[bestbits] multistakeholderism: a quick survey

[JOSEFSSON Erik]

Thanks for asking Achal.

If I would have signed the campaign http://wepromise.eu as a candidate to the European Parliament I would have made it an election promise to defend "the principle of multistakeholderism".

That means that I "support free, open, bottom-up, and multi-stakeholder models of coordinating the Internet resources and standards - names, numbers, addresses etc" and that I "support measures which seek to ensure the capacity of representative civil society to participate in multi-stakeholder forums." Further, I "oppose any attempts by corporate, governmental or intergovernmental agencies to take control of Internet governance."

Since MSism seems to be of increasing importance, I think it is best to ask Joe (in cc) who is responsible for the campaign if anyone has issues with it.

My very rudimentary personal view is basically that it's a bad idea to institutionalise conflicting competences.

Best regards.

//Erik

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From: bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net [bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net] on behalf of Achal Prabhala [aprabhala at gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday 22 April 2014 11:43
Cc: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
Subject: Re: [bestbits] multistakeholderism: a quick survey

Hello Erik (and Mike - long time),

The point of our exercise is not to "agree" on anything - as yet. The
point is to understand what individuals on this list think
multistakeholderim is/ should be. That meaning could even well be what
it is not. But it is for an individual to say as she/he pleases.

Mike, absolutely, we're asking for what multistakeholderism means in
*this* context, in the context of NetMundial, IANA, and any other part
of the Internet Governance universe which employs the term.

Erik, Mike, can I ask you two to be the first to respond to the CIS call
and send me an email with a few lines explaining *your* view of it? I'd
appreciate that, as I would hearing from any others here who would like
to share a few words on the subject. I don't want to clutter up this
list or have a discussion around different meanings here, because
consensus isn't the immediate point of the exercise.

Good wishes,
-Achal


On Tuesday 22 April 2014 02:55 AM, JOSEFSSON Erik wrote:
> Maybe a listing of what multistakeholderism is *not* is easier to work with and agree on?
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> //Erik
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> ________________________________________
> From: bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net [bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net] on behalf of Mike Godwin (mgodwin at INTERNEWS.ORG) [mgodwin at INTERNEWS.ORG]
> Sent: Tuesday 22 April 2014 05:38
> To: Achal Prabhala
> Cc: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> Subject: Re: [bestbits] multistakeholderism: a quick survey
>
> Perhaps ask not just what it means to everyone, but what it should mean, most constructively interpreted?
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>
> —Mike
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> On Apr 21, 2014, at 12:29 PM, Achal Prabhala <aprabhala at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hello, I'm Achal Prabhala and I am attending NetMundial on behalf of the
>> Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore (www.cis-india.org).
>>
>> Given the several different interpretations of what multistakeholderism
>> means, CIS is interested in a short vox pop on what you think the term
>> means. We'll run responses on the CIS website on a daily basis once
>> NetMundial starts.
>>
>> If you have a minute, and have an opinion on what this means (a couple
>> of lines will do) - I would appreciate that. You can simply email me
>> directly, aprabhala at gmail dot com. Please include your designation as
>> you would like it to be noted.
>>
>> Many thanks; I'll also be asking as many people at NetMundial who will
>> speak to me from different sectors - esp government, business and the
>> technical community - and we'll be similarly recording and relaying
>> their answers.
>>
>> I appreciate your time. Good wishes,
>> -Achal
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