[bestbits] CS dialogue over visions of future eco-system for the governance of Internet

Thu May 1 18:13:56 EDT 2014

Dear Harmut,

Thanks for that. To avoid any misunderstanding, Netmundial was officially supported by CGI.br and ICANN. Right? Do we have any breakdown? Does CGI.br receive money from the Brazilian government, and/or private corporations and foundations? Correct? Just to have a clear picture. 

As you kindly give us an information regarding funding, I am asking these questions just for the record, as my primary intention is to see how we could have a specific dialogue with other CS regarding the different visions of what could be a complete new eco-system for the governance of Internet. What would it be in 2020 let's say. This would not require any specific expenses. That would require willingness, time and openness. But this would not be per say a multistakeholder thing. It would a multiparty CS process. I am curious to see if CS can gain over some common ground. It seems like some CS (see previous emails from Stephanie, Seun) already consider that it would be impossible to do so, 
- as everything is so intertwined with other stakeholders
- talking to each other in CS would isolate CS from other stakeholders
- it might upset hosting power, or other stakeholders, that are presently listening to CS. So in order not to lose these friendly ears, CS could avoid looking for a "free word" that could endanger their current cooperation with other stakeholders.

I am trying to keep up with arguments but might still be wrong in my wrapping-up, and therefore happy to be corrected. Happy as well to have more comments and opinions.

I will shortly provide a short state of the current CS visions.

Best to you as well,

JC
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Jean-Christophe Nothias 
Editor and head of strategy at GLOBAL_GENEVA
jc.nothias at theglobaljournal.net
@jc_nothias

Le 1 mai 2014 à 23:36, Hartmut Richard Glaser a écrit :

> 
> Dear All,
> 
> To avoid any misunderstanding, the financial support in Brazil for NETmundial was NOT from government, but 
> was from CGI.br, a non-for-profit multistakeholder entity.
> 
> best
> 
> Hartmut Glaser
> 
> ====================================
> On 01/05/14 17:04, Stephanie Perrin wrote:
>> Exactly!
>> SP
>> On May 1, 2014, at 2:32 PM, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> And i wasn't referring to this either, support goes beyond the USD. For instance, the support of Brazil definitely goes beyond cash. When you get support of government so well (as exhibited at NetMundial) you can at least leave the event with assurance that your voice was heard (and not when you make the noise in isolation)
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Cheers!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Stephanie Perrin <stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca> wrote:
>>> The reality that I was referring to is captured in this sentence:  However I think we should remember that civil society without support from others (most especially government and perhaps business) is just a dream that could be far from reality.
>>> By support, I meant actually cooperation.  IN a multi-stakeholder process, you have to accept that there are other stakeholders, and you actually have to talk to them and figure out what they need from your collective endeavour.  That is what I meant.  Civil Society cannot do this alone.  They will achieve little without partners.  I was actually not referring to financial support, and should have clarified that, my apologies. 
>>> Kind regards, 
>>> Stephanie
>>> 
>>> On May 1, 2014, at 1:27 PM, Jean-Christophe NOTHIAS I The Global Journal <jc.nothias at theglobaljournal.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Thanks for your answer and interest,
>>>> 
>>>> As an independent media editor, I must confess a little surprise to the arguments you put on the table. Are you saying that an open dialogue over the different visions we can have of a future eco-system could endanger your source of funding? "If it did not receive support from the host". Were the host in the case of Netmundial, ICANN or Brazil? Any one else? Are you not free of your opinion? We know the say: "who pays for the musicians chose the music". Do you think the CS in Sao Paulo were concerned with pleasing their hosts? But is this what I should understand from that first argument? Are CS entities that dependent to their respective mentors and hosts? Is this the reality Stephanie refers to?
>>>> 
>>>> 2/ Do you see the idea of being independent as a way to endanger the success of Netmundial? How shall we measure this success remains to be seen. So far, Netmundial has achieved little concrete evidence - I assume we can agree on this. The outcome document is not exactly a consensus, and some of its language remain fragile to many when concrete changes could be envisioned. It is a non binding statement. So where is the danger to have an open debate over different eco-systems?
>>>> 
>>>> I am trying sincerely to understand what means your message.
>>>> 
>>>> The dialogue I am calling for will cost zero. Except for the time to put in it. Would you say that participating could be a danger? Thanks for correcting me and elaborating a bit about the reality Stephanie and you are referring to.
>>>> 
>>>> JC
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Le 1 mai 2014 à 18:07, Stephanie Perrin a écrit :
>>>> 
>>>>> +1  A welcome reminder of reality. 
>>>>> Stephanie Perrin
>>>>> On May 1, 2014, at 8:47 AM, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Aluta continua! The challenge you pose towards the end of your mail is great. However I think we should remember that civil society without support from others (most especially government and perhaps business) is just a dream that could be far from reality. NETMundial would have been such a dream if it did not receive support from the host.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So while we get excited about the successes of NETMundial and "threaten" the existing IG system(for positive improvement), I think our acts should not lean towards being  independent but rather towards collaborative independence for them overall sustainability of the internet democracy.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> sent from Google nexus 4
>>>>>> kindly excuse brevity and typos.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 1 May 2014 13:26, "Jean-Christophe NOTHIAS I The Global Journal" <jc.nothias at theglobaljournal.net> wrote:
>>>>>> I think the reality of Netmundial outcome is still very uncertain. What can we do with a statement that is understood differently by each participant. Faithful to WSIS, Post WSIS, ICANN++, ICANN--...
>>>>>> 1. MSism has many faces. We need to know what each of these faces is. Let's have a clear understanding of the many visions - I would not dare speaking about philosophy here, but it should be more of that now.
>>>>>> 2. From the many comments, it seems like the CS is not less divided, but more divided. That is a clear defeat, not an achievement of any sort. Even the final statement is now being opposed by some in the CS. Am I amazed?
>>>>>> 3. Until CS would be able to reach a zone of possible agreement and common stance, we will stay far far away from achieving any changes. I am among the ones who say that clearly, many years have been lost, thanks to CS division.  from that when we read comments from all over
>>>>>> 4. Nnenna speech is the critical starting point, not the final outcome document : we are beginning to have more details regarding the overall flaw process - from the very beginning.
>>>>>> 5. How could we even think of 2019, when we have a 2015 deadline?
>>>>>> 6. IGF is still in jeopardy and with no serious means to pursue any serious objective
>>>>>> 7. The fact that Disney was able to obtain through some CS participants a couple of very unexpected changes in the final draft in Netmundial means that there is a lot of danger in the process that needs to be addressed.
>>>>>> 8. How can we consider that IGF should take Netmundial as a mode, when from the very beginning they were critical problems, un-addressed, and un-solved.
>>>>>> 9. THere are so many diverse reading of the final document, that all of that serves the US status quo, or its version 2.0 being an ICANN/IANA with some global window dressing - open an office here and there, like in the old colonial times.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Contrary to what Jeanette's concerns (what if no final outcome document), a crisis might sometimes bring more action and concrete changes; if CS would not lose time to fight for having a seat in the different venues where gov, private sector are playing their game, then CS could come to a common position. Based on this, CS could really represent a serious power in the game. It is not the case today.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If I refer to the Just Net Coalition, I see an honest effort to bridge gaps between various players of CS, coming to a strong common stance. JNC will keep growing.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Why, instead of waiting 5 years for another Netmundial, wouldn't the CS come together and find this common ground that is so necessary. Out of the I*, out of the 5 eyes, out of governments. There are diverse visions of what                                                       could Internet Governance be. John said there was no alternative to the current governance. He is right to ask for that. An alternative has been presented as a submission to Netmundial. Other could emerge from diverse opinions and grounds. This one is fully democratic in essence, and multiparty in elaboration. A World Internet Forum (next stage for IGF) and a World Internet Organization are the natural next steps. An original pair would bring guaranties to many issues. When is it that NetMundial even mention it? It is far from perfect. I am willing to see what a Milton can do, or an Avri, or a jfc, or whoever, and the usual tenants of the monopolistic thinking of ICANN, and their un-fragmented market orientation. One root zone for all under US oversight. Instead of arguing vainly over the IANA transition to ICANN, decided by the USG and ICANN itself, why the CS forces do not confront each other vision of what could be a full eco-system of governance for the Internet now. 2015 is tomorrow and ICANN is aiming at being officially the policy maker of the Internet -  so far it was supposed to care only about naming and addressing. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> In the interest of the public (this is supposed to be the CS major concern)?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> A little courage, as seen in Nnenna's speech (she said she listened to many to put her words on paper, then in front of the world), would be welcome. We need a CSMundial for Internet. Now.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> JC
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Post-scriptum:
>>>>>> John,
>>>>>> Ready to engage an honest conversation about alternative eco-system for the Internet governance?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> JC
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Le 1 mai 2014 à 13:46, John Curran a écrit :
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On May 1, 2014, at 1:51 AM, Kleinwächter, Wolfgang <wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> What about starting to think about a Net Mundial II in 2019? This would help to keep some of the working mechanism of Net Mundial Sao Paulo alive and give a perspective (and an alterantive to WSIS 10+ and beyond). Net Mundial could become something like the olympics which takes place in a four or five year cycle with the annual world championship (IGF) in between. 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> If IGF could very quickly evolve to achieve the same models 
>>>>>>> of engagement, and focus, and outcome development, then a 
>>>>>>> repeat in 2019 would be wonderful...
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> If IGF needs more time (for whatever reason) to realize such
>>>>>>> improvements, then 5 years is a _very long_ time to expect to 
>>>>>>> maintain any momentum.  If you had said 2015 (and succeeding 
>>>>>>> years until IGF has evolved accordingly), then we'd be in 
>>>>>>> agreement.  It would seem to me that indicating today the plan
>>>>>>> for a follow-on NETmundial in 2019 would completely hollow out 
>>>>>>> the current momentum and pressure for meaningful IGF reform 
>>>>>>> that we've just very successfully created.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> /John
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Disclaimer: My views alone.
>>>>>>> 
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