[bestbits] [Internet Policy] Report of WSIS+10 review proceedings in New York

[Seth Johnson]

Shoot, that'll teach me to watch "Reply-All!"

:-)


Seth

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Seth Johnson <seth.p.johnson at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 6:15 AM, Robin Wilton <wilton at isoc.org> wrote:
>> Hi Chinmayi,
>>
>> Many thanks to you and Puneeth for these very useful notes.
>>
>> Looking at the summary of Day 1, what strikes me is the way in which the US,
>> EU, China, G77 and LAC all express different perspectives on the role of
>> human rights in this process.
>> Their positions seem to me (very roughly) to be these:
>>
>> - EU: human rights are a key driving principle here, alongside
>> multi-stakeholder approach and closing the digital divide.
>
>
> EU is the one that actually has an effective mechanism for fundamental
> rights protections in the international arena.
>
>
>> - China: human rights can/should be separated from WSIS outcomes.
>> - G77: human rights need not be treated separately from WSIS outcomes.
>> - US: ICTs aren’t the cause of human rights violations.
>
>
> The US wants the international arena to continue to give them an end
> run on fundamental rights.
>
>
> Seth
>
>> - LAC: ICT needs to be viewed in the context of compliance with
>> international law (including human rights).
>>
>> My interpretation is that each of those positions is the consequence of
>> another, unstated goal; I’d be interested to hear whether those unstated
>> goals come out more clearly in the course of the week.
>>
>>
>> Best wishes, and thanks again,
>>
>> Robin
>>
>> Robin Wilton
>> Technical Outreach Director - Identity and Privacy
>> Internet Society
>>
>> email: wilton at isoc.org
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>>
>> On 21 Oct 2015, at 19:30, Chinmayi Arun <chinmayiarun at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Here are links to CCG's coverage of the WSIS+10 review in New York. Puneeth
>> Nagaraj has been attending on our behalf and has shared/ written up the
>> following:
>>
>> 2nd Preparatory Meeting of WSIS+10 Review: Summary of Day 1 (Covers EU, US,
>> G77+China and Latin American & Carribean States)
>> 2nd Preparatory Meeting of WSIS+10 Review: Summary of ICT4D Discussions on
>> Day 2 (covers South Africa, the EU and the US)
>>
>> Indian government's statements
>> WSIS+10 Zero Draft: Highlights from India’s Statement at the 2nd Preparatory
>> Meeting (part 1 of 2)
>> India’s Statements on Day 2 of the 2nd Preparatory Meeting of the WSIS
>> Review (part 2 of 2)
>>
>> We hope that this is useful to you and welcome your feedback on how we can
>> improve our reporting.
>> Best,
>> Chinmayi
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