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On 28/10/11 13:17, Sivasubramanian M wrote:
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cite="mid:CAHyAo0E=JWWubsUz=ppkmEC+j0WL8wKODBtetS8AdS7Kn+PYHQ@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite"><font color="#333333"><font size="2">This is from
Kieren MacCarthy's article:</font></font></blockquote>
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Better to go to the source, for more details and less hyperbole -
such as the fact that India is requesting a working group of the
CSTD to draw up the detailed terms of the proposed new body. If
Brazil and South Africa do come on board, then this is exactly what
we have been waiting to respond to in depth. Rather than simply
issuing shrill cries about "the UN taking over the Internet", and
whether we ultimately decide to oppose this proposal outright or to
engage with and improve it, we will need to contribute
constructively through this (hopefully multi-stakeholder) CSTD
working group, always bearing in mind that the alternative is the
status quo.<br>
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See <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/gaef3319.doc.htm">http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/gaef3319.doc.htm</a>.<br>
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