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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Yes<BR>
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Lee<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: Ginger Paque [<A HREF="mailto:gpaque@gmail.com">mailto:gpaque@gmail.com</A>]<BR>
Sent: Mon 2/16/2009 6:29 AM<BR>
To: Ian Peter; I G List<BR>
Subject: [governance] Call for Consensus on IGC statement to the OC: The Way Forward<BR>
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The following statement includes minor changes as requested during<BR>
discussion. We should now have consensus on the following statement on The<BR>
Way Forward. Please indicate YES or NO in response as soon as possible.<BR>
Thanks! Ginger<BR>
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STATEMENT<BR>
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The Internet Governance Caucus supports "Internet Rights and Principles"<BR>
as a major<BR>
theme for IGF-4 in Egypt. This should lead to discourse at the IGF meetings<BR>
moving towards the definition and clarification of rights in relation to<BR>
the Internet, and how they relate to pre-existing definitions of human<BR>
rights. It also includes a space for discussions about the responsibilities<BR>
of all parties.<BR>
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The concept of "rights" continues to stress the importance of openness and<BR>
universal access. This framework will continue to emphasize the significant<BR>
themes of access to knowledge and development, while adding the important<BR>
issues of basic user rights and control to access, content and applications<BR>
of their choice, in keeping with current international debates regarding an<BR>
"open Internet" and relevant aspects of the often confusing network<BR>
neutrality discussions.<BR>
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The inclusion of "principles" allows for wide discussion of the<BR>
responsibilities that the different stakeholders have to each other.<BR>
It allows for open examination<BR>
of the principles that should govern the Internet, particularly in its<BR>
commercial facets.<BR>
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Within the mandate of the IGF and in support of strengthening this<BR>
multistakeholder process, we ask that the IGF Secretariat continue and<BR>
expand the use of Remote Participation as a tool for attendance at the IGF<BR>
2009 in Egypt as a proven method to include new voices. To that end, we<BR>
recommend that the Secretariat recognize the Remote Participation Working<BR>
Group as a collaborating organization for the RP at the IGF 2009, especially<BR>
in the area of Hub participation, and facilitate the use of the RP resources<BR>
from the first planning stages for this 4th meeting.<BR>
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