<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Perhaps it could be worrisome to relegate and demote <EM>Human Rights </EM>to "HR".</DIV>
<DIV>Interesting that we see the use of HR generally for that strange "science of Human Resources". What I do think would do the cause well is an acronym that will be catchy and help pitch the idea vis a vie the Human Rignts of the Internet. My first thought was the sound "rights" being applied to Human Rights of the Internet Theory = HRIT.<BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 2/1/10, McTim <I><dogwallah@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com><BR>Subject: Re: [governance] Separate statement on themes for Vilnius<BR>To: governance@lists.cpsr.org<BR>Date: Monday, February 1, 2010, 11:22 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>All<BR><BR>On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Jeremy Malcolm <<A href="http://us.mc839.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jeremy@ciroap.org" ymailto="mailto:jeremy@ciroap.org">jeremy@ciroap.org</A>> wrote:<BR>> On 29/01/2010, at 6:36 PM, Parminder wrote:<BR>><BR>> and add, two substantive themes - development agenda and HR - for IGF<BR>> Vilnius.... these are our long standing demands.... and what is the point<BR>> not to suggest even broad areas for themes, when the present meeting will<BR>> decide the themes, and a good part of the IGF is about these key themes for<BR>> each IGF.<BR>><BR>> I will suggest we also propose 'Network Neutrality or Open Internet' as a<BR>> theme (good work was done on this theme by IGC co-sponsored workshop in IGF<BR>> Sharm on this issue, and this work should be taken forward in a main session<BR>> now)<BR>><BR>> Ginger will be at the open consultation meeting and
can deliver an oral<BR>> statement on themes for the Vilnius meeting, separately to our statement<BR>> looking back at Sharm el Sheikh. It is entirely appropriate to split up our<BR>> statements like this, and there is precedent for it.<BR>> So, let's get to work on such a statement now.<BR><BR>Done (rewritten our statement from pre-Egypt:<BR><BR>IGC Statement on Themes for IGF 2010<BR><BR>The Internet Governance Caucus supports the "Right to<BR>Internet Development" as a major theme for IGF-5 in Vilnius. This<BR>should lead to discourse at the IGF meetings moving towards the<BR>definition and clarification of Principles and Best Practices in<BR>relation to Internet policy development, and how they relate to<BR>pre-existing conditions in Internet Governance. It also includes a<BR>space for discussions about the responsibilities of all parties.<BR><BR>This concept of "rights" continues to stress the importance of<BR>openness,
transparency and bottom up Internet policy and standards<BR>development. This framework will continue to emphasize the significant<BR>theme of the need to maintain interoperability and openness to ensure<BR>the continued availability of the Internet ‘commons’, while adding the<BR>important issues of devices, content and applications of their choice.<BR>In keeping with current national and international debates regarding<BR>an "open Internet" and relevant aspects of the often confusing network<BR>neutrality discussions.<BR><BR>Net neutrality can often mean different things to different people.<BR>The IGC feels that at a minimum, net neutrality discussions in the IGF<BR>should recognize the principle of nondiscrimination of Internet<BR>traffic based on the ownership, source, destination, port or protocol,<BR>keeping in mind that providers must actively manage their networks in<BR>the face of growing threats from SPAM, DDOS attacks and other forms
of<BR>abuse. this principle must apply to both wireless and wireline<BR>broadband infrastructure.<BR><BR>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 of the principles that govern Internet<BR>policy making.<BR><BR>Given that Internet development and innovation contributes<BR>significantly to economic and social development, the IGC strongly<BR>supports the rights of people everywhere to contribute to the<BR>continued eveolution of the Internet and its policy and standards<BR>making bodies.<BR><BR>Within the mandate of the IGF and in support of strengthening this<BR>multistakeholder process, we ask that the IGF Secretariat continue<BR>and expand the use of Remote Participation as a tool for attendance at<BR>the IGF 2010 in Latvia as a proven method to include new voices. Best<BR>Practices in this area would be a sub-theme of
the Right to Internet<BR>Development.<BR><BR>-- <BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>McTim<BR>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A<BR>route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<BR>____________________________________________________________<BR>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<BR> <A href="http://us.mc839.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=governance@lists.cpsr.org" ymailto="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</A><BR>To be removed from the list, send any message to:<BR> <A href="http://us.mc839.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=governance-unsubscribe@lists.cpsr.org" ymailto="mailto:governance-unsubscribe@lists.cpsr.org">governance-unsubscribe@lists.cpsr.org</A><BR><BR>For all list information and functions, see:<BR> <A href="http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance"
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