[governance] "real" activities in IG and the role of WSIS-CS

[Anita Gurumurthy]

My comment comes from the information that Milton shares below. I believe it
would help to seek out the involvement of people engaged in the debates
around pornography, sexual rights, violence and trafficking to nuance the
scope of .xxx in conceptual terms. 

In fact I would think that most of us in WSIS-CS may not be best positioned
to articulate "recommendations" on many of these IG issues and I fear that
not all of us are open to acknowledging how these debates have a history in
the real world which needs to inform IG.

I have heard many people engaged in the WSIS process ask - 'what prevents
others/activists from jumping in...why don't constituencies concerned with
these issues claim spaces instead of complaining'...

While I agree that discourses get shaped finally by who chooses to
participate, participation itself is mediated by many things.. and it is
really important that WSIS-CS perceives the urgent need for broad-basing the
debates around IG itself .. (I know the issue of broad-basing and nature of
membership is itself contentious on this list, but I see it as healthy.)

I think that in respect of IG, the issue is not only about ICANN or ALAC or
whether there are spaces for involvement... it is also about how issues in
IG can be framed and debated by including those who may know more than those
already involved. The direction of the caucus along these lines is worth
discussing.


Thanks

Anita

anita gurumurthy
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org] On Behalf Of Milton Mueller
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 8:27 AM
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; dannyyounger at yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [governance] IG Caucus meeting in Vancouver..?

While Danny's "head in the clouds" comment might inspire some rancor, 
I would like to also encourage WSIS-CS and IG caucus members to take
part in the real activities affecting IG that are going on within ICANN.


The Verisign deal, Whois privacy, .xxx are all issues touching on human
rights and economic regulation of the Internet. You can get involved via
Noncommercial users, www.ncdnhc.org or ALAC (sort of). 

Obviously WSIS-exhaustion may be preventing crossover, but I am
becoming concerned that the very broad normative discussions that take
place around WSIS consume so much time and energy that CS activists pass
up very obvious and direct opportunities to shape policy where it is
actually made. 

>>> Danny Younger <dannyyounger at yahoo.com> 11/24/2005 10:02:45 AM >>>
I have been tracking the responses to the proposed
ICANN-VeriSign Settlement Agreement and have yet to
see a CS comment posted...

My question:  are any of you participating on a
practical down-to-earth basis on current issues faced
within ICANN, or are you mostly a head-in-the-clouds
kind of group that prefers to ruminate rather than
actually tackle major issues head-on with helpful
commentary and recommendations?




	
		
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