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The following are my comments on the <a
href="https://www.gccs2015.com/">Global Conference on CyberSpace
2015</a> and its <a href="http://tinyurl.com/lqp8knr">outcome
document</a>.<br>
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This conference is 4th in a series also known as the London process.
It was started by US and UK and involves key developed countries, in
an attempt to create a captured space to develop global Internet
related norms and principles. See for instance the <a
href="https://www.gccs2015.com/gccs/all-about-gccs2015">about page
</a>which says, "The three preceding Global Conferences on
CyberSpace (in London, Budapest and Seoul) established a set of
principles on internet governance." The effort is to shun and move
away from globally democratic spaces like those of the UN, which
should be the legitimate places to develop global IG principles, to
spaces controlled by key Northern powers. <br>
<br>
Further, this process is not 'really multi-stakeholder' as all the
documents in the preceding meetings have been prepared by the key
Northern powers, with little or no input from civil society, or from
other country governments - certainly far far from the much bandied
equal footing multistakeholderism. The highly controlled
participation of civil society in these meeting is mediated in a non
transparent manner through means and agencies that I will pass
commenting on at present.<br>
<br>
These Northern powers (US and its allies) controlled global
governance spaces - even as the same powers resist any attempts to
undertake such principles and norms development at the UN level -
represent entrenching of their hegemony over the world's affairs,
and further the spectre of a unipolar world, which is imperialistic
(and neo-colonial) and neoliberal.<br>
<br>
In the circumstances, the foremost thing that civil society in
Internet governance space has to decide and comment upon is about
the imperialist, hegemonic and non-democratic means of global norms
and policy development that is embodied in GCCS kind of processes
(and also in OECD's Internet policy processes). Does civil society
condone the London process, with the said attributes and motives? In
a way, they seem to already condone it by participating in it, but
then perhaps participation could be used to convey the message to
the organisers what we think about it. Is there any such plan? Or is
the civil society merely going to fawn about how good everything is,
except perhaps - can you change the comma in line 8, and maybe
insert 5-6 more instances of the word 'multistakeholderism', and,
thanks, we are done. <br>
<br>
My view is, civil society participants should give a clear message
to the organisers that global civil society does not approve to such
captured spaces for global norms development, and that such activity
should be moved to genuinely globally democratic venues, where all
countries participate at the same level, and where civil society
groups have a very strong participative role. We should in fact
prepare and deliver a written common statement to the meeting in
this regard. I dont see what else can and needs to be done about
this conference and its proposed outcome document, which merely
seeks to foist on the world the principles and mechanisms for a
hegemonic unipolar world, controlled by imperialist forces, pursuing
a neoliberal ideology .<br>
<br>
parminder <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Saturday 04 April 2015 02:32 AM, Ian
Peter wrote:<br>
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friends,</font></font></span></p>
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for cross-posting]</em></font></font></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
1.38" dir="ltr"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY:
; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR:
"><em><font face="Arial">Below is a statement requesting
your input into formulating the civil society response
to the Chair’s statement for GCCS 2015. Apologies for
very short comments period, but the draft was only
released for our wider input in last 24 hours, and we
need to submit a consolidated CS response after
getting your input. There will be another (again
short) opportunity to comment on the consolidated
response as per message below.</font></em></span></p>
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1.38" dir="ltr"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY:
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1.38" dir="ltr"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY:
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"><em><font face="Arial">Governments and business
interests will also be responding to the text
separately in the same time frame, so we can expect
changes. There are some (surprisingly) good sections
of the text currently (IMHO) that we need to argue to
retain, plus plenty where we can suggest improvements.
But please input within the time frame either by the
form or the email address below.</font></em></span></p>
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<em></em><br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
1.38" dir="ltr" align="justify"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">We would
like to bring to your attention the call for civil
society input on the outcome document for the </font></font></span><font
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="https://www.gccs2015.com/gccs/all-about-gccs2015"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: "><font color="#1155cc" face="Arial">Global
Conference on Cyberspace 2015</font></span></a></font><font
face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: "> (GCCS 2015)</span><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: ">, </span></font><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">hosted by the government of
the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and taking place in
The Hague on 16 and 17 April 2015. </font></span></font></p>
<br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
1.38" dir="ltr" align="justify"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">Following on
from the London (2011), Budapest (2012), and Seoul
(2013) Conferences - a series also known as the London
Process, the 2015 event in The Hague will provide an
opportunity for further high-level discussion of key
cyberspace issues, structured around the three main
themes of</font></font></span><font style="FONT-SIZE:
9.8pt"><a moz-do-not-send="true" style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="https://www.gccs2015.com/themes/freedom"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
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COLOR: "><font color="#1155cc" face="Arial"> Freedom</font></span></a><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
face="Arial">,</font></span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="https://www.gccs2015.com/themes/security-0"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: "><font color="#1155cc" face="Arial"> Security</font></span></a><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
face="Arial"> and</font></span><a
moz-do-not-send="true" style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="https://www.gccs2015.com/themes/growth"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: "><font color="#1155cc" face="Arial"> Growth</font></span></a></font><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">. The
Conference will be a stock-taking event, assessing the
current global situation and mapping out the
challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. By
engaging governments, business, academia and civil
society participants at the Conference, the organisers
hope to find practical solutions to real and urgent
challenges, and to progress the agenda of a free, open
and secure internet. </font></font></span></p>
<br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
1.38" dir="ltr" align="justify"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">Based on the
assumption that all those who have a stake in
cyberspace should be able to express their views and
participate in a meaningful way, this year, the
organisers are putting particular emphasis on
facilitating multistakeholder engagement in the
Conference. As part of an effort to achieve this, the
Conference organisers are interested in getting Civil
Society input on the draft outcome document of the
Conference (The Chair’s Statement).</font></font></span></p>
<br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
1.38" dir="ltr" align="justify"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">To submit
your comments on the draft Chair’s Statement (HERE: </font></font></span><font
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="http://tinyurl.com/lqp8knr"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: "><font color="#1155cc" face="Arial">http://tinyurl.com/lqp8knr</font></span></a><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
face="Arial">), please complete this </font></span><a
moz-do-not-send="true" style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="http://goo.gl/forms/dYdv3rVkIJ"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: "><font color="#1155cc" face="Arial">Google
Form</font></span></a><span style="TEXT-DECORATION:
; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE:
pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font face="Arial"> (link:</font></span><a
moz-do-not-send="true" style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="http://goo.gl/forms/E72m3QTR1K"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: "><font color="#1155cc" face="Arial">http://goo.gl/forms/E72m3QTR1K</font></span></a></font><font
face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: ">) by </span></font><font style="FONT-SIZE:
9.8pt"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: "><u><strong>COB Tuesday 7th April</strong></u></span></font><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">.</font></span></font></p>
<br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
1.38" dir="ltr" align="justify"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">The
consolidation of this input into a unified document to
be presented to the Conference organisers will be
coordinated by the </font></font></span><font
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="https://www.gccs2015.com/participants/civil-society-participation"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: "><font color="#1155cc" face="Arial">GCCS2015
Advisory Board</font></span></a></font><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">, which has
been set up by the Conference organisers to help
ensure the Conference is as inclusive and
representative as possible.</font></font></span></p>
<br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
1.38" dir="ltr" align="justify"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">In case you
are unable to provide input at this stage, a call for
a second round of comments on the unified document
will be circulated in the week of the Conference.</font></font></span></p>
<br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
1.38" dir="ltr" align="justify"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">If you would
rather contact us directly with your comments, please
write to </font></font></span><font style="FONT-SIZE:
9.8pt"><a moz-do-not-send="true" style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="mailto:aditi@gp-digital.org"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: "><font color="#1155cc" face="Arial">aditi@gp-digital.org</font></span></a></font><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><font
face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">, answering
the following 4 questions on the text:</font></font></span></p>
<br>
<ol style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">
<li style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: decimal; TEXT-DECORATION: ;
FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: ;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" dir="ltr">
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt;
LINE-HEIGHT: 1.38" dir="ltr" align="justify"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: "><font face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE:
9.8pt" color="#222222">Sections of the text that
you support being included in the final outcome
document</font></font></span></p>
</li>
<li style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: decimal; TEXT-DECORATION: ;
FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: ;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" dir="ltr">
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt;
LINE-HEIGHT: 1.38" dir="ltr" align="justify"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: "><font face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE:
9.8pt" color="#222222">Areas of the text which
could be strengthened</font></font></span></p>
</li>
<li style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: decimal; TEXT-DECORATION: ;
FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: ;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" dir="ltr">
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt;
LINE-HEIGHT: 1.38" dir="ltr" align="justify"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: "><font face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE:
9.8pt" color="#222222">Areas of the text that
raise concerns</font></font></span></p>
</li>
<li style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: decimal; TEXT-DECORATION: ;
FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: ;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" dir="ltr">
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt;
LINE-HEIGHT: 1.38" dir="ltr" align="justify"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;
COLOR: "><font face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE:
9.8pt" color="#222222">Areas of the text where
there are inconsistencies or that lack clarity</font></font></span></p>
</li>
</ol>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
1.38" dir="ltr" align="justify"><span
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><strong><font
face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"
color="#222222">Feel free to share this call with
your civil society networks.</font></font></strong></span></p>
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<div><font face="Arial">Ian Peter</font></div>
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