[bestbits] Programme for Best Bits annual meeting

[Marianne Franklin]

HI all

+1 from me.

There are a lot of workshops in the main IGF where participation and 
support from Best Bits folk would be productive not only for this 
specific Civil Society initiative (which is taking a step back from the 
compulsory 'multistakeholder' model of the main IGF program) but also 
for the workshops.

A two-way process hopefully!

Re. hosting of chat rooms to avoid Skype and also to work on 
alternatives in principle, and other online spaces. I think there needs 
to be some thought about setting up with an individual. What happens if 
that person withdraws good will, moves on or has to close these services?

Just a thought. Passwords can disappear, domain ownership can become 
murky and so on. And all this is alongside whether we need to be 
waterproof in a world that is now totally porous!

best
MF

On 22/08/2013 11:12, genekimmelman at gmail.com wrote:
>  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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Dr Marianne Franklin
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Co-Chair Internet Rights & Principles Coalition (UN IGF)
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