<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 7:51 AM, parminder <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder@itforchange.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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On Monday 09 May 2011 10:07 AM, McTim wrote:
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<pre>On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 7:29 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <a href="mailto:jeremy@ciroap.org" target="_blank"><jeremy@ciroap.org></a> wrote:
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<pre> concerns.
It is also pertinent to state here that since the Internet is
essentially a
global phenomenon, policies framed together by the most powerful
nations,
quite likely, will become the default global norm. This is most true for
architectural and economic issues, while the global impact on other
areas
will also be substantial. It is therefore appropriate that G 8 countries
engage with the same, and other issues, of Internet policies at the more
democratic global forums where all countries
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<pre>dlete "countries" above
and insert "stakeholders"
and I will be happy with the draft as edited by Avri.
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Equal participation of all countries and multi-stakeholder
participation are both important issues, and one cannot replace the
other. I made it clear before the start of the drafting exercise
that I am not ready to go with a statement that just calls for
multistakeholder participation, and is silent on equal participation
of all countries. Therefore i cant agree with the edit of the text
suggested by McTim.<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I thought that "stakeholders" included governments under its umbrella. How about "all stakeholders" insteead?</div><div>
<br></div><div><br></div></div>-- <br>Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<br>