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<DIV>Hi Milton,</DIV>
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<DIV>yes I saw those references. I don’t know how that phrase came into play. I
think the GIGA is something created in loose translation, certainly the
references are to NMI.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ian
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mueller@syr.edu
href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu">Milton L Mueller</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 04, 2015 3:27 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=governance@lists.igcaucus.org
href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org</A>
; <A title=ian.peter@ianpeter.com href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com">'Ian
Peter'</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: [governance] update on NMI</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d'>Ian,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d'>Useful
writeup. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d'>In
Chinese-generated media, the NETmundial Initiative is re-named “the Global
Internet Governance Alliance” (GIGA)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d'><A
href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-07/01/c_134373596.htm">http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-07/01/c_134373596.htm</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d'>Or
are GIGA and NMI different things? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org
[mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Ian Peter<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, July 2, 2015 7:29
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
governance@lists.igcaucus.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [governance] update on
NMI<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">This is an update and some personal
reflections on the NetMundial Initiative, which held its first full
Coordination Council meeting on June 30 in Sao Paulo. As posted recently
by Marilia, the communique document can be found at </SPAN></FONT><A
href="https://www.netmundial.org/blog/secretariat/s%C3%A3o-paulo-communiqu%C3%A9-inaugural-council-meeting"><FONT
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">https://www.netmundial.org/blog/secretariat/s%C3%A3o-paulo-communiqu%C3%A9-inaugural-council-meeting</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT
color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black"> and summarises
most of the discussions. So below are some more personal
comments.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">Please feel free to copy to other
lists.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">The meeting was held in the same room as
the original NetMundial conference which many of us attended (but partitioned to
create a smaller room). In addition to the Council members, seats were available
for observers as well as remote participation. The meeting was hosted and very
well organised by CGI.br</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">One feature of the meeting was the
speeches by 2 high profile Chinese delegates attending for the first time (Lu
Wei, Chinese Minister for Cyberspace, and Jack Ma, head of Alibaba). I would
imagine transcripts as well as other documents will be available soon at
</SPAN></FONT><A href="http://www.netmundial"><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">www.netmundial</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT color=black
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black"> .org, but some memories
are</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">Lu Wei definitely mentioned support for
multistakeholderism, but China watchers might also want to check the transcript
or recording for nuances of meaning here – he also mentioned sovereignty of
course. This seems to a change of some sort for China to mention support for
multistakeholderism, but I would imagine their interpretation of what this means
might be somewhere within the wide range of interpretations already
existing. But what I do read into this is an acknowledgement by China that it
will work with the rest of the world in addressing internet issues. As always,
the devil will be in the detail.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">Lu Wei ( and Jack Ma if my memory serves
me correctly) used the phrase of the internet being “for the development of
humankind” This particular phrase had a history dating back to the early 1980s
and the Macbride Report of UNESCO (Many Voices One World) referring to
pre-Internet new media – out of which the NWICO debates emerged. I was
personally pleased to hear the phrase used in this context.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">There was an interesting discussion on
human rights and internet governance between Lu Wei and Eileen Donahoe and
Anriette Esterhuysen.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">Jack Ma gave a very interesting speech as
well, referring to development and engagement of youth in
particular.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">It appears that both China and Jack Ma on
behalf of Alibaba have indicated strong support at this stage for the
initiative.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">Fadi Chehade in his opening remarks
produced some interesting diagrammatic interpretations of the state of internet
governance – these are also available from </SPAN></FONT><A
href="http://www.netmundial.org"><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">www.netmundial.org</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT color=black
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">. He also mentioned the role
of Edward Snowden as a catalyst for the original NMI conference in Sao Paulo –
remarks which I later took on board a little more extensively to thank Edward
Snowden for his contribution and to note that, although there have since been a
few small measures here and there to improve the pervasive nature of mass
surveillance, there was still a lot of improvement needed in this area.
</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">The meeting adopted a few procedural
documents – including strong support for consensus decision making. It also,
through a fairly messy process hastily arranged, put in place 5 co-chairs – Jack
Ma, Fadi Chehade, Virgilio Almeida, Eileen Donahoe, and Marilia Maciel.
</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">There was a lot of internal obsessive
detail which we could discuss if people want to, but basically the intiative is
still pretty new and raw and learning from its mistakes. Much of the meeting was
devoted to internal process. </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">There were also some pretty interesting
side discussions – I (and others as well) deliberately raised the
internet.org issue, particularly to feel out policy makers from industry and
governments. While there were divided opinions, there were certainly a lot of
people who hadn’t thought about it yet who need to, and some surprisingly strong
opposition to the initiative from some industry players. I think the discussions
were valuable, with some people having very scant knowledge of the issues which
are being raised and likely to look into them further.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">Otherwise – my general impression is that
NMI is getting some structure, and maybe some extra avenues of financial support
as well . The terms of the inaugural council will run out in June 2016, and it
is hard to know what will happen after that, if anything. The loss of product
champion Fadi Chehade is likely to be a factor as well.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=2 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">That’s my initial reactions. I realise
that many within civil society have strong (and in many cases appropriate)
reservations about this initiative. But at the same time, I am glad that as
these discussions continue civil society does have some presence in the
discussions and the capacity to influence events via those who are
participating.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
color=black size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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color=black size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Ian
Peter<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>