[bestbits] RE: GPA Report - Internet Governance: Mapping the Battleground

[Lea Kaspar]

Dear Alex,

Thanks so much for your email and comment. Glad you like the report! As for the title, I see your point to a certain extent – bellicose rhetoric can be quite unhelpful. In this case, however, I think it fairly portrays the situation in which different arguments on appropriate IG models will be going head to head in these forums. That does not necessarily imply a binary outcome – finding common ground may well be what we get to in the end. But this win-win outcome is not a given, and in its absence, some actors may end up on the losing side of the debate. With this in mind, we thought this title gave the matter an adequate sense of urgency and weight.

I’m happy to continue this discussion, but in the meantime I hope this helps clarify our point of view!

Best,
Lea

From: Alex Comninos [mailto:alex.comninos at gmail.com]
Sent: 21 March 2013 10:13
To: Lea Kaspar
Cc: bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org
Subject: Re: [bestbits] RE: GPA Report - Internet Governance: Mapping the Battleground


Dear all
The report looks great. I think however the use of the word "battleground" is perhaps not suited to IG. IG should not be a zero-sum game, with as in a battle, winners and losers.
On 20 Mar 2013 7:05 PM, "Lea Kaspar" <Lea at global-partners.co.uk<mailto:Lea at global-partners.co.uk>> wrote:
With apologies for spamming your inboxes, if you could please refer to the above version of the report. There was a minor mistake in the introduction that is now corrected.

Many thanks,
Lea

From: Lea Kaspar
Sent: 20 March 2013 17:35
To: bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org<mailto:bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org>
Subject: GPA Report - Internet Governance: Mapping the Battleground

Dear all,

Find attached a report by Global Partners that maps the upcoming forums that are likely to be relevant for internet governance. The report includes a calendar with what we identified as the most important conferences. I am hoping we can feed this information into the BestBits website and calendar to facilitate coordinating efforts.

Feel free to share widely.

Kind Regards,

Lea Kaspar, Project Manager
Global Partners & Associates

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