<div dir="ltr">+1<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 24 June 2016 at 15:36, Niels ten Oever <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lists@digitaldissidents.org" target="_blank">lists@digitaldissidents.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Brett,<br>
<br>
We're defintely interested to support this in one form or another. One<br>
thing could be that we push/support from inside the IEEE, through our<br>
local and regional offices, or otherwise. Happy to discuss.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Niels<br>
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On 06/22/2016 02:47 PM, Brett Solomon wrote:<br>
> Dear friends,<br>
><br>
> You might remember the two letters (here<br>
</span>> <<a href="http://bestbits.net/finance-ministers-global-connect/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bestbits.net/finance-ministers-global-connect/</a>> and here<br>
> <<a href="http://bestbits.net/global-connect-initiative/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bestbits.net/global-connect-initiative/</a>>)*<<a href="https://share.america.gov/globalconnect/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://share.america.gov/globalconnect/</a>>* sent<br>
> through Best Bits last September and in April of this year***on<br>
> the Global Connect Initiative. <<a href="https://share.america.gov/globalconnect/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://share.america.gov/globalconnect/</a>><br>
><br>
> *<br>
<span class="">> The overarching aim of the Global Connect is bring 1.5 billion people<br>
</span>> online by 2020. *<br>
> *<br>
> *<br>
> *<br>
<span class="">> The Initiative is progressing including a meeting that took place<br>
> following the April letter between US Secretary of State and the<br>
> President of the World Bank. Many Finance Ministers also participated in<br>
> that event at the World Bank designed at financing Global Connect.<br>
><br>
> Despite the letters, the IEEE Report-out document that came out from the<br>
> meeting, barely registered human rights, freedom of expression, privacy<br>
> etc.<br>
><br>
> A few of us (Access Now, Public Knowledge and APC) have started to work<br>
> on a set of HR-based principles to inform connectivity initiatives<br>
> including Global Connect.<br>
><br>
> Given the renewed attention on connectivity, we see this as a good<br>
> opportunity to develop a set of principles that addresses the human<br>
> rights dimension of access, and that guide human rights as a foundation<br>
> for rolling out connectivity - from participation of marginalized<br>
> voices, to the nature of contractual arrangements, to protection of<br>
> opinion online.<br>
><br>
> Right now much of the discussion is centering around outstanding<br>
> connectivity issues being essentially an engineering problem. The risk<br>
> of course, if human rights do not inform connectivity initiatives is the<br>
> roll out of a censored, throttled, monitored, militarized internet and<br>
> could deepen inequalities within societies.<br>
><br>
> We are using existing documents (eg WSIS+10 Outcome Document, Human<br>
> Rights Council A/HRC/RES/26/13, Net Mundial, internet rights and<br>
> principles charte<br>
</span>> <<a href="http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/charter/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/charter/</a>>r), APC Internet<br>
> Rights Charter<br>
> <<a href="https://www.apc.org/en/system/files/APC_charter_EN_0.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.apc.org/en/system/files/APC_charter_EN_0.pdf</a>>to inform<br>
<span class="">> these principles.<br>
><br>
> We wanted to see if others in the community would be interested in<br>
> working with us. And we are looking specifically for those who have<br>
> experience in expanding access (including in providing access in<br>
> under-served communities and building community-based networks) and<br>
> network engineers and would like to support us in this effort with<br>
> expertise.<br>
><br>
> Let us know if you're interested or if you have questions.<br>
><br>
> Hope all are well!<br>
><br>
> Brett<br>
><br>
> Brett Solomon<br>
> Executive Director<br>
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