Re: FW: Hamadoun Touré Op-Ed in Wired +

[Pranesh Prakash]

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Michael, I think the real question there is: what can the ITRs do to aid affordable access to the underprivileged. That has not been answered.

michael gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:

>Hamadoun Touré has an Op-Ed in Wired
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>http://www.wired.com/opinion/2012/11/head-of-itu-un-should-internet-regulati
>on-effort/
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>I'm unclear as to why Civil Society should be aligning itself with the
>almost universal chorus of corporate and Developed Country national
>voices
>condemning Toure/the ITU if, as he says, in his opening paragraph…>
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>With over 90 percent of the world’s people now within reach of mobile
>phones, the challenge today is bringing internet access to the
>two-thirds of
>the world’s population that is still offline. This challenge is
>compounded
>by the need to ensure connectivity is affordable and safe for all.
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>and then
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>The conference will chart a globally agreed-upon roadmap that offers
>future
>connectivity to all, and ensures sufficient communications capacity to
>cope
>with the exponential growth in voice, video, and data. The sole focus
>of the
>event is making regulations valuable to all stakeholders, creating a
>robust
>pillar to support future growth in global communications.
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>and
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>The conference will address issues that relate to improving online
>access
>and connectivity for everyone.
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>Surely these are appropriate goals for Civil Society as well and,
>rather
>than joining the universal condemnation of the WCIT, CS should be
>looking
>for ways of supporting the above goals while pursuing its own goals of
>enhanced transparency and multi-stakeholder involvement in ITU
>processes; as
>well, of course, aligning with potential allies in the corporate sector
>and
>national governments in areas where there may be a clear consistency of
>interests as in ensuring rights of privacy and free expression.
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>Mike

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