[bestbits] Brazil summit

Jeanette Hofmann hofmann at internetundgesellschaft.de
Thu Nov 21 14:14:14 EST 2013


What a relief, thank you Andrew! I am interested in topic 3 and would 
like to listen and comment.

jeanette

Am 21.11.13 11:32, schrieb 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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>
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