[bestbits] Three NETmundial submissions launched for endorsement at bestbits.net

[parminder]

Hi Jeremy

For quite some time now, my analysis/prediction about the efforts of 
ICANN plus (and whoever backs them) vis vis the NetMundial has been as 
follows;

1. the main aim was to stop Brazil from the path Its President's speech 
at the UN looked to be paving - that of engaging the global community in 
UN spaces for the needed global Internet governance mechanisms.... That 
aim has been achieved, at least for the time being...

2. To make an alluring offer to Brazil to get them off the track 
mentioned above, which was in terms of some vague promises about some 
real steps forward in terms of internationalisation of ICANN... However 
as NetMundial approaches, we hear less and less of anything concrete in 
this regard. Anyway, since the show was being arranged, it was found 
useful if some good text could be got into the NetMundial outcome docs 
on/*'multistakeholder decision making' including, and specifically, on 
global public policy issues*/. This latter is the primary objective at 
this point. And the mentioned parties have been going about in a 
completely unabashed manner - helped considerably by some unexplained 
high degree of bashfulness of the involved civil society. We saw 1 Net 
being formed from nowhere (sorry, now we know, from an ICANN board 
decision), it taking over the meeting's co-ownership, various 
shenanigans around selection of its steering committee (which in any 
case is constantly bypassed, and never seems to converse with the 
respective constituencies), imposition of a person with highly 
questionable standing and reputation as civil society leader of the 
meeting (about which Ian again recommends further bashful for civil 
society) , and now a sudden survey which will formulate the 1Net aka 
'global internet community' view on Internet principles for submission 
to the netMundial..... and so on.... Believe me, you havent seen nothing 
yet. Wait for the days close to the meeting....

And of course, the proposed view to be submitted on 1Net's behalf has 
this all important principle, "Decisions made with respect to Internet 
governance should only be made by bodies that allow free and equitable 
access to all stakeholders at all points in the decision-making 
process." Well of course. Two hoots to democracy!

Now I shall come to the point, of my comments on the proposed submission 
to NetMundial submitted by Jeremy.

I of course support and commend both APC Principles and IRP Principles  
- which seem the main burden of the submission.... BUT...
/*
*//*Can someone explain me the meaning of "equitable multistakeholder 
participation"*/ and whether it is different from what is meant in the 
above statement from 1Net's survey. If so, how.... More precisely, are 
you seeking that all stakeholders, including business reps, have equal 
part and role (as gov reps) in making decisions about public policies. 
Please address this point specifically.

I hope those proposing this statement will explain this point. I think 
it is their responsibility to do so, instead of slipping in such 
concepts, what would in default be, somewhat surreptitiously, which many 
potential signees are apt to miss..

Thanks

parminder






On Wednesday 05 March 2014 01:30 AM, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> With thanks to everyone for their hard work on the drafts, we are now 
> simultaneously launching three submissions for the NETmundial meeting. 
>  These submissions are the end results of extensive discussions on the 
> Best Bits lists going back to last year, with a final face-to-face 
> review this week (particularly on the roadmap for further evolution of 
> the institutional submission) by those of you who are present at 
> RightsCon in San Francisco.
>
> The three complementary submissions, all of which are open for 
> endorsement separately, are:
>
>  1. Internet governance principles,
>     http://bestbits.net/netmundial-principles/
>  2. Roadmap for the Further Evolution of the Internet Governance
>     Ecosystem – institutional mechanisms,
>     http://bestbits.net/netmundial-roadmap/
>  3. Roadmap for the Further Evolution of the Internet Governance
>     Ecosystem – ICANN, http://bestbits.net/netmundial-icann/
>
>
> These will be formally submitted to NETmundial on 8 March 2014, but 
> between now and then we are gathering as many endorsements for each of 
> the statements as we can.  So please I would encourage everyone to 
> read the statements, to endorse each of them separately (if you agree 
> with them, of course), and then to spread the word through social 
> media, email or word of mouth.
>
> Thanks again to everyone involved, and we really hope to see your 
> endorsement on each of the submissions soon.
>
> --
> Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com
> Internet lawyer, ICT policy advocate, geek
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