[governance] introduction to our contribution

[William Drake]

Adam,

Recall that at the time, we were trying to respond to the broad range of
global ICT policy issues and governance mechanisms under discussion in
Phase 1, an agenda that went well beyond IG.  I wrote the section to
reflect that focus. Its intro is too broad for current use, as many of the
points pertain to ICT global governance mechanisms like the regimes for
telecom, spectrum, satellites, etc. that are only indirectly relevant to
IG.  As such, the first paragraph seems largely inappropriate, and some of
the points in the fourth paragraph, after "For example," would have to be
dropped.  The other bits could be repurposed if you're in a pinch for
text.   You could write a lead in sentence to the effect that WGIG has
defined IG as blah blah, there are various public and private sector
mechanisms with respect to infrastructure and use, and then go into "It is
not acceptable..." and respin the examples in what is now para 4 more
toward IG.  Or you could write new lines and, if you like, sort of steal
from/paraphrase the old stuff.  Whatever.  I alas can't deal with this
anymore today.

Best,

Bill

> -----Original Message-----
> From: governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org
> [mailto:governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org]On Behalf Of Adam Peake
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 12:18 PM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> Subject: [governance] introduction to our contribution
>
>
> Civil society produced its own declaration for the Geneva summit,
> it's still pretty good.
>
> There was text on Internet governance, we would like opinions on
> whether this would make a good introduction to the contribution we
> will send later today.
>
> Intent is to frame the issues again from our perspective.  Text would be:
>
> [2.4.7 Global Governance of ICT and Communications]
>
> International "rules of the game" play an increasingly central role
> in the global information economy.  In recent years, governments have
> liberalised traditional international regulatory regimes for
> telecommunications, radio frequency spectrum, and satellite services,
> and have created new multilateral arrangements for international
> trade in services, intellectual property, "information security," and
> electronic commerce.   At the same time, business groups have
> established a variety of "self-regulatory" arrangements concerning
> Internet identifiers (names and numbers), infrastructure, and content.
>
> It is not acceptable for these and related global governance
> frameworks to be designed by and for small groups of powerful
> governments and companies and then exported to the world as faits
> accomplis.  Instead, they must reflect the diverse views and
> interests of the international community as a whole.  This
> overarching principle has both procedural and substantive dimensions.
>
> Procedurally, decision-making processes must be based on such values
> as inclusive participation, transparency, and democratic
> accountability.  In particular, institutional reforms are needed to
> facilitate the full and effective participation of marginalized
> stakeholders like developing and transitional countries, global civil
> society organisations, small and medium-sized enterprises, and
> individual users.
>
> Substantively, global governance frameworks must promote a more
> equitable distribution of benefits across nations and social groups.
> To do so, they must strike a better balance between commercial
> considerations and other legitimate social objectives.  For example,
> existing international arrangements should be reformed to promote:
> efficient management of network interconnections and traffic revenue
> distribution, subject to the mutual agreement of corresponding
> operators; equitable allocations of radio frequency spectrum and
> satellite orbital slots that fully support developmental and
> non-commercial applications; fair trade in electronic goods and
> services, taking into account the developing countries' need for
> special and differential treatment; an open public domain of
> information resources and ideas; and the protection of human rights,
> consumer safety, and personal privacy.  In parallel, new diverse
> international arrangements are needed to promote: financial support
> for sustainable e-development, especially but not only in less
> affluent nations; linguistic, cultural, and informational diversity;
> and the curtailment of concentrated market power in ICT and mass
> media industries.
>
> END
>
>
> Comments please, use it, yes or no?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adam



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