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<font face="sans-serif">Jeremy, <br>
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Thanks for this framing. Largely works for me. However, I prefer the
use of the term or topic 'Network Neutrality on wired and wireless
networks'. A couple of reasons for that. Outside the US the NN term is
the one most clearly recognized, and used in telecom policy related
discussions. For that matter, in EU too , NN is the recognised term,
and the CoE expert group on cross border issues has 'cross border NN'
as one of its main themes. <br>
<br>
Using the term open Internet also has the disadvantage of the
discussion getting too defocussed over the umbrella theme of 'openness'
at it got discussed in the earlier IGFs. Quite regrettably, many of
those who do not want NN like themes to be taken up seriously at the
global policy level use various kinds of thematic obfuscation to avoid
meaningful discussion on this theme. We should avoid that trap. The
issues around NN are rather clear today, and that is the clear
discussion we want.<br>
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Also IGC and others have held workshops on NN in the earlier IGFs, and
theses efforts background taking up NN as a plenary theme. For all
these reasons I think we shd stick to NN rather use the term 'open
internet' though I completely understand Lee's arguments in this
regard. <br>
<br>
Parminder <br>
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<br>
</font>Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:E09009D3-015C-44D5-9761-F897BF39CE8E@ciroap.org"
type="cite">Here (and at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.igcaucus.org/digress.it">http://www.igcaucus.org/digress.it</a>) is
a statement based on the suggestions for the Nairobi meeting programme.
I have tried to incorporate everything, so if I missed your suggestion
please let me know.
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<div>Because we generally only put forward three topics, I have not
included A2K as a separate theme, but instead have expressly included
it in each of the other three themes.
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<div>For the Nairobi 2011 meeting of the IGF, the Internet Governance
Caucus suggests the following main session themes:</div>
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<div><b>1. Open </b><b>Wired and Mobile </b><b>Internet</b></div>
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<div>Open Internet describes an ideal in which the openness of the
Internet to the broadest possible range of commercial and
non-commercial content, applications and services is maintained. An
open Internet is one that supports development, promotes Access to
Knowledge, and resists perpetuating the power of old media and
telecommunications empires on the new network.</div>
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<div>With the explosion of Internet usage in the developing world
mainly occurring on mobile networks, it is particularly important to
consider how the ideal of open Internet will apply in the mobile space.
Should different rules apply for mobile and wired Internet networks?
If so, how can communications rights and Access to Knowledge be
preserved for those users, in order to avoid an ongoing information
divide?</div>
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<div>In proposing this topic for the Nairobi IGF, we want to
particularly ensure that it does not shy away from areas of
disagreement. Only by including panelists with divergent views on this
topic can the very real and practical Internet governance disputes in
this area be adequately and productively aired.<br>
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<div><b>2. Cross border Issues</b></div>
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<div>One of the oldest and thorniest issues for Internet governance
concerns the cross-border effects of national laws, policies,
enforcement practices, and the actions of intermediaries, on those who
have had no representation in the making of those laws, policies, etc.
Current examples include actions taken by governments and
intermediaries against Wikileaks, and the "seizure" of domain names
alleged to be connected with content piracy.</div>
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<div>The process towards enhanced cooperation on Internet policy
issues could lead to new proposals that would address some of these
cross-border anomalies and deficits. But at this stage of that
process, there is little shared understanding of the approach that
should be taken. This session will look at the philosophical
underpinnings and foundations that need to emerge in a world where
something like the Internet transcends boundaries and national
jurisdictions. Insights produced through this session may feed into
the enhanced coperation process.</div>
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<div>Once again, it will be important for discussion of this topic to
involve stakeholders with diverging views, discussing concrete issues
that demand eventual resolution.</div>
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<div><b>3. Development agenda for Internet governance</b></div>
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<div>Internet governance is not a neutral activity. All Internet
governance decisions have implications for development, though in some
cases these implications may be less obvious than in others, and they
are easily overlooked.</div>
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<div>An example is the way in which decisions about such diverse
issues as new global top level domains (gTLDs), Unicode, IP
enforcement, filtering and censorship, may have an adverse and
sometimes unforeseen impact on Access to Knowledge in the developing
world.</div>
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<div>We propose a main session theme on developing a development
agenda for Internet governance, building on the similar session in
Vilnius. This session will help to draw out areas of Internet
governance which have significant impacts on development, and to
suggest how development concerns can be mainstreamed in Internet
governance institutions that have responsibility in these areas.</div>
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do this received an "LDAP error". Other than this, I don't have any
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