Draft press release for tomorrow

[Jeremy Malcolm]

I will leave it to you to change it how you see fit, as there will not be time to do rounds of comments and changes.  I will print it at 12pm at whatever state it is in then.

On 08/11/2012, at 7:52 AM, parminder at itforchange.net wrote:

> 
> 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
> 
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> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> I would support saying y something simple:
>> 
>> CS groups meeting before Baku called for:
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> Then a quote from Jeremy  followed by details and contacts
>> 
>> I would always keep press releases short
>> 
>> Andrew Puddephatt, Director
>> Global Partners and Associates
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>> On 07/11/2012 20:05, "parminder at itforchange.net"
>> <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> 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/.
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Dr Jeremy Malcolm
>>>> Senior Policy Officer
>>>> Consumers International | the global campaigning voice for consumers
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Dr Jeremy Malcolm
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