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<DIV>I like Anne’s suggestion. I definitely think that a percentage of ICANN
revenue (aka taxes) should be set aside for such purposes. </DIV>
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<DIV>As regards common good/ public utility; I am very interested to see what
others think. I am reminded of the Macbride description of mass media as “a tool
for the development of humankind”, and also of the various arguments (Bob
Franklin and others) that we should treat Internet as we do footpaths, roads,
etc – available to all to use and not restricted on the grounds of
affordability. </DIV>
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<DIV>As yet, I dont think the internet is a common good or a public utility.
Perhaps it should be; an interesting question is what will need to happen before
it is a common good or a public utility.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ian Peter</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=anne@webfoundation.org
href="mailto:anne@webfoundation.org">Anne Jellema</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 16, 2014 5:56 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=joana@varonferraz.com
href="mailto:joana@varonferraz.com">Joana Varon</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=ian.peter@ianpeter.com
href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com">Ian Peter</A> ; <A title=pouzin@well.com
href="mailto:pouzin@well.com">Louis Pouzin (well)</A> ; <A
title=nnenna75@gmail.com href="mailto:nnenna75@gmail.com">Nnenna Nwakanma</A> ;
<A title=bestbits@lists.bestbits.net
href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">Best Bits</A> ; <A
title=governance@lists.igcaucus.org
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [governance] RE: [bestbits] Nnenna to Keynote at
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<DIV dir=ltr>Hi all
<DIV>Resource issues have been mentioned several times in proposals for Nnenna's
speech:</DIV>
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<DIV>- Access issues, closing the digital divide(s)</DIV>
<DIV>- Resources needed for civil society to play its part in IG processes on a
more equal footing with other 'stakeholders'</DIV>
<DIV>- Resources needed for the IGF to function well </DIV>
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<DIV>I strongly agree that these issues need to be raised. I think we will be
most effective if we also put forward proposals for acting on them. </DIV>
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<DIV>I wonder if we want to suggest that a portion of domain name revenue should
be set aside in a public benefit fund to help close the above resource gaps.
Clearly the design and governance of such a fund would be incredibly hard to get
right. But at this stage, it's a matter of pushing for a broad principle: i.e.
that a part of the hundreds of millions raised every year in domain name fees
(ICANN alone will earn $200m in 2014, according to their 2014 budget statement)
should be reinvested in public benefit efforts that would contribute to
achieving the admirable rights and principles listed in the outcome
document.<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Additionally, in tackling the first point (access/digital divide), is there
broad consensus among us that the internet should be considered a common good
and/or a public utility?</DIV>
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<DIV>Best</DIV>
<DIV>Anne</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 7:45 AM, Joana Varon <SPAN
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<DIV dir=ltr>Ian has just read my mind: Nnenna, please, thank Mr Snowden, for
slightly changing the geopolitics! <BR>
<P dir=ltr>Also, it seams you will be sharing the stage with our president
Dilma! <BR></P>+1 to anriette's and Anja's points + my potpourri from the
topics that kept coming in this thread with some additions:<BR><BR>-
Surveillance and the right to privacy<BR><BR>- digital divide is still an
issue<BR><BR>- net neutrality shall be reinforced<BR><BR>- IANA transition
shall not overcome the debate, but transparency and inclusiveness in this
process, beyond ICANN community shall be enforced<BR><BR>- multistakeholderism
is not enough, we need a bottom up democratic participation, which enables
balance to the lack of power and influence within stakeholder groups. But also
checks and balances, transparency, accountability and eventually
sanctions<BR><BR>- we need to increase meaningful participation from people in
developing parts of the world (I guess at the end we are all very
privileged to be able to engage and understand this debate, as well as
responsible for the outcome)<BR><BR>- need for capacity building<BR><BR>and
there was a lot of reference to trust trust trust.. So, I guess, the web we
want, is the web we trust. <BR><BR>;)<BR><BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>and thank Edward Snowden for bringing us all together</DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=pouzin@well.com href="mailto:pouzin@well.com"
target=_blank>Louis Pouzin (well)</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 16, 2014 6:21 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=nnenna75@gmail.com href="mailto:nnenna75@gmail.com"
target=_blank>Nnenna Nwakanma</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=bestbits@lists.bestbits.net
href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net" target=_blank>Best Bits</A> ; <A
title=governance@lists.igcaucus.org
href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org"
target=_blank>mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org</A> </DIV>
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<DIV>Bravo Nnenna, an honour for you, Africa, and the CS.<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV>some bits<BR></DIV>- linguistic diversity<BR></DIV>- translation in
workshop sessions<BR></DIV>- funding for LDC delegates in international
events<BR></DIV>- protection of traditional knowledge<BR></DIV>- affordable
medicine<BR></DIV>- free educational
material<BR>.<BR></DIV>Louis<BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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