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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This is regarding the workshop proposed by
the IGC on ‘A Rights Agenda for Internet Governance’. The IGC working group on
this workshop has an f-t-f meeting at Seoul last week, and also intensive
online interactions with some other rights groups that are co-sponsoring this
workshop. (I will refer to this group as Bill of Rights or BoR group subsequently.)
Karen who heads the IGC WG is unable to devote time this week, and it is for
that reason I am reporting on the WG’s work. She will be back to lead the group
next week. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The WG is of the view that the IGC
workshop takes from the overall theme of IGF, Hyderabad, ‘Internet for All’,
and do a workshop focused on interrogating the ‘access’ issue from a rights perspective,
and name the workshop as ‘Internet for All – Exploring A Rights-based Approach’.
Unlike the earlier proposal we will not be examining issues regarding other
rights like FoE, privacy etc in this workshop… the BoR group has another workshop
which is about mainstreaming the rights agenda in IGF/ DCs, and the full gamut
of rights will be examined etc in this workshop. Some of us from the IGC are
working with the BoR group on this. I would also like to see IGC as a group
supports that workshop. More on that workshop can be expected soon from Lisa…..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The IGC workshop proposal, with the new
proposed name ‘Internet for All – Exploring a Rights-based Approach’ will have
to be re-written to suit this new approach. This will be done over the weekend.
We need to submit the revised proposal by the 30<sup>th</sup>this. However if
more time is needed for discussion within IGC on this issue we may try to seek
an extra week. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Meanwhile inputs and comments are welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Parminder <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Parminder
[mailto:parminder@itforchange.net] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 27, 2008 11:09
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> governance@lists.cpsr.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [governance] IGF agenda -
rights and openness issues</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi All<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Two issues regarding IGF agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>One, we had planned a letter to the IGF secretariat/ MAG
expressing concern that rights and openness issues were disappearing from IGF’s
agenda, inter alia pointing to the fact that these terms do not appear in the
main agenda list which is (to quote the latest draft of the program doc at <a
href="http://www.intgovforum.org/hyderabad_prog/ProgrammePaper.05.06.2008.pdf">http://www.intgovforum.org/hyderabad_prog/ProgrammePaper.05.06.2008.pdf</a>
)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Reaching“The MAG proposed the following agenda: Managing
Promoting Cyber-Security and Trust the Next Billion Emerging Taking Stock
and the Way Forward Critical Internet Resources Issues”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We also wish to specifically propose
that the main workshop now titled “</span></font><font size=2 face=ArialMT><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT'>Fostering security, privacy and
openness” be just ‘fostering privacy and openness” especially since there is
already another planned main workshop titled “Are we losing the battle against
cyber-crime” which is expected to cover all the security issue quite well. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=ArialMT><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=ArialMT><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT'>Adam had developed this proposal
and to quote him last email on the subject </span></font><font size=2
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>“</span></font><font size=2
face=ArialMT><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT'>For the first,
I suggest we write to the secretariat saying something along the lines
of... we are concerned that the theme "openness" <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=ArialMT><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT'>is in danger of being lost in the
session currently titled "Promoting Cyber-Security and Trust". Based
the February consultation, summary document, and synthesis paper for the May
meeting we expected a stronger emphasis on rights would be maintained in this
session. We suggest the second part of the session, currently "Fostering
security, privacy and openness" focus more on "fostering privacy and
openness" than on security, which will be the prime subject of the first
part of the session. Of course security will be an important element of
the second workshop, just as concerns for privacy, openness and preservation of
fundamental rights will be an important element of the first workshop.
What we are suggesting is a balance between these issues across the two
workshops, and therefore into the debate the follows in the afternoon.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>There has been no opposition to this proposal and I take it
that we agree to write a letter on these lines to the Secretariat/ MAG. Can
someone please volunteer to draft the letter and share with us? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I continue to be bothered that we are not able to agree to
write to also write that ‘ensuring/ achieving universal access’ be the main
theme one instead of ‘reaching the next billion’ even after all the discussion
which happened on this topic on this list. But for the present this subject is
being separated from that discussed above. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I will take up the second of the two issues I planned to
discus in the following email. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Parminder <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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