[bestbits] Programme for Best Bits annual meeting

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Thu Aug 22 05:12:12 EDT 2013


 I like Joy's ideas. It would be great to get a list of the most pressing issues

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Hi all - just wanting to add some thoughts on the agenda and thanks for preparing a draft Jeremy
Copying the original agenda back in for ease of reference:
*Day 1*

1) Best Bits itself: goals, structure, processes, fundraising, interactions with other groups, etc. The interim steering group is working on a documents with our brainstorming about all this, which we will share soon.  The purpose of this session is to reach a     consensus that we are heading in the right direction (or not), and to provide a mandate to carry out proposals that will help us grow and become stronger and more sustainable.

2) Global Internet governance principles and Enhanced Cooperation.  As you know, there are groups at the IGF MAG and the CSTD discussing these issues, but until now there has been no strong unified civil society position about the evolution of Internet governance arrangements, and this equivocation has played into the wrong hands.  We have been largely split between groups that are averse to any changes, and those with proposals for changes that are seen as radical.  The purpose of this session (as I see it, anyway) is to get together behind a shared position that can become a solid base for advocacy.  We already have a working group arguing over these issues (in a good way), which will report back to this main list soon.

JL: it would be a shame if the only focus of this session was the for and against debate about current arrangements. There are other pressing internet governance issues including for developing countries access and national internet governance processes, capacity building and best practice among others. can some time be made for these as well?


*Day 2*
JL: I agree we should not be ITU-centric. Can we include a brief clearinghouse session (perhaps we can start a thread on it before the meeting) looking at the range of other forums which might be relevant for inputs - to help ensure that wider focus
The surveillance session: i agree it should be a key focus and would emphasise to look at the implications of trends in the range of invasive and threatening actions being taken by diverse governments and then at the strategies for civil society to respond. I know for example, that many civil society groups which are leading on secure online communciations training for human rights defenders are doing some deep thinking about how to respond to surveillance at a practical not only policy level.

Finally, should there be a session focused on IGF itself: the programme, side events and so on and sharing if there are any particular sessions or workshops that Best Bits feels strongly should have focus or which would be strategically important to have input to.

thanks

Joy
On 14/08/2013 2:16 a.m., Anne Jellema wrote:
> This is great, Parminder. I
      leave it to others to comment on whether it should be the sole
      focus of CSO discussions at Bali, or one strand among others - but
      it is definitely something that Best Bits and Web We Want could
      plan together, as it's an excellent fit with the Web We Want
      mission of consolidating and promoting a positive vision for the
      future of the open Web. 

      > Beyond coming out with a statement ... even better would be
      coming out with an action plan!

      > cheers

      > Anne

      >

      >

      > On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 4:18 AM, parminder
      <parminder at itforchange.net
      <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>> wrote:

      >

      >

      >     Thanks to the steering committee for this great start....

      >

      >     I havent much to say about day 1. Maybe a few things, but
      that later...

      >

      >     Abut day 2

      >

      >     I think we would do well if we try not to look very ITU
      centric ( and I can assure, we do)... Last year was different with
      the WCIT in the offing, but this year I dont see why a session
      should focus on ITU.

      >

      >     As to saying that Snowden or NSA revelations can become a
      sub item of this ITU discussion, quite the opposite is what I
      think would be in order..

      >

      >     Lets be honest, and do justice to the people of the world
      in whose name we assemble, work and expend monies.... Internet
      governance to the world right now is completely focussed on the
      Snowden affair. Not only among the laity, but even the politically
      well informed and articulate.

      >

      >     It is bad enough that the IGF wont largely be about NSA
      revelations (even to the extent that Kenya IGF was about the
      India's CIRP proposal) although I will be happy to be pleasantly
      surprised. But I cant see how a civil society meeting can afford
      to be not about it. This is my basic proposition..

      >

      >     I think we need to have a session on something very
      roughly like the 'The global Internet after Snowden - What will
      balkanise the Internet and what can keep it sufficiently global' -
      and if possible come out with a statement about it.

      >

      >     At the time of formation of BB, we had promised ourselves
      a positive agenda , and flogging ITU over a day once again is not
      what I think takes us towards that. (Disclaimer: I have long held
      that the ITU is not the right place for most global IG work.)

      >

      >     People are interested to know in which directions would
      post Snowden global Internet go. And we should discuss this.

      >

      >     Lets cut the chaff and go directly to what is/ are the
      issue(s) of global governance of the Internet today. For instance
      - what are the global ethics, norms, principles and legal
      frameworks for trans-border flow of data, information and digital
      services? Who should develop ( ensure their compliance) and how?

      >

      >     And wh- at is the meaning of ownership of our digital
      lives, and how statist and corporatist controls play with such
      rightful ownership.

      >

      >     That is what people right now most want to know... Do we
      have anything to say to them, and perhaps say on the behalf of
      them?

      >

      >     parminder

      >

      >

      >

      >

      >     On Saturday 10 August 2013 09:06 PM, Jeremy Malcolm
      wrote:

      >>     Since the good news that the 2013 IGF will be going
      ahead after all, it's time to revise and finalise the programme
      for our annual meeting in Bali.  The interim steering group has
      been talking about this, and here was their suggestion for topics
      (the descriptions are mine though):

      >>

      >>     *Day 1*

      >>

      >>     1) Best Bits itself: goals, structure, processes,
      fundraising, interactions with other groups, etc. The interim
      steering group is working on a documents with our brainstorming
      about all this, which we will share soon.  The purpose of this
      session is to reach a consensus that we are heading in the right
      direction (or not), and to provide a mandate to carry out
      proposals that will help us grow and become stronger and more
      sustainable.

      >>

      >>     2) Global Internet governance principles and Enhanced
      Cooperation.  As you know, there are groups at the IGF MAG and the
      CSTD discussing these issues, but until now there has been no
      strong unified civil society position about the evolution of
      Internet governance arrangements, and this equivocation has played
      into the wrong hands.  We have been largely split between groups
      that are averse to any changes, and those with proposals for
      changes that are seen as radical.  The purpose of this session (as
      I see it, anyway) is to get together behind a shared position that
      can become a solid base for advocacy.  We already have a working
      group arguing over these issues (in a good way), which will report
      back to this main list soon.

      >>

      >>     *Day 2*

      >>

      >>     3) The ITU processes, up to the ITU Plenipotentiary
      in 2014 and the WSIS+10 review.  What is coming up?  What is our
      long term strategy?  Have we responded adequately to the ITU's
      most recent refusal to open up the Council Working Group on
      Internet Policy to stakeholders?  If we still don't see change at
      the Plenipotentiary, what then - do we disengage?

      >>

      >>     4) The NSA surveillance issue may become a sub-item
      of the ITU discussion, given that there are countries that may
      bring this debate to the ITU. But it will also include an update
      on the Human Rights Council, stateside developments, how this has
      altered the Internet governance landscape in the long term, and
      general strategy going forward.

      >>

      >>     There's also a lot of other work to be done between
      now and then, including work on the website (so that you can
      actually register for the meeting!) and on fundraising (to help
      pay for it).  I'll be posting more about that very soon.

      >>

      >>     Meanwhile your comments are invited on the
      programme...

      >>

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