<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><div>Dear all</div><div>I appreciate Izumi’s long range perspective, as an early actor in the process myself, from the WSIS days. And like him I rejoice in the progress we, as civil society voices, have made not only in process but also in access and content provision. </div><div><br></div><div>I feel that our lobbying efforts over time and our consistency has started to bring its fruits to our efforts and it is a good thing that new entrants are able to contribute as well. The final outcome document does reflect indeed some of our own input as shaped by years of meetings at the Internet Governance Forum and we should congratulate all of us for having made our core issues part of the global debate, beyond conversation.</div><div><br></div><div>At this stage, to gain extra momentum and to scale up, I think that we need to raise awareness among the ranks of citizens, and particularly among young people. Technical issues of surveillance cannot be dissociated from social issues of surveillance ; technical issues of data mining cannot be dissociated from social issues of data mining; technical issues of coding and design cannot be dissociated from social issues of coding and design… </div><div><br></div><div>For me then, digital literacy together with media and information literacy are crucial and urgent, as part of core 21st century skills. I wish it had been an integral part of the discussion at NetMundial as only an informed citizenry can claim for more social justice and put pressure on governments and private sector to push for more diversity, openness and to end monopolies and unfair practices. </div><div><br></div><div>To be fully understood and to move forward, the internet governance agenda needs to push for 21st century literacies, beyond the so-called prerogative of the states in the matter of education that can only lead to more illectronism. To scale up our actions as civil society, many global initiatives in 21st century skills need to be supported and sustained. I invite you to pay attention to the Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy, GAPMIL, a joint initiative that brings together key stakeholders such as UNESCO, UNAOC, UNICEF, Open Society Foundation and other partners in international development as well as NGOs and Universities. It will hold its next meeting in Paris, on 28th of May. </div><div> </div><div>Best </div><div><div>Divina Frau-Meigs</div><div>Professor, Sorbonne Nouvelle University </div><div>UNESCO chair « savoir devenir/forwardances in durable digital development » </div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">De : </span> Izumi AIZU <<a href="mailto:iza@anr.org">iza@anr.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Répondre à : </span> <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>>, Izumi AIZU <<a href="mailto:iza@anr.org">iza@anr.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date : </span> dimanche 27 avril 2014 13:44<br><span style="font-weight:bold">À : </span> governance <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>>, "<<a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>>" <<a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Objet : </span> [governance] <br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">A little reflection</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><font size="4">Like some of you, I was thinking how far we came from INET/IFWP/ICANN/WSIS/WGIG/IGF days to NETMundial when Adam and Jeanette were reading the final outcome statement and receiving strong standing ovations.</font><div><br><div><font size="4">Adam and Jeanette were the 2nd or 3rd generation of the Co-coordinators of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus, at the days of WSIS Tunis phase if I am not mistaken. YJ Park and Wolfgang Kleinwacther</font><font size="4"> were the first ones at the first WSIS process.</font><div><font size="4"><br>At the initial WSIS process. not only them, but most Civil Society members were not given much role other than making statements within limited and controlled frameworks. Yes we had the bureau, made negotiations with government reps, but not in the MSH modality of say "working together". By and large, we were the "outsiders" trying to lobby "them".</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Compared with that, civil society members in the EMC and HLMC were "insiders" and often "lobbied" by not only other CS members but also by other stakeholders. </font></div><div><font size="4">They were taking the lead in the drafting sessions. IF they, or all of us, CS members were not there, there would be no NETMundial and its outcome. <br><br></font></div><div><font size="4">It is not their (CS members at EMC and HLMC) efforts per se, but, but our collective energy, blood sweat and tears, tough and sharp arguments among CS circle, engagement, passion, patience, all of these that resulted in building-up of the credibility we today got at NETMundial.<br><br></font></div><div><font size="4">In that regard, I would say, congratulations to Adam and Jeanette, but also to Nnenna, Marilia, <span style="background-color:rgb(254,254,254);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;line-height:21px">Carlos, </span><span style="background-color:rgb(254,254,254);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;line-height:21px">Stephanie, Luis, Subi</span> and all others who worked hard in NETMundial process including those who did not get the explicit role, but nevertheless played important roles here and there.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">I felt we are maturing and making good progress. Of course, we still have a lot to achieve. </font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Now, going forward!</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">izumi</font></div><div><font size="4"><br>--<br> >> Izumi Aizu <<<br>Institute for InfoSocionomics, Tama University, Tokyo<br>Institute for HyperNetwork Society, Oita, <br>
Japan<br><a href="http://www.anr.org">www.anr.org</a></font></div></div></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div></div>
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