[bestbits] Re: [governance] High-Level Panel Organizes to Address Future of Internet Governance

[Anriette Esterhuysen]

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Not one person from civil society who has been active in IGF since the
WSIS process.

Frankly, I am not at all surprised, but it is still extremely
disappointing and just hope this does not signal what we can expect from
the Brazil meeting.

Moreover, developing country representation is extremely poor.

Agree with Jeremy that we should act.

Anriette



On 18/11/2013 04:06, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
> On 18/11/13 08:43, John Curran wrote:
>> A high-level panel has been organized to consider the issues
surrounding global Internet cooperation -
>>
>> "The Panel plans to release a high-level report in early 2014 for
public comment. The report will include principles for global Internet
cooperation, proposed frameworks for such cooperation and a roadmap for
future Internet governance challenges."
>>
>>
<http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/high-level-panel-organizes-to-address-future-of-internet-governance-232274461.html>
>
> So it seems that ICANN has taken it upon itself to select the civil
society representatives for the High Level Panel on the Future of Global
Internet Cooperation, which is what became of its 5th panel on Internet
evolution.  Previously Fadi had claimed that the fate of the 5th panel
would be a decision for (what is now) the 1net dialogue, but evidently
this was just more bluff.
>
> The civil society representatives that ICANN helpful chose on our
behalf do not include the most expert names on Internet governance
evolution.  And meanwhile ISOC is "representing" civil society in other
processes such as in the UNGA draft resolution on the right to privacy
in the digital age.  The technical community, supported by its hundreds
of millions of dollars in revenue, is eating broader civil society alive.
>
> We are being completely left behind while we are dithering over
questions about whether to send the letter nominating our
representatives to the Brazil meeting, and whether our mailing list
should be open or closed.  It is absolutely imperative now that we put
internal process issues on hold, and focus on urgent substantive issues.
>
> Will post something more practical about all this to the new (though
now already mis-named) "summit" list.
>
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