RES: [bestbits] Fwd: [discuss] CIGI and Chatham House launch Global Commission on Internet Governance - FYI
Marilia Maciel
mariliamaciel at gmail.com
Sun Jan 26 08:31:46 EST 2014
On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 4:41 AM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>wrote:
> For instance, here we see talk of Internet freedom and Internet security
> but not things like Internet equality and Internet justice... Who will
> frame and articulate such latter ideas and concerns?
>
This is true. An agenda articulated with inputs from developing regions
would include other points as well. I wonder if they realize how
self-centered this announcement sounds to the ears of many people in the
world...
>
> The purpose of the commission is clear in this part of the announcement "The
> rapid evolution of the net has been made possible by the open and flexible
> model by which it has evolved and been governed. But increasingly this is
> coming under attack". Not a word about the injustices and illegitimacies of
> the current models. This is an effort by the powerful to put back on course
> a ship rocked by Snowden et el.
>
Yes, this language stroke me in the first reading. It is reactive,
reactionist and pro what they must believe is a perfect status quo. This
passage is particularly interesting "But increasingly this is coming under
attack,” said Carl Bildt. “And this is happening as issues of net freedom,
net security and net surveillance are increasingly debated". It is like he
is implying that people are "using" the agenda anti-surveillance, for
instance, to attack the present model. We probably should push
surveillance under the rug to avoid causing inconveniences... By the way,
another thing that concerns me is that this language of "coming under
attack" is becoming very frequent, not only in debates about governance,
but also about (national) security. The idea of a cyber arms race is being
sold, little by little.
>
> A last comment: There is an extra- ordinarily huge amount of funds
> suddenly thrown into the global IG Such sudden, often/ mostly motivated,
> funding can reconfigure 'civil society' which IMHO it is indeed doing right
> now. However, a lot of people here would not want us to talk about such
> matters, and what this means to real civil soicety concerns, and how the
> space may be being captured...
>
This is an important observation and should be a real concern.
Marília
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> parminder
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> Assunto: [bestbits] Fwd: [discuss] CIGI and Chatham House launch Global Commission on Internet Governance - FYI
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> FYI
> === <https://www.ourinternet.org/#press> <https://www.ourinternet.org/#press>
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> CIGI and Chatham House launch Global Commission on Internet Governance, chaired by Sweden’s Carl Bildt
>
> Davos-Klosters, Switzerland – January 22, 2014 – Carl Bildt, Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, will chair a new Global Commission on Internet Governance, launched by The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House).
>
> Announced today at the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, the Global Commission is a two-year initiative that will produce a comprehensive stand on the future of multi-stakeholder Internet governance.
>
> “In most countries, increased attention is being given to all the issues of net freedom, net security and net governance. And they are, in my view, closely related to each other. The rapid evolution of the net has been made possible by the open and flexible model by which it has evolved and been governed. But increasingly this is coming under attack,” said Carl Bildt. “And this is happening as issues of net freedom, net security and net surveillance are increasingly debated. Net freedom is as fundamental as freedom of information and freedom of speech in our societies.”
>
> The commission will include about 25 members drawn from various fields and from around the world, including policy and government, academia and civil society.
>
> The Global Commission on Internet Governance will encourage globally inclusive public discussions and debates on the future of Internet governance through a public consultation platform, and through other institutional, media, and academic channels. It will create and advance a strategic vision for the future of Internet governance that can act as a rallying point for states that are striving for a continued free and open Internet.
>
> The commission will focus on four key themes:
>
> • Enhancing governance legitimacy;
> • Stimulating innovation;
> • Ensuring human rights online;
> • Avoiding systemic risks.
> “The work of this vitally important undertaking will be supported by a highly innovative research program at both CIGI and Chatham House as well as widespread stakeholder consultations with civil society and the private sector. The Commission’s work is also intended to build on a number of important strategic dialogues that are already underway and to feed into ongoing policy discussions at the global level,” said Fen Osler Hampson, Director of the Global Security & Politics Program at CIGI.
>
> “The issue of Internet governance is set to become one of the most pressing global public policy issues of our time. The Commission will work to develop ideas and propose a policy framework that enhances the legitimacy of Internet governance whilst preserving innovation. Chatham House is honoured to partner with Foreign Minister Bildt and CIGI in the Global Commission on Internet Governance,” said Dr. Robin Niblett, Director of Chatham House.
>
> Members of the commission currently include the following, with full biographies available at www.ourinternet.org<http://www.ourinternet.org> <http://www.ourinternet.org>:
>
> • Carl Bildt, Chair of the Global Commission on Internet Governance
> • Gordon Smith, Deputy Chair of the Global Commission on Internet Governance
> • Dominic Barton
> • Pablo Bello
> • Dae-Whan Chang
> • Moez Chatchouk
> • Michael Chertoff
> • Anriette Esterhuysen
> • Hartmut Glaser
> • Dorothy Gordon
> • Dame Wendy Hall
> • Fen Osler Hampson
> • Melissa Hathaway
> • Patricia Lewis
> • Mathias Müller von Blumencron
> • Beth Simone Noveck
> • Joseph S. Nye
> • Sir David Omand
> • Nii Quaynor
> • Latha Reddy
> • Marietje Schaake
> • Tobby Simon
> • Michael Spence
> • Paul Twomey
> • Pindar Wong
> “For many people, Internet governance sounds technical and esoteric, but the reality is that the issues are ‘high politics’ and of consequences to all users of the Internet, present and future,” said CIGI Distinguished Fellow Gordon Smith, who is deputy chair of the new commission.
>
> “Internet governance is too important to be left just to governments. The Internet is a fundamental part of the global economy and how we manage its future will be decisive in facilitating development for all. Finding a way through the issues of access, privacy, security, protection and surveillance requires in-depth consideration and the wisdom that the Global Commission will provide,” said Dr. Patricia Lewis, Research Director, International Security Department, Chatham House.
>
> Among those supporting the commission’s work will be CIGI Senior Fellow Laura DeNardis, who will act as its Director of Research. Additional commission members will be confirmed over time.
>
> For more information on the Global Commission on Internet Governance, please visit: www.ourinternet.org<http://www.ourinternet.org> <http://www.ourinternet.org>. Follow the commission on twitter @OurInternetGCIG.
> ===
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