<span class="Apple-style-span" style>"The real threat to the open web lies with the opaque elite who run it" </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style><<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/16/threat-open-web-opaque-elite">http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/16/threat-open-web-opaque-elite</a>> </span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style>Unfortunately the article's poor, doesn't make the case for the claim of the headline. But Parminder has a point. </span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style>Interesting series of articles in the Guardian at the moment <<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/series/battle-for-the-internet">http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/series/battle-for-the-internet</a>></span><div>
<font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style><br dir="ltr"></span></font>Adam</div><div><br></div><div><br>On Wednesday, April 18, 2012, parminder wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Thanks for this. Just two comments, as below.<br>
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On Monday 16 April 2012 06:21 PM, Izumi AIZU wrote:
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<pre>Thanks Ginger, and you are right, so I tried the following for the Question 2.
Your suggestions and changes are very much welcome, only three more days left.
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Question 2: Please provide a concise description of the proposed workshop.
IGF is now in the second phase and certain “improvements” are mandated
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A small correction. The improvements were mandated by the UN GA and not
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While some governments are calling for tighter control of the
Internet, </pre>
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This is a loaded and one-sided statement. I am not saying that you
meant it that way, but it does get used as a code phrase for a general
accusation against developing countires which is either not
well-informed and balanced or is deliberately mis-leading. Either
remove it, or add the following
to balance it (additions marked in in bold)...<br>
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<pre><big><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">While some governments are calling for tighter control of the Internet, <span></span><b>others are seeking to manage it in partisan interests through big business based or plurilateral mechanisms,</b>.....
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Thanks, parminder<br>
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<pre>how the actual “improved” IGF remain relevant will be the
central focus of this workshop.
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2012/4/12 Ginger Paque <a href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'gpaque@gmail.com');" target="_blank"><gpaque@gmail.com></a>:
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<pre>It looks great, but note that the online form requires a 'concise
description' of at least 200 words.
I am very interested in this discussion!
Cheers, Ginger
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