ian Peter</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=parminder@itforchange.net
href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 10, 2014 3:47 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=governance@lists.igcaucus.org
href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</A> ;
<A title=bestbits@lists.bestbits.net
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [governance] Re: [bestbits] Letters from Indian Civil
Society organisations to the Chair of NetMundial regarding appointment of civil
society co-chair</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f5f5f5" size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT><BR>I wonder if
civil society groups have any response to the below...<BR><BR>this issue was
first brought to the notice to global civil society groups a few weeks back when
almost all civil society organisations from India wrote a letter against
appointment of Subi as co chair of NetMundial... It was most disappointing to
face a stony silence from the global networks with regard to that
representation, which is indeed disrespectful of the Indian civil
society.<BR><BR>Now, we have a <A
href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/executive-of-telecom-giant-that-aided-nsa-spying-is-on-india-s-cyber-security-panel/article1-1205483.aspx">newspaper
report</A> which not only produces evidence of plagiarism against Subi but ,
much more importantly, also shows clearly who is behind her installation as
NetMundial Co chair - the US big business. And still no response.<BR><BR>May I
request the IGC co-cos to take up this issue. And also 1Net steering committee
members, and civil society members of the executive committee and high level
committee. <BR><BR>At least please respond to the issue.<BR><BR>If civil society
reps wont respond to this issue, I am not sure what they would respond to, and
in which manner they then 'represent' civil society... Here there is practically
the entire Indian civil society involved in IG writing a representation, about
issues that are now further exacerbated by the <A
href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/executive-of-telecom-giant-that-aided-nsa-spying-is-on-india-s-cyber-security-panel/article1-1205483.aspx">news
report</A> in a top national daily of India. And we find no visible support.
<BR><BR>Thanks<BR><BR>parminder <BR><BR>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On Tuesday 08 April 2014 11:31 PM, Rishab Bailey
wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Dear All,<BR><BR>Further to the letter from Indian civil society
groups to the Chair of NetMundial (regarding the appointment of the civil
society co-chair for the meeting), please find attached:<BR><BR>(a) the
original letter from members of Indian civil society to Prof. Virgilio
Almeida,<BR>(b) follow up email from members of Indian civil society to Prof.
Virgilio Almeida;<BR>(b) response of Prof. Almeida to Indian civil society
groups.<BR><BR>Also do note a recent article published in a leading Indian
newspaper giving some of the context behind this: <A
href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/executive-of-telecom-giant-that-aided-nsa-spying-is-on-india-s-cyber-security-panel/article1-1205483.aspx"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/executive-of-telecom-giant-that-aided-nsa-spying-is-on-india-s-cyber-security-panel/article1-1205483.aspx</A>
<DIV><BR>Two of the documents referred to in the above article (concerning
plagiarism charges) are also attached to this email.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Rishab
Bailey<BR>(for the Society for Knowledge Commons,
India)<BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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