[governance] RE: [bestbits] Nnenna to Keynote at Netmundial - Civil Society major issues

Tue Apr 15 10:21:14 EDT 2014

Congrats Nnenna!

May I add to Mike excellent comments, one point? 

Nnenna, I am not sure if you will be there intuitu personae, persona grata or representing some, part, or all of Civil society entities (?!), but just in case you represent some of our thoughts and opinions, I think it would be nice to mention that among civil society there are people who disagree with the equal stakeholder - equal rights - equal footing  thinking and narrative. Stakeholder voices might all be equal, meaning equally audible, but that amusing "equal footing" expression doesn't mean that these respectable voices are legitimate or representative of anything, anyone, and properly checked and balanced. So equal voices with different rights, that might be interesting to explore. But equal footing meaning equal rights among stakeholders, that jungle is right the opposite of Democracy, where corporations are still not invited to make the law, and participate and seat in parliaments on an equal footing. The market seating in the Congress, I wish never to see that in my life. It sounds like some kind of very un-democratic thing. I do remember that some comments on these lists where made about civil servants (and their so called legendary inability to work without other people holding the pencil for them, which I tend to think as very untrue), and I know that governmental bashing is just the legitimate cousin of democratic bashing, but please voice equally and multistakeholderly that there are a diversity of views. We know that NetMundial will not be able to provide dialogue, but more some sort of convergence (+1...) out of magic wonder, still it would to see some principles are respected when it comes to express the diversity of views.

Sorry for the ironic tone in that last sentence.

JC

Le 15 avr. 2014 à 15:02, michael gurstein a écrit :ung

> Congrats Nnenna,
>  
> Since you are asking for suggestions for points to cover I would suggest the following:
> 1.       A formal commitment/re-commitment to the Internet for the Common Good/in the Public Interest… I only see minor and off-handed references to this in the NetMundial statement but there needs to be a full-on commitment/re-commitment to this.  This is especially the case given the risks of fragmentation/privatization of interests a “stakeholder” approach to Internet governance presents.
> 2.       Framing/reframing “multistakeholderism” as a useful element in policy consultation and development, with suitable measures being in place to ensure the probity and accountability of  these processes, within the context of democratic decision making. I like the phrase “multistakeholder dialogue in a democratic framework”.
> 3.       Linking Internet Governance with social (and economic) justice.  The Internet is becoming a dominant means for economic activity and wealth distribution/redistribution. Internet Governance, which in the NetMundial document is extended to include the “Right to Development” needs also to address social justice issues which are rapidly becoming the dominant issues of our time.
> 4.       Finding the means to allow the widest range of voices into the Internet Governance dialogue. What this means is going beyond simple “capacity building” which ultimately can only enable the few, into designing processes and mechanisms which allow for the many to have a useful understanding of the broader issues and mechanisms to give voice and have those voices heard.
> Good luck with it.
>  
> Mike
>  
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> Subject: [bestbits] Nnenna to Keynote at Netmundial - Civil Society major issues
>  
> Dear all,
> 
> I got a message this morning from NetMundial Chair, Virgilo, inviting me to speak at the Opening Ceremony of Netmundial (meaning I have to pack one of those African dresses) for some 8 minutes.
> 
> I have replied to say "I will be speaking from the Civil Society perspective, which is my Stakeholder Group".
> 
> There is a Web Foundation media team that will help me put my ideas into place, but I cannot not request input from here, so that no major issues will be overlooked.
> 
> 
> I travel Thursday evening thru Friday, so the earliest I can share a draft/keypoints will be Monday.
> 
> Hope we can pull this off well.
> 
> All for now
> 
> Nnenna
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