[bestbits] What is 1Net? Blog post by Paul Wilson of APNIC

[michael gurstein]

Thanks Paul,

 

What about my argument (made concerning Internet users) that I made in my
blogpost on Internet Justice
<http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/internet-justice-a-meme-whose-time
-has-come/> 

 

Much of the discussion to date has focused on "Internet users" as the most
general category.  The problem with this of course, is that it excludes
those and still a majority of the world's population -  who, for whatever
reason are not able or willing to use the Internet. Meanwhile, given the
global reach and penetration of the Internet even those currently unable or
uninterested in "using" the Internet are equally impacted by it.  Based on
simple principles of democratic participation even they should have some say
in how the Internet is deployed and managed in relation to matters of most
general concern.

 

We are all now citizens of an Internet-enabled world whether we are "users"
or not.

 

M

 

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Subject: Re: [bestbits] What is 1Net? Blog post by Paul Wilson of APNIC

 

Thanks Nnenna.

 

Hi Michael,

 

When I mention "Internet community" (or "the community") I am referring to
the multistakeholder community in the broadest sense, including any and all
Internet stakeholders, whether individuals or organisations.  I tried to
make broad inclusion clear enough in all references, but I suppose it is
useful to clarify this.

 

Paul.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On 30/11/2013, at 5:27 AM, michael gurstein < <mailto:gurstein at gmail.com>
gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:

 

> Thanks for the pointer to this very interesting post Nnenna.

>  

> Paul uses the term "Internet community" in several places and I'm curious
what he means by it.

>  

> I have a feeling that we may not all have a similar definition (or that
our definitions are evolving) and that that might be one reason why our
discussions often go off the rails-we have different conceptions of who the
audience or target group is for various of the policy issues that we address
from time to time.

>  

> (I provided my own definition in my current blogpost, but I'm not sure
that everyone here agrees with mine J and of course ISOC,  ICANN, IETF also
all use the term "Internet community" and if those folks also want to chime
in it would be greatly appreciated.

>  

> M

>  

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> Just published here:

>  <http://www.circleid.com/posts/2013112_what_is_1net_to_me/>
http://www.circleid.com/posts/2013112_what_is_1net_to_me/

> 

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