<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Please excuse me for my brevity here, I am new to this forum and to IG processes (from 2016). </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I agree with what Ginger has said, these are the groups about whom we have little or no knowledge as to how these groups access (if at all) internet, what are the enablers and barriers to internet for /among these groups. Especially I would like to bring the attention of the group to indigenous populations. Do we know enough about how do they connect to the digital world? Indigenous population is different for rural population, they have their own culture and way of interaction with outside world. Many of the researches that I came across often club these two populations and over generalize the access parameters, cultural context is often overlooked. Unless we study IG issues among indigenous populations inclusive development is far from the horizon.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Lokesh</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Consultant</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">India </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 3 October 2017 at 16:53, Michael J. Oghia <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mike.oghia@gmail.com" target="_blank">mike.oghia@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Ji,<div><br></div><div>Indeed, as Michael mentioned, this is a good and timely conversation to have. I'm pleased that we can engage in such discussions openly and respectfully, and I commend this group for responding professionally and collegially to difficult questions.</div><div><br></div><div>One point I want to add to what's been said is that economic development is being driven specifically by access to information and communications technologies (ICTs), <i>especially</i> among women. Not only has this been highlighted repeatedly by our own BPF on Gender and Access, but also by organizations from across stakeholder groups and development fields (UNDP, World Bank, GSMA, W3C, ISOC, General Electric, Association of Progressive Communications, and many more).</div><div><br></div><div>To put it mildly, helping to empower women and girls with meaningful and sustainable access is imperative to our future.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-4570614791927991121m_-7165317022345721071gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Best,</font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">-Michael<br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 1:06 PM, Michael Ilishebo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ilishebo@gmail.com" target="_blank">ilishebo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Dear Ji,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Your concerns are very much valid, however, the platform is not the correct one.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Just as Ginger has put it, Internet Governance has a defined subject matter it covers and loses it's potency when it overlaps.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">One of the most consistent topic in Internet Governance happens to be Gender related to access, connectivity and empowerment. The UN has other relevant platforms that discuss the topics you have raised.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I am one person who enjoys they way you bring out issues and will continue tapping knowledge from you as long as I remain a MAG member.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">In my language, there is a saying that goes like, 'Wear my shoes and face the world in them...then come we argue'</div><span class="m_-4570614791927991121m_-7165317022345721071HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Michael </div></font></span></div><div class="m_-4570614791927991121m_-7165317022345721071HOEnZb"><div class="m_-4570614791927991121m_-7165317022345721071h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 3, 2017 12:02, "Ginger Paque" <<a href="mailto:virginiap@diplomacy.edu" target="_blank">virginiap@diplomacy.edu</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Ji, your point is important and is discussed often in introductory IG courses, because it sets the scene for IG.<div><br></div><div>While we recognise the importance of clean water, food, healthcare, and human rights, in this forum we don't address those problems, nor build roads, or provide food and healthcare (as examples). We work on Internet governance, and <i><b>the resources and solutions the Internet (and appropriate Internet governance) can provide to address those problems</b></i>.</div><div><br></div><div>We work to provide a solid discussion forum that works to ensure safe, equitable access and better Internet for all, especially vulnerable and/or marginalised groups and individuals.</div><div><br></div><div>Precisely because we are not <span style="font-size:12.8px">omnipotent saviors, we must work on the issues under our mandate, including, but not limited to: </span></div><span class=""><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000">a) Indigenous women</font></span></div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12.8px">b) Refugee women</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">c) Women with disabilities</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">d) Young women</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">e) Rural women</span></font><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></font></div></span><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12.8px">This is the Internet governance forum. This is what we do.</span></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Please excuse my over-simplification for the sake of brevity.</span></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Ginger<br></span></font><div><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-4570614791927991121m_-7165317022345721071m_43980889366048557m_4359830246936820210gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-style:italic"><i><i><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(35,71,162)"></span></a></i></i></span></span></font></p><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span></span></div><p></p><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(100,169,181)">______________________________</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(100,169,181)"></span></p><p style="font-size:small;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-family:"Times New Roman""></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(100,169,181)">Ginger (Virginia) Paque</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(100,169,181)"></span></p><p style="font-size:small;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(62,61,64)"><span style="font-size:8pt">IG and E-diplomacy Programmes | Research Associate<br></span></span></font><span style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(62,61,64);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">DiploFoundation</span></p><p style="font-size:small;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.6667px;color:rgb(62,61,64)">WMO | 7bis, Avenue de la Paix | 1202 Geneva - Switzerland<br></span><span style="font-size:10.6667px;color:rgb(62,61,64)"><a href="mailto:virginiap@diplomacy.edu" target="_blank">virginiap@diplomacy.edu</a><br></span></font></p><p style="font-size:small;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="http://15years.diplomacy.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img alt="15years.diplomacy.edu"></a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 4:11 AM, 计颢骏 <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ji_haojun@mfa.gov.cn" target="_blank">ji_haojun@mfa.gov.cn</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p><br>Dear Chair and all,</p>
<p> I have no intention to trivalize such an important issue. As Chairman Mao once said, women holds up half of the sky. To make sure that women have equal access to cyberspace is indeed a very important issue. However, the internet or cyberspace itself is gender neutral. It is also true that in some part of the world, women may have difficulty to access internet. This problem attributes to economic,cultural and religious factors etc. Among these factors, ecnomoy is the fundamental issue. People have no access to internet because they are poor, they have no money to buy computer, smart phone and wifi service. For indigenous.refugees, disabled,young and rural people, no matter they are man or women,the barrier to internet access is mainly about money. Economy, money, is the biggest problem we face everyday. Can we expect to solve this problem in the context of internet governance? In China, we have a saying that to make people rich,build the road first. Without the road, indigenous people in remote mountainous areas can not send their products to the outside market,even when they have access to internet. The question is can internet governance help build more road?</p>
<p> Dear colleagues, it is very easy to be politically correct, but the really important thing is to find the problem, to know the real cause of the prolem and solve the prolem. In some part of the world, where women even lack the basic freedom, is it a bit luxurious to talk about internet access? Of course, in some countries, women may have access to internet even when they are not allowed to leave home alone. My point is,talk for the sake of talk is meaningless.In the context of internet governance, we shall focus on issues we can make difference rather than stray too far away. My previous comment is a very important viewpoint which also deserve respect. we shall seek truth and go deep into the truth rather than pretending that we are omnipotent saviors.</p>
<p> Best regards,</p>
<p> JI Haojun</p><span class=""><span>
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<p>> a) Indigenous women<br>> b) Refugee women<br>> c) Women with disabilities<br>> d) Young women<br>> e) Rural women<br></p>
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<div><b>抄 送:</b>JacsmKee <<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:jac@apcwomen.org" target="_blank">jac@apcwomen.org</a>>,IGF Maglist <<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:Igfmaglist@intgovforum.org" target="_blank">Igfmaglist@intgovforum.org</a>>,<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net" target="_blank">b<wbr>estbits@lists.bestbits.net</a> <<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net" target="_blank">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>>,<wbr>Governance <<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><wbr>>,<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:dc@intgovforum.org" target="_blank">dc@intgovforum.org</a> <<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:dc@intgovforum.org" target="_blank">dc@intgovforum.org</a>></div>
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<div><b>主 题:</b>Re: [IGFmaglist] IGF Best Practice Forum on Gender: Access</div></div><br>
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<div class="m_-4570614791927991121m_-7165317022345721071m_43980889366048557m_4359830246936820210m_8687341275213581297bodyclass"><div><div class="h5"><div><div class="m_-4570614791927991121m_-7165317022345721071m_43980889366048557m_4359830246936820210h5"><br>Dear Ji,<br><br>your comment below trivializes the very important gender discussion, and much of the work of the MAG. <br><br>Equally, it is important that we maintain a culture of respect in all MAG communications, and I hope we can achieve this going forward.<br><br>Lynn St.Amour<br><br>IGF-MAG Chair<br><br><br>> On Sep 28, 2017, at 9:24 AM, 计颢骏 <<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:ji_haojun@mfa.gov.cn" target="_blank">ji_haojun@mfa.gov.cn</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>> <br>> Dear all,<br>> <br>> I think the access issue,for some countries, shall start from allowing women to drive and travel alone first.<br>> <br>> JI Haojun<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> ----- 回复邮件 -----<br>> 发信人:Jac sm Kee <<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:jac@apcwomen.org" target="_blank">jac@apcwomen.org</a>><br>> 收信人:<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:Igfmaglist@intgovforum.org" target="_blank">Igfmaglist@intgovforum.org</a> <<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:Igfmaglist@intgovforum.org" target="_blank">Igfmaglist@intgovforum.org</a>>,<<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net" target="_blank"><wbr>bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>> <<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net" target="_blank">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>>,<wbr>Governance <<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><wbr>>,<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:dc@intgovforum.org" target="_blank">dc@intgovforum.org</a> <<a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:dc@intgovforum.org" target="_blank">dc@intgovforum.org</a>><br>> 时 间:2017年09月27日 18时05分01秒<br>> 主 题:[IGFmaglist] IGF Best Practice Forum on Gender: Access<br>> <br>> <br>> Dear colleagues,<br>> <br>> As mentioned in previous meetings, the IGF Best Practice Forum on<br>> Gender this year is looking specifically at access issues faced by:<br>> <br>> a) Indigenous women<br>> b) Refugee women<br>> c) Women with disabilities<br>> d) Young women<br>> e) Rural women<br>> <br>> We are looking for insights and initiatives that you may know of that<br>> addresses these issues directly, or in partial or indrect ways. To help<br>> in this process, we have developed a brief survey here:<br>> <br></div></div></div></div>> <a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="https://www.apc.org/limesurvey/index.php/783797/lang-en" target="_blank">https://www.apc.org/limesurvey<wbr>/index.php/783797/lang-en</a><span class=""><span><br>> <br>> Please do submit your work into this process, and would appreciate it<br>> if you can share this broadly and in targetted ways to your networks.<br>> <br>> Best,<br>> jac<br>> <br>> -- <br>> <br></span></span><span class=""><span>> ------------------------------<wbr>---<br>> Jac sm Kee<br>> Manager, Women's Rights Programme<br>> Association for Progressive Communications<br>> <a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="http://www.apc.org/" target="_blank">www.apc.org</a> | <a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="http://www.takebackthetech.net/" target="_blank">www.takebackthetech.net</a> | <a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="http://erotics.apc.org/" target="_blank">erotics.apc.org</a><br>> Jitsi: jacsmk | Skype: jacsmk | Twitter: @jhybe<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br></span></span><span class=""><span>> ______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>> Igfmaglist mailing list<br>> <a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:Igfmaglist@intgovforum.org" target="_blank">Igfmaglist@intgovforum.org</a><br></span></span>> <a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfmaglist_intgovforum.org" target="_blank">http://intgovforum.org/mailman<wbr>/listinfo/igfmaglist_intgovfor<wbr>um.org</a><span class=""><span><br>> ______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>> Igfmaglist mailing list<br>> <a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:Igfmaglist@intgovforum.org" target="_blank">Igfmaglist@intgovforum.org</a><br></span></span>> <a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfmaglist_intgovforum.org" target="_blank">http://intgovforum.org/mailman<wbr>/listinfo/igfmaglist_intgovfor<wbr>um.org</a><br><br></div></blockquote><span class=""><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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