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<font face="Verdana">Ian<br>
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Your response is well I dont know whether I should call it
shocking or amusing... As the article shows, it is not about Subi
but what and who is behind her. One question occurs to me to ask
you and I will be happy if you respond to it. Would you have been
as indifferent if you had learnt on considerable evidence that
someone had been planted into the position of civil society co
chair of NetMundial by say, the Iranian government? Why would a
similar subversive act of US big business look any different to
you, and your supporters here?<br>
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parminder <br>
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PS: The shocking part are the considerable allegations your email
below makes about the Indian civil society groups involved and the
journalist/ newspaper who wrote the article... I simply dont know
what to make of your stance. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Thursday 10 April 2014 12:53 PM, Ian
Peter wrote:<br>
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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
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<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 10, 2014 3:47 PM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
title="governance@lists.igcaucus.org"
href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>
; <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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>
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I wonder if civil society groups have any response to the
below...<br>
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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>
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Now, we have a <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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>
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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>
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At least please respond to the issue.<br>
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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 moz-do-not-send="true"
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>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Tuesday 08 April 2014 11:31
PM, Rishab Bailey wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Dear All,<br>
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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>
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(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>
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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"
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Two of the documents referred to in the above article
(concerning plagiarism charges) are also attached to
this email.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Rishab Bailey<br>
(for the Society for Knowledge Commons, India)<br>
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