[bestbits] ISOC and ISOC-BR declarations about gov consultation on CGIbr

[Sivasubramanian M]

This issue particularly calls for a response from outside Brazil, as
it concerns the Internet and Internet Governance. Any reversal of the
exemplary Multi-stakeholder model of CGI-BR would negatively reflect
on the emerging trend of stakeholder participation in Internet
Governance in countries around the world. We all need to communicate
to the Government of Brazil.

Sivasubramanian M

On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 1:23 AM, Daniel O'Maley <dan.omaley at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> Following up on the two declarations Carlos Afonso circulated, I'm sharing a
> post I wrote that deals with how the Brazilian governments efforts to alter
> the composition of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) via a
> hastily-organized public consultation actually undermine digital democracy
> principles - Multistakeholder Governance Under Attack in Brazil. While I'm
> sure that we can all agree that multistakeholder governance is far from
> perfect, and needs much improvement, the government's consultation is more
> likely about finding a way to diminish civil society participation at the
> CGI.br in hopes of weakening net neutrality protections.
>
> Best,
> Daniel
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 11:18 AM, Carlos Afonso <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:
>>
>> This is the manifestation of the Internet Society on the recent
>> unilateral consultation by the federal government about the Internet
>> Steering Committee of Brazil (CGI.br):
>>
>>
>> https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2017/08/brazil-needs-involve-all-stakeholders-internet-governance
>>
>> This is the declaration of the Brazilian chapter of Internet Society on
>> the same subject:
>>
>>
>> https://isoc.org.br/post/isoc-brazil-is-deeply-concerned-with-the-current-public-consultation-to-change-cgi-br-s-decree/87
>>
>> []s fraternos
>>
>> --c.a.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Carlos A. Afonso
>> [emails são pessoais exceto quando explicitamente indicado em contrário]
>> [emails are personal unless explicitly indicated otherwise]
>>
>> Instituto Nupef - https://nupef.org.br
>> ISOC-BR - https://isoc.org.br
>>
>>
>>
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