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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Allon,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>That is a really terrific and thought provoking list, thanks…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I'll try to point to some of those in my address.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Allon Bar [mailto:allon@allonbar.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 21, 2013 2:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> michael gurstein<br><b>Cc:</b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org; 'Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google'; 'Grace Githaiga'; irp@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [IRPCoalition] [governance] Brief report Re: Civil society representation at WSIS+10 in Paris<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Some developments over the past years that I think stand out, of which it might be worthwhile to mention a few:<br><br>- enormous growth in number of Internet users, in absolute figures, in percentage per country, in global reach. At the same time most people in the world still can't access the Internet at all (for reasons of infrastructure, economics, disabilities, politics, etc.), or are getting a subpar experience (censorship, bandwidth, physical accessibility, etc.)<br>- mobile. <br>- (partly related) Internet and information through new technologies now being accessed pretty much non-stop, and permeating deeper and deeper into our lives.<br>- social media and more. People increasingly reaching beyond passive consumption of information to actively create and share information.<br>- much wider involvement of citizens in debates on information society issues. Growing awareness of the impact of policies on how we enjoy the Internet and on our lives in general.<br>- in some ways decreasing distance between governments and their citizens (open data initiatives, online participation by politicians, etc.).<br>- risk of marginalization of those who are less able to adapt to new technologies in their current form.<br>- human rights becoming a prism through which Internet-related policies are being assessed. <br>- the dominance of intellectual property rights in policy calculations, with the protection of intellectual property rights being given, or proposed to be given, large powers impacting people's enjoyment of the Internet.<br>- increasing censorship: more countries impeding on expression online, under banners of maintaining stability, protecting public morale, countering extremism, protecting national security, protecting the rights of others (intellectual property rights, defamation, women & children (Iceland), etc.).<br>- some risks here and there of a fragmented world wide web, what you get to see in one place is not necessarily the same you get to see elsewhere.<br>- probably increasing surveillance of online activities by governments and other actors. Continued disparity between knowledge about our privacy and the privacy that we actually enjoy.<br>- businesses in most places continuing to play a crucial role in what people can see and do online. Diversification and exponential growth of online services, at the same time as for many people a few companies are facilitating a large part of their daily online experience (Google, Facebook). <br>- companies turned to by governments to facilitate limitations to expression, and to provide data about their users. Increasing attention to how business practices affect our privacy and expression.<br>- people becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyber crime and all sorts of intrusions, partly because our digital security practice hasn't grown along the same lines as the sophistication of attackers has.<br>- with new media representing a new force, the desire of status quo powers to exercise control over them grows, as is reflected in local, national and international governance debates.<br>- continued incredible intuitiveness and creativeness with which people use, adapt and invent technology. The human mind is free.<br><br>Allon<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2/20/13 8:55 PM, michael gurstein wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Anriette and I have both been alloted 5 minutes to contribute to the High Level panel on Tuesday afternoon (2.30 pm) (I'm not yet sure of the format but it sounds as though we are contributing from a floor mike…</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Our task is to contribute to an "exchange on major developments since 2003/2005, new challenges as well as possible post-2015 arrangements" i.e. the past present and future of the Information Society etc. (in 5 minutes!).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bullet points folks?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>M</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org">governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org</a> [<a href="mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org">mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 20, 2013 10:01 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>; Grace Githaiga<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:irp@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org">irp@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [governance] Brief report Re: Civil society representation at WSIS+10 in Paris</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Grace:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for reaching out.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I would certainly appreciate if you could spare 45 secs or thereabouts to raise awareness, by mention, of the challenges facing Small Island Developing States.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>For guidance, there is some excellent information emanating from the recently held IGF-12 Workshop on a similar topic at <a href="http://wsms1.intgovforum.org/content/no81-internet-governance-and-sustainable-development-case-small-island-developing-states">http://wsms1.intgovforum.org/content/no81-internet-governance-and-sustainable-development-case-small-island-developing-states</a> as well as at <a href="http://www.commonwealthigf.org/blog/internet-governance-challenges-in-small-island-developing-states-raising-the-volume-of-our-voices/">http://www.commonwealthigf.org/blog/internet-governance-challenges-in-small-island-developing-states-raising-the-volume-of-our-voices/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rgds,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tracy<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Grace Githaiga <<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As Nobert informed members, I will be the CS speaker during the opening ceremony. I have been allotted five minutes and would like to request members on these lists to let me know if there are issues you would like me to raise during the <b>opening ceremony.</b> <span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Anriette Esterhuysen and Michael Gurstein will be speakers during the "High level" session on Monday afternoon, while Anita Gurumurthy will speak during the closing. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>My bit is only for the opening and would like to feel that I be highlighting your concerns. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Looking forward to hearing from you.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rgds<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Grace<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:19:28 +0100<br>> From: <a href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch" target="_blank">nb@bollow.ch</a><br>> To: <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><br>> Subject: [governance] Brief report Re: Civil society representation at WSIS+10 in Paris<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>> <br>> Dear all<br>> <br>> As I mentioned before, Janis Karklins of UNESCO requested Marianne<br>> Franklin (one of two co-chairs of the Internet Rights and Principles<br>> Coalition) and myself to suggest speakers for the Paris WSIS+10 main<br>> sessions to represent civil society. In the absence of any really<br>> convincing answer to the question of who else should do this :-) we<br>> have done so.<br>> <br>> By necessity my participation in this process was not a formal<br>> nomination activity of the Caucus, which would have required a NomCom,<br>> and without a standing NomCom available for any tasks that might come<br>> up, there was simply not enough time for initiating a NomCom<br>> process.<br>> <br>> First there was the request regarding the opening session, and very<br>> recently the request regarding the other sessions. In each case a<br>> reasonably quick response was expected.<br>> <br>> I recommend that for future major events, a NomCom should be set up well<br>> in advance, and it should prepare well in advance with thoughts on<br>> potential nominees and selection criteria.<br>> <br>> For the current WSIS+10 event, a very much ad hoc process was used,<br>> where I have done my best to take into account the responses to the call<br>> for expressions of interest that I posted here on the list.<br>> <br>> I believe that we have a very good end result:<br>> <br>> <br>> Opening session:<br>> Grace Githaiga<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>> I have also encouraged these civil society representatives to consult<br>> widely, as per the email message pasted below.<br>> <br>> Greetings,<br>> Norbert<br>> <br>> <br>> --snip------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Janis Karklins <<a href="mailto:j.karklins@unesco.org" target="_blank">j.karklins@unesco.org</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>> > I am writing to you with proposal to take the floor on behalf of the<br>> > civil society<br>> <br>> Dear Anita, Anriette, Grace and Michael (the civil society<br>> representatives at the plenaries of WSIS+10)<br>> <br>> As you probably know, Janis Karklins of UNESCO had requested Marianne<br>> and myself to suggest speakers for the WSIS+10 main sessions to<br>> represent civil society. In the absence of any really convincing answer<br>> to the question of who else should do this :-) we have done so.<br>> <br>> Speaking just from my personal perspective right now, I would like to<br>> encourage all of you to consult widely on what are important points to<br>> make, using the mailing lists of the Internet Governance Caucus and the<br>> Internet Rights and Principles coalition and whatever other networks<br>> you're active in.<br>> <br>> Of course if you do that, given the great breadth and diversity of<br>> civil society, you're going to get more suggestions than you can use,<br>> and it's of course each panelist's discretion to select which of the<br>> points you want to mention and which of them you want to specifically<br>> emphasize and how much you want to add from your personal perspective -<br>> also taking into account what in your view may have been<br>> underemphasized by other civil society speakers.<br>> <br>> Overall (and I emphasize again that I'm speaking just from my personal<br>> perspective here), I think that it is particularly important to clearly<br>> draw attention to important points that have so far been largely<br>> overlooked or ignored in the IGF process and other WSIS followup<br>> processes.<br>> <br>> Greetings,<br>> Norbert<br>> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><br>To be removed from the list, visit:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing</a><br><br>For all other list information and functions, see:<br> <a href="http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance" target="_blank">http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance</a><br>To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/</a><br><br>Translate this email: <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate_t" target="_blank">http://translate.google.com/translate_t</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>IRP mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:IRP@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org">IRP@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/irp">http://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/irp</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>