[governance] Program for IGC at IGF

[Avri Doria]

Hi,

On 21 okt 2006, at 21.11, George Sadowsky wrote:

> What I am reacting to is what I observe is the conventional wisdom  
> that I find faulty: that Internet governance and related Internet  
> issues are essentially international in character,


I disagree. I think it is only on the international stage that  
governance and other Internet issues can be dealt.  I don't believe  
that it is up to governments to do it though i do see them having  
some role.  i don't believe there is is any right of nations to make  
policy vis a vis the Internet.  They may do so, and they even get  
away with it at the moment, but i think we lose a major battle the  
second we start to believe that they have some _right_ to do so.  I  
tend to view the IGF and other international, but not  
intergovernemental, organizations as a bulwark against the continuing  
nationalization of the Internet.


> that wanted to emasculate ICANN

interesting image, but i do not see what being masculine, or having  
masculine external attributes, has to do with being an effective  
international organization.  not that i am prepared to argue that the  
current ICANN incarnation is particularly effective, though i think  
that has more to do with its form of governance and its lack of  
freedom from national and other government pressure.

a.
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