[bestbits] Brazil summit

[matthew shears]

Andrew

On 21/11/2013 09:59, Andrew Puddephatt wrote:
>
> Most of our recent discussion has been about processes for nominating 
> people to different steering groups.
>
> I’m interested in the substantive contributions we might make to the 
> summit itself.
>
> Assuming the summit addresses high level principles (as prefigured in 
> President Rouseff’s speech to the UNGA) and proposals for internet 
> governance, I am interested in working on the following:
>
> ·Preparing a submission on reforminginternet governance that keep the 
> dispersed structure and multi-stakeholder participation (which is 
> likely to include ideas on internationalising ICANN and strengthening 
> the IGF)
>
> ·Preparing a submission on the first high level principle dealing with 
> free expression, privacy etc.  Note that I’m concerned that privacy 
> protections, if badly expressed, could restrict freedom of expression 
> unduly so I’ll be looking to assert ICCPR standards on free expression.
>
> I d  I doubt that a consensus across the whole of the BB platform is 
> possible on these issues, judging by exchanges over the last few 
> months and I’m assuming that different groups will make submissions.  
> So at this stage I’m asking if anyone would be interested in joining 
> an offlist group to put together submissions along these lines.
>

Yes, I am.  And contributing to item 2.
>
>     Reminding you of the proposed work plan – I’m volunteering for 
> item 3 and to contribute to item 2.
>
> OUTPUTS
>
>  1. Recommendation on process issues for the conference (remote
>     participation, stakeholder representation and selection)
>  2. Substantive input on universal Internet principles (based on Marco
>     Civil and/or other existing principles documents).
>  3. Substantive input on an institutional framework for
>     multistakeholder Internet governance including:
>      1. Internationalisation of ICANN (based on existing work done by
>         Internet Governance Project and/or others).
>      2. Orphan issues (based on existing proposals put before the WGEC
>         and the recommendations of the Correspondence Group).
>
>
> TIMELINE
>
>  1. Gather volunteers to lead the work by end of November.
>  2. First drafts for internal feedback on this list by December 31.
>  3. Feedback from main list by January 31.
>  4. Recommendations submitted to Brazil and/or other organisers by
>     March 1, 2014.
>
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Matthew Shears
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Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT)
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