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Thank you for drawing attention to this again, Ian. You are probably
right that it will difficult to formulate a comprehensive IGF response
at this late point in time. However, what would be possible, and
important,
is to express our collective regret that Internet Rights and Principles
has not made it as the overarching theme of the forthcoming IGF, and
this despite widespread support for this proposal. The MAG should be
requested to heed this call and reconsider its decision. <br>
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Anja<br>
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Ian Peter wrote:<br>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Just a reminder that
comments on the Progam Paper need to be
submitted by April 13. We will not have time for an IGC response, but
members
may like to comment individually.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Details are at <a
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Here are some comments I submitted as an individual FYI.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">1. I am surprised that
Internet Rights and Principles is not
a session theme, given the strong support it gained from all
stakeholder groups
during the Open Consultations. I am also surprised at the objection
apparently
raised during MAG, given that these matters are specifically contained
in the
Tunis Agenda (paras 70 and 42)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">My suggestion is that a
good theme for the meeting would be
"Internet for All - Rights and Principles". This language meets both
major proposals which have been put forward.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">2. I am surprised to see
Emerging Issues dropped. While
agreeing that the sessions at Rio and Hyderabad on this subject were
less than
optimal, I think this is largely because we have not clearly defined
what his
session should achieve and how we should go about making the session
effective.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Emerging Issues should
not be about issues emerging during
the conference. It should be taking a longer term view of the issues
that will
arise in Internet Governance. An IGF that doesn't look past the
immediate
issues on its agenda is one that has little choice but to be a reactive
body
discussing only the status quo, in a media environment where change is
rapid.
Today's Internet is nothing like the Internet of 20 years ago - and the
Internet 20 years hence will again be vastly different. If IGF is not
able to
look at longer term issues and take them into account it will largely
weaken
its capacity to be effective.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Dr. Anja Kovacs
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