[bestbits] Policy request Input for the IGF

[Anriette Esterhuysen]

Dear Avri and all

Here are the questions we drafted for the human rights, freedom of
expression and free flow of information session focus session:

 1.

        What are/have been the main themes of human rights dimensions of
        internet public policy making in 2013? What are the key
        strategies and actions for responding to these themes? 

 2.

        What is working well to promote human rights, freedom of
        expression and the free flow of information on the internet?
        What are areas for concern?

 3.

        The HRC adopted a milestone resolution in which governments
        agreed that the same HR apply online as offline. Do all
        stakeholders agree with this core concept? What is the relevance
        of this resolution to internet public policy making? What has
        been the impact of the revelations of wide-spread mass
        surveillance been on taking the implications of this resolution
        forward?

 4.

        How can all stakeholders, taking their different roles and
        responsibilities into account, respect, protect and promote
        human rights in internet related public policy making
        nationally, regionally and globally?

    We also want to include the following questions at opportune moments:

 1.

    What are the top 3 human rights issues that civil society would like
    to raise with the private sector? And with governments?

 2.

    What are the main HR concerns government has about role of business
    and the technical community in human rights and policy making? What
    would like the see from civil society?

 3.

    What HR concerns is the technical community most concerned about it,
    and what response would it like to see from business and governments
    and civil society?

 4.

    How does the academic community see its role in responding to human
    rights responsibilities of government and business?

 5.

    How can progress best be made on human rights and internet public
    policy concerns of all stakeholders?

Comments very welcome and needed.

Anriette

On 26/09/2013 17:07, Avri Doria wrote:
>
> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/request-for-public-input-shaping-the-discussions
>
> Request for public input - Shaping the discussions			
> Dear IGF Community Members,
>
> We are asking for your input to help shape the IGF discussions in a meaningful way. You may recall that the Working Group on Improvements to the IGF in its report identified the development of tangible outcomes as a way for the IGF to continue to perform successfully its intended role of addressing issues related to public policy in a bottom-up, multistakeholder fashion. The Working Group stated that "to focus discussions, the preparation process of each IGF should formulate a set of policy questions to be considered at the IGF, as part of the overall discussion. The results of the debates on these questions, with special focus on public policy perspectives and aimed at capacity-building, should be stated in the outcome documentation".
>
> This recommendation  provides an excellent opportunity for the IGF community to engage in the process of shaping and formulating the questions that will guide the discussions during the various main and focus sessions. Reflecting on the IGF's mandate for inclusion and transparency, the IGF Secretariat is soliciting the community's views on the type of public policy questions that should be addressed and discussed at this year's IGF main/focus sessions. 
>
> Each stakeholder -- individual or organisation -- is asked to submit no more than three (3) questions for each (or one) of the following sessions:
>
> - Building Bridges: The role of governments in multistakeholder cooperation;
> - Internet Governance principles;
> - Principles of multistakeholder cooperation;
> - Legal and other frameworks: spam, hacking and cybercrime;
> - Internet as an engine for growth and sustainable development; 
> - Human rights, freedom of expression, free flow of information on the Internet;
> - Taking stock/Emerging Issues.
>
> Please note that the deadline for submitting your questions is 9 October. Questions should be sent to igf at unog.ch.
>

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anriette esterhuysen anriette at apc.org
executive director, association for progressive communications
www.apc.org
po box 29755, melville 2109
south africa
tel/fax +27 11 726 1692

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