[governance] WCIT12 update - CS call to activists - the text

[Adam Peake]

Thank you.

A good statement, if you are sure the hackers were activists.

Best,

Adam



On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Nnenna <nne75 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> ===
> The World Conference on International Telecommunications – 12 (December 3 -
> 14)
>
>
> Call to Human Rights and Technology Activists by Civil Society participants
>
>
>
> We, the physical and remote participants at The World Conference on
> International Telecommunications WCIT12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, wish
> to call the attention of all human rights and technology activists that the
> recent outage of the ITU website has proved to be of considerable
> disadvantage to the efforts on the review of the International
> Telecommunications Regulations - ITRs.
>
> The World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) is a
> critical event that the Civil Society believes is key in shaping greater
> connectivity and growth in international telecommunications. The
> satisfactory functioning of the ITU website, is central to the success of
> the meeting as it serves as the document repository, primary webcast channel
> and orientation platform for all participants.
>
> We therefore call on all concerned activists to refrain from any possible
> disruptions, hacks or attacks on the ITU website and its related domains.
> Such effort will be counterproductive, and will hugely disenfranchise remote
> participants.
>
> The Civil Society participation in ITU deliberations is the result of a long
> and a hard process that requires constructive efforts for improvement.
>
> We invite you to follow remotely on
> http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/default.aspx
> And #WCIT12 on Twitter
>
>
>
> Dubai World Trade Center
> Dubai, United Arab Emirates
> Friday, 7th of December 2012
>
>
>
> ==
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> ________________________________
> From: Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>
> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Nnenna <nne75 at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 7, 2012 11:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [governance] WCIT12 update - CS call to activists
>
> Hi Nnenna,
>
> Can't access the document.  Could you send as an attachment or just
> send the text to the list.
>
> Do you know who hacked:  a protest or someone (some govt) wanting to
> look like a protest, what better way to justify having the hacked
> organization take more responsibility for cyber-security :-)
>
> Best,
>
> Adam
>
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 7:54 PM, Nnenna <nne75 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Just a quick update from the CS lunch-meeting:
>>
>> we're finalising the letter to be submitted to the ITU Secretariat about
>> civil society public comments and participation; if you have comments
>> please
>> submit them by 15:30 today; refer to this google doc:
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/a/publicknowledge.org/document/d/1b7ljrjIDf_h6nuvUpsm9OqPE6_IlHBMZyJs8g3hFSxk/edit
>> - the time pressure has to do with the formal procedure to submit this;
>> below is the letter we have agreed to disseminate widely that comments on
>> the negative effects of the recent blackout of the ITU website for civil
>> society who want to follow conference proceedings; we can tweet the google
>> doc from Nnenna's email or just forward the text;
>> we (civil society) have been invited to meet with the ITU SG – Harold is
>> coordinating and will aim to organise something early next week.
>>
>> Next CS meeting – tentatively at 13:30 for whomever is at the venue
>> tomorrow. Easy to cancel if there's no need for it.
>>
>>
>> Nnenna  Nwakanma |  Founder and CEO, NNENNA.ORG  |  Consultants
>> Information | Communications | Technology and Events | for Development
>> Cote d'Ivoire (+225)| Tel: 225 27144 | Fax  224 26471 |Mob. 07416820
>> Ghana: +233 249561345| Nigeria: +234 8101887065| http://www.nnenna.org
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