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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Dear Izumi<br>
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Can you proffer more information on who is organising this meeting, who
is is funding it etc... <br>
<br>
In general, as you know, I am quite against policy dialogue forums
(which I understand this meeting is supposed to be, taking from the UN
IGF) being organised primarily by the business sector, especially when
such a forum claims a monopoly and therefore authoritative position,
which is implied in the name of 'the' 'Asia Pacific regional IGF'. <br>
<br>
Mine is a somewhat unpleasant task of raising what may appear to be
difficult question with regard to sincere and hard work being put in by
people like you and Peng Hwa, both of whom I greatly respect. But all
of us, most of all civil society, must be subject to accountability and
to hard questions when required. So, my apologies for that. However, I
do request an open discussion on the subject here in the IGC.<br>
<br>
I do not think that you would much look forward to a time when the
policies that determine what education our children will have, and how,
will be determined by processes led by private companies in the
business of digital content, educational software etc. Do you? Or, to a
time when our health policies will be determined by processes led by
big pharma companies and private hospital chains. However, what is
being done in Internet governance today is precisely and inescapably
leading us towards such a model of governance and policy making. To
that extent, we will have to take responsibility for our actions. I am
merely trying to take responsibility for mine in raising these
questions at this time. And I look forward to your responses. Apologies
once again if this is inconvenient and/ or an incursion on your busy
time.<br>
<br>
regards, parminder <br>
<br>
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On Friday 13 April 2012 06:51 PM, Izumi AIZU wrote:
<blockquote
cite="mid:CA+YNoKiSfu=wUh_X301n_WhoahxyOY467Xu89k9wLKyc3N61pg@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Dear list,
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Asia Pacific regional IGF, APrIGF, 2012 will be held in Tokyo, July 18
- 20.
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<div>The program committee is being organized and just starting its
work.</div>
<div>We have not yet made the web-site for this year, but should be
soon prepared.</div>
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<div>If you are interested in participating in the organizing work or
any other<span></span></div>
<div>Information, please contact me or Prof. Ang Peng Hwa, cced here.</div>
To contact the local organizer, the secretariat, Japan Internet
Asociation,<br>
<div>JAIPA, please contact Mr. Toshiaki Tateishi, also cced here.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Izumi</div>
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</div>
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-- <br>
>> Izumi Aizu <<<br>
Institute for InfoSocionomics, Tama University, Tokyo<br>
Institute for HyperNetwork Society, Oita, <br>
Japan<br>
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