[bestbits] FW: [] NETmundial Initiative Announces Formation of its Inaugural Coordination Council and a Broad Global Community Consultation Phase | NETmundial

[Seun Ojedeji]

For all it's worth I will agree with sentiments, however I think it should
give more reason why Izumi's statement is relevant; aybe a change of
attitude by those seemingly rigid govt can be achieved in this process.

Cheers!

sent from Google nexus 4
kindly excuse brevity and typos.
On 28 Dec 2014 05:19, "parminder" <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:

>
> To my understanding,  for most of those who now support the NMI, the case
> against UN institutions' involvement with IG was the presence of Chinas and
> Irans over there - how can we trust our Internet to such authoritarian
> governments?!  It is a bit strange to see a special happiness being
> expressed when the same actors now join the NMI. What is one missing here?
>
> The fact is that China has such a iron grip over its Internet -
> politically and economic-ally, that it is no longer greatly interested in
> more and better (as in more democratic) global governance of the Internet.
> It can do with forums to make deals and adjustments, and that is about all.
> That is China's attraction for the NMI, and here is where its interests
> partially overlap with  those of the US, whose whole effort is to block any
> move whatsoever towards globally democratic governance of the Internet.
> What we therefore see is a move that is in the interest of all those who
> already have the most power in terms of the global Internet, they have a
> forum to negotiate their narrow interests.  And all those currently
> dis-empowered lose out and are worse off. (Apart from some crumbs throwing
> business.)
>
> In welcoming a forum where the 'biggies' are given positions, and the
> 'ordinary' get ignored is obviously problematic in itself. Worse, it pushes
> countries towards a model of global governance where the way to go is seen
> to be to seek means of making exclusive deals and negotiating narrow
> interests, instead of a pursuance of the global public interest (ok, I can
> hear sniggers, which is precisely the problem), which is what a UN kind of
> global governance system is under-pinned by. It distorts the very political
> thinking and philosophy that needs to form the basis of our shared global
> living. Big loss, really.
>
> parminder
>
>
> On Saturday 27 December 2014 10:48 PM, Avri Doria wrote:
>
>
> Good point.
>
> avri
>
>
> On 26-Dec-14 19:16, Izumi AIZU wrote:
>
> I see at least two names from China as very interesting or significant:
> Minister Lu Wei and Jack Ma of Alibaba, both were central figures at the
> World Internet Conference held in Wuzhen, China last month. Their
> participation in this Multistakeholder venture is a good sign.
>
> I also hope our Civil Society colleagues actively engage and advance our
> core values.
>
> Of course, there are certain or uncertain elements that are troublesome,
> but I like to remain constructive, critical, but more positive.
>
> And Happy holidays and New Year to all!!
>
> Izumi
>  2014/12/25 3:21 "Lee W McKnight" <lmcknigh at syr.edu>:
>
>>  FYI and happy holidays!
>>
>>
>>  Lee
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