[bestbits] Connectivity and human rights

[Poncelet Ileleji]

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On 24 June 2016 at 15:36, Niels ten Oever <lists at digitaldissidents.org>
wrote:

> Hi Brett,
>
> We're defintely interested to support this in one form or another. One
> thing could be that we push/support from inside the IEEE, through our
> local and regional offices, or otherwise. Happy to discuss.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Niels
>
> On 06/22/2016 02:47 PM, Brett Solomon wrote:
> > Dear friends,
> >
> > You might remember the two letters (here
> > <http://bestbits.net/finance-ministers-global-connect/> and here
> > <http://bestbits.net/global-connect-initiative/>)*<
> https://share.america.gov/globalconnect/>* sent
> > through Best Bits last September and in April of this year***on
> > the Global Connect Initiative. <https://share.america.gov/globalconnect/
> >
> >
> > *
> > The overarching aim of the Global Connect is bring 1.5 billion people
> > online by 2020. *
> > *
> > *
> > *
> > The Initiative is progressing including a meeting that took place
> > following the April letter between US Secretary of State and the
> > President of the World Bank. Many Finance Ministers also participated in
> > that event at the World Bank designed at financing Global Connect.
> >
> > Despite the letters, the IEEE Report-out document that came out from the
> > meeting, barely registered human rights, freedom of expression, privacy
> > etc.
> >
> > A few of us (Access Now, Public Knowledge and APC) have started to work
> > on a set of HR-based principles to inform connectivity initiatives
> > including Global Connect.
> >
> > Given the renewed attention on connectivity, we see this as a good
> > opportunity to develop a set of principles that addresses the human
> > rights dimension of access, and that guide human rights as a foundation
> > for rolling out connectivity - from participation of marginalized
> > voices, to the nature of contractual arrangements, to protection of
> > opinion online.
> >
> > Right now much of the discussion is centering around outstanding
> > connectivity issues being essentially an engineering problem. The risk
> > of course, if human rights do not inform connectivity initiatives is the
> > roll out of a censored, throttled, monitored, militarized internet and
> > could deepen inequalities within societies.
> >
> > We are using existing documents (eg WSIS+10 Outcome Document, Human
> > Rights Council A/HRC/RES/26/13, Net Mundial, internet rights and
> > principles charte
> > <http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/charter/>r), APC Internet
> > Rights Charter
> > <https://www.apc.org/en/system/files/APC_charter_EN_0.pdf>to inform
> > these principles.
> >
> > We wanted to see if others in the community would be interested in
> > working with us. And we are looking specifically for those who have
> > experience in expanding access (including in providing access in
> > under-served communities and building community-based networks) and
> > network engineers and would like to support us in this effort with
> > expertise.
> >
> > Let us know if you're interested or if you have questions.
> >
> > Hope all are well!
> >
> > Brett
> >
> > Brett Solomon
> > Executive Director
> > Access Now | accessnow.org <https://accessnow.org>
> >
> > +1 917 969 6077 <tel:%2B1%20917%20969%206077>
> > @solomonbrett
> > Key ID: 0x4EDC17EB
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> >
> >
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