Draft press release for tomorrow

[parminder at itforchange.net]

Andrew/ Jeremy/ All

I am all for a detailed press note, with real substantive stuff. Something
which can also give prominence to the BestBits initiative. And i believe
that it is possible to draft such a detailed press note relying on the
final statement we agree on by anyone who sat and participated during the
2 day meeting, whereby the important concerns of different parties can be
kept in mind.

i suggest we use a heading like 'Internet governance should promote not
stifle Internet' or something like that

I am fine if we include the other, relatively unconnected initiative we
took on the Internet rights and principles issue in the meeting, in the
same press note.... but do it by making a reltively distinct seperation -
starting the para, something like, ---- on another note, the group also
.....


thanks, parminder






> I think Parminder's comments highlight the difficulties of producing a
> detailed press release about an event where the common position was
> crafted word by word over several hours.
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> I would support saying y something simple:
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> CS groups meeting before Baku called for:
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> Greater transparency in the WCIT negotiations
> For proposed revisions to the ITRs to be judged by their impact on the
> public interest and fundamental human rights
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> Then a quote from Jeremy  followed by details and contacts
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> I would always keep press releases short
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> On 07/11/2012 20:05, "parminder at itforchange.net"
> <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
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>>Hi Jeremy
>>
>>A few comments on the draft of the press release
>>
>>1. the heading - "NGOs: Internet governance will evolve, but not through
>>ITU" mis represents what was agreed at the meeting. We did agree in the
>>last sentence of our statement or an ITU role in net neutrality,
>> universal
>>service etc, vis a vis the Internet. At another place too we identify
>>which layer of the Internet onwards (alone) no 'regulation' should take
>>place.   In this light, I cant understand why a heading that calls for
>> the
>>ITU to take its hands off all parts and aspects of the Internet is being
>>used.
>>
>>2. in a later part of the draft, the phrase 'Besides criticizing the ITR
>>revision plans' suggests that we want no revision at all of the ITRs, As
>>someone said at our meeting, even EU (if i remember right) also agrees
>>that some revisions (in whichever directions)may indeed be needed. So,
>> the
>>use of this phrase is not appropriate.
>>
>>3. The part " calls upon the ITU to promote principles such as affordable
>>access to the Internet and effective competition" seem to conspicuously
>>miss .net neutrality'. Is there any specific reason for that.
>>
>>4. I have a problem with putting the headline as it is , and then saying
>>'Besides criticising the ITR revision plans, the same group of civil
>>society organisations and experts also laid out a positive agenda for the
>>Internet Governance Forum;. This seem to suggest that the kind of things
>>we want to stop from happening at the ITU should rather happen at the
>>IGF..... This is a wrong equation. ITU and IGF are entirely in different
>>parts of a policy making ecology. One cant replace the other..... Any
>> such
>>indication should be clearly avoided.
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>parminder
>>
>>
>>> Here's a draft press release for tomorrow:
>>>
>>> http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/bestbits_pr
>>>
>>> Sorry for the delay, which was because I lost Internet connectivity for
>>> most of the day.
>>>
>>> Feel free to jump in and improve it; I'll print it when I get back to
>>>the
>>> hotel tonight, or at the IGF tomorrow.  We have hit 30 signatories by
>>> my
>>> records (Pranesh, does your list accord with mine?), and we are now
>>> also
>>> accepting endorsements, which can be added directly on the website:
>>> http://bestbits.igf-online.net/statement/.
>>>
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