[bestbits] Whether to participate in NETmundial Initiative - RFC

[João Carlos R. Caribé]

Excellent positioning Jeremy, We must expect to consolidate this proposal. Also agree that applicants have this commitment to defend the demands of CSCG, won't be different.

After that I will move forward my intention to self nominate to Civil Society at Latin America chair. 

Nice 

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> Em 25/11/2014, às 00:01, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> escreveu:
> 
> I would like to thank everyone for their very useful feedback about the
> NETmundial Initiative (NMI).  It cannot have escaped anyone's attention
> that there are very divergent views on civil society's participation in
> the Initiative.
> 
> Since there is a self-nomination process in place on the NMI website,
> some members of civil society who are interested will use it (and some
> already have).  But in my view it would be wrong for them to do so if
> the criticisms that others have made were not passed along, and I think
> the nominees will have a responsibility to help ensure that these are
> addressed.  It was good to read from our CGI.br friends that this is
> also a priority condition of their participation.
> 
> As as concerns Best Bits and more particularly the Civil Society
> Coordination Group that we are part of, there is not strong enough
> support for us to run our own nomination process, and it would be
> redundant to do so.  However, what the CSCG can do is to advise the
> organisers which candidates, from amongst those who self-nominated
> through its process, should be selected - rather than allowing the
> organisers to cherry-pick.  In doing that, a very strong message about
> our concerns can also be passed back to them for action.
> 
> The CSCG is deliberating upon this now, but based on the discussions on
> this list and the messages given both in favour and against
> participation, the most broadly acceptable option seems for us to
> support that compromise.  But let's see whether the other members of the
> Civil Society Coordination Group (besides JNC) agree on that - if not,
> we will not participate even to the extent of recommending candidates
> who have self-nominated. Either way, we should know by tomorrow and I
> will write back to this list then with more news then.
> 
> -- 
> Jeremy Malcolm
> Senior Global Policy Analyst
> Electronic Frontier Foundation
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