[bestbits] Outcome of cyberspace conference in Seoul

[Carlos A. Afonso]

To add some more "spice": both Chile and Mexico are still developing
countries (may be listed as "emerging countries" in some circles), and
while Chile is not in the OECD, Mexico is.

--c.a.

On 10/08/2013 11:47 AM, michael gurstein wrote:
> Pranesh,
> 
> You are providing a very peculiar list of "developing" countries--"Chile,
> Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Mexico, Poland, Senegal, Turkey".
> 
> Of which three belong to the EU (Hungary, Latvia, Poland), one is a very
> strong aspirant to the EU (Turkey), and two others are very strong aspirants
> (based on income) to the OECD (Chile and Mexico)...
> 
> By my, and I believe most reckonings there are 3 actual DC's in your list
> (from some 130?? or so)--India, Indonesia, and Senegal--hardly a sufficient
> number to be drawing any useful conclusions from.
> 
> M
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net
> [mailto:bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net] On Behalf Of Pranesh Prakash
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 10:04 PM
> To: Jeremy Malcolm; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Outcome of cyberspace conference in Seoul
> 
> A top note that the OECD principles are actually
> OECD+Egypt+Business+Tech principles, which CISAC helped shape but didn't
> sign on to.  Rest inline:
> 
> Jeremy Malcolm [2013-10-08 00:04]:
>> On 08/10/13 09:21, Pranesh Prakash wrote:
>>> Focussing on the policymaking principles outlined in the OECD communiqu:
>>> apart from process related issues of lack of representation of 
>>> developing world governments, in terms of substance how would a 
>>> statement of principles that had developing world participation look 
>>> different?
>>
>> There is only one way to find out, and that is to deal with the 
>> process related issues.  But for a rough idea, we can look at the 
>> Brazilian Principles for the Governance and Use of the Internet.  
>> Notable additions compared to the OECD principles:
>>
>>   * *Universality:* Internet access must be universal so that it becomes
>>     a tool for human and social development, thereby contributing to the
>>     formation of an inclusive and nondiscriminatory society, for the
>>     benefit of all
>>   * *Standardization and interoperability:* The Internet must be based
>>     on open standards that facilitate interoperability and enable all to
>>     participate in its development
> 
> On standards, the OECD principles (under "Promote the open, distributed and
> interconnected nature of the Internet") states:
> 
> "The Internet's openness also stems from globally accepted, consensus driven
> technical standards that support global product markets and communications.
> The roles, openness, and competencies of the global multi-stakeholder
> institutions that govern standards for different layers of Internet
> components should be recognised and their contribution should be sought on
> the different technical elements of public policy objectives."
> 
>>   * *Neutrality of the network:* Filtering or traffic privileges must
>>     meet ethical and technical criteria only, excluding any political,
>>     commercial, religious and cultural factors or any other form of
>>     discrimination or preferential treatment
> 
> "Maintaining technology neutrality and appropriate quality for all Internet
> services is also important to ensure an open and dynamic Internet
> environment. Provision of open Internet access services is critical for the
> Internet economy."
> 
>> and notable omissions:
>>
>>   * Promote investment and competition in high speed networks and
> services;
>>   * Promote and enable the cross-border delivery of services;
>>   * Foster voluntarily developed codes of conduct;
>>   * Maximise individual empowerment;
>>   * Give appropriate priority to enforcement efforts.
>>
>>
>> More could be written about this, but there is a very different 
>> emphasis with the OECD principles much more individualistic and biased 
>> towards trade, than the Brazilian principles.
> 
> OECD is primarily about economic/trade issues (though not solely about such
> issues), so that bias is perhaps to be expected.  In the 2008 Seoul
> Declaration for the Future of the Internet Economy, there were 10 developing
> countries (Chile, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Mexico, Poland,
> Senegal, Turkey) represented in the 39 individual countries that signed the
> declaration. Sure, the developing countries were outnumbered 3:1, but they
> still agreed to:
> 
> * Ensure respect for intellectual property rights.
> * Create a market-friendly environment for convergence that encourages
> infrastructure investment, higher levels of connectivity and innovative
> services and applications.
> * Promote Internet-based innovation, competition, and user choice.
> * Acting as a key driver for the creation of enterprises and communities and
> stimulating closer global co-operation.
> * Promote the secure and responsible use of the Internet that respects
> international social and ethical norms and that increases transparency and
> accountability.
> * Establish a regulatory environment that assures a level playing field for
> competition.
> * Stimulate investment and competition in the development of high capacity
> information and communication infrastructures and the delivery of
> Internet-enabled services within and across borders.
> * Maintain an open environment that supports the free flow of information,
> research, innovation, entrepreneurship and business transformation.
> * Combine efforts to combat digital piracy with innovative approaches which
> provide creators and rights holders with incentives to create and
> disseminate works in a manner that is beneficial to creators, users and our
> economies as a whole.
> * Increase cross-border co-operation of governments and enforcement
> authorities in the areas of improving cyber-security, combating spam, as
> well as protecting privacy, consumers and minors.
> * Empowering consumers and users in online transactions and exchanges.
> 
> Most (all?) of the things that you'd think developing countries would omit
> were accepted by 10 of them.  Just sayin'.
> 
> Cheers,
> Pranesh
> 
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