<div dir="ltr">Thanks Grace for an excellent job with meaningful inputs by all.<div><br></div><div>The mention of the challenges faced by SIDS was very much appreciated.</div><div><br></div><div style>Rgds,</div><div style>

<br></div><div style>Tracy</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><p><br></p></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:31 PM, Grace Githaiga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>

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Good people<div>Please find my opening statement made on Monday 25/02/13 during the opening ceremony. It was crowd sourced from the IGC, IRP coalition and bestbits. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks to Deidre, Ginger, Allon, Anriette, Deborah, Andrew, Trevor, Marianne, Nobert and all of you for your support and for your showing  faith in me. </div>

<div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white">Opening Remarks<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white">Acknowledge dignitaries and Participants<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">

<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white"><br></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white">As

CS, we applaud the efforts being made to provide accessible remote

participation for this meeting, improving possibilities for inclusion and

active engagement in this significant global policy process. It is exciting

that WSIS is setting an example, which strongly supports timely interventions

from remote participants, and registration as participants in the WSIS +10.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white"><br>

</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white">The

civil society wishes to note the following developments that stand out:<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:37.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:#2a2a2a">·<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        

</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white">Enormous growth in

number of Internet users, in absolute figures, in percentage per country, in

global reach. <u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:37.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:#2a2a2a">·<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        

</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white">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 experiencing

censorship, limited bandwidth, physical accessibility, etc.)<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:37.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        

</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white">Others like the

Small Islands Developing </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;background:white">States that are susceptible to

natural disasters have such challenges as </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">ageing infrastructure, a lack of

universal accessibility with Digital Inclusion and scarce resources.<span> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;background:white"><u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:37.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:#2a2a2a">·<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        

</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a">E<span style="background:white">xplosion

of mobile phone use in particular in Africa, which are also facilitating

adoption and use of internet. <u></u><u></u></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:37.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:#2a2a2a">·<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        

</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a">S<span style="background:white">ocial

media: People increasingly reaching beyond passive consumption of information

to actively creating and sharing information.</span> There is <span style="background:white">much wider involvement of citizens in debates on

information society issues. <u></u><u></u></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:37.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:#2a2a2a">·<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        

</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white">Growing awareness

of the impact of policies on how we enjoy the Internet and on our lives in

general.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:37.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:#2a2a2a">·<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        

</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white">Continued

incredible intuitiveness and creativeness with which people use, adapt and

invent technology—a demonstration that the human mind is free.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:37.5pt;text-align:justify"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:#2a2a2a">·<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        

</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white">A lot has been

achieved in terms of consciousness-raising and shifting agendas. A very

concrete achievement is the Charter of Human Rights and Principles for the Internet

that has already been making its mark in the wider IG community.<span><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none">

<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">However:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">The internet presents a

new challenge in thinking about the protection and promotion of human rights,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"> protection of the right to privacy, and data

protection online. <u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">Therefore an understanding of the human rights

environment online calls for an 

understanding of the technical design of the internet and how it is

shaped by commercial forces as well as looking at the kinds of content it

carries, and the controls that apply to such content.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12.75pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">As we reflect on WSIS + 10, and as someone who comes from

Kenya, I can attest to the fact that the multistakeholder model endorsed at

WSIS IS doable and has worked for us. It has deepened efforts to expand access

and therefore needs to be preserved.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12.75pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12.75pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">There is need for all sectors, all countries to work

together to bridge divides, tackle issues, and not allow geopolitical interests

to prevail.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white">Conclusion<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12.75pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">The right to information, both to impart and to receive,

is a fundamental right that impacts every country in the world. While the right

to information is often regarded as being a "first world problem"

that is secondary to the right to life, education, and health, neither of these

rights can truly exist if we don't facilitate every means to achieve the right

to information.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:2.85pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:2.85pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white">As we take stock let us remind ourselves that

this event is not just a reiteration of well-worn themes, or a

self-congratulation 'festival' but that it really challenges and provides concrete

examples of how and where to implement the WSIS plan of action in a

holistic sense.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:2.85pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>

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universal and affordable, and must therefore, be seen as a global public

infrastructure. <u></u><u></u></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white">I thank you for

your attention.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2a2a2a;background:white"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div>                                         </div></div>

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