[governance] .xxx. igc and igf

[Mawaki Chango]

I must say I am of those who are puzzled by that reasoning,
which clearly stem from the power dynamics, and their ultimate
and subtle effects such as that self-censoring I was referring
to earlier on.
Yes, we are all equal, but of course there are some who are more
equals than others.

Mawaki

--- Parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:

> Hi Vittorio
> 
> Before addressing your question
> 
> > Just for clarification - which are the "many constituencies
> that can't
> > access its present structures.
> 
> I am inclined to go to the second part of your email which
> surprises me,
> though I know it is well intentioned.
> 
> > I think that it might be more productive to actually involve
> more CS
> > folks in ICANN, than just try to discuss ICANN at the IGF
> (even if you
> > succeeded in winning the resistence to that, what would
> happen after the
> > discussion? 
> > --
> 
> Since when have we begun to take note of resistance of any
> organization
> before discussing it at IGF or elsewhere. Do you think a China
> or an Iran
> (or taking all those countries to whom content regulation
> issues are mostly
> addressed as a single unit) are not resistant to our
> discussing their
> conduct vis a vis content regulation at IGF. But there were
> any number of
> workshops on this issue, and a good amount of discussion in
> plenaries.   
> 
> To drive the point harder, did we not discuss Tunisia so much
> at WSIS
> despite its resistance? 
> 
> As for
> >what would happen after the
> > discussion?
> 
> What would happen after discussion on free expression, content
> regulation or
> an internet bill of rights at IGF ??? All these are realms in
> which (mostly)
> governments are exclusive authorities. 
> 
> >I really don't see feasible any political scenario in which
> > ICANN would take directions from the IGF.). 
> 
> But do you see a political scenario where these countries will
> take
> directions from the IGF.
> 
> Why such special considerations to ICANN. Why would one shield
> ICANN from
> IGF? I am not able to understand this at all.
> 
> Who made the rule that we will be discussing only those
> organizations/
> institutions at IGF who are not resistant to such discussions?
> And only say
> such things to organizations which we already know they are
> keen to heed. 
> 
> Parminder 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vittorio Bertola [mailto:vb at bertola.eu]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 5:44 PM
> > To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Parminder
> > Subject: Re: [governance] .xxx. igc and igf
> > 
> > Parminder ha scritto:
> > > (2)     Call for a forum within IGF to discuss ICANN - to
> have ICANN
> > > interface with and be accountable to the many
> constituencies (which by
> > > far makes the majority of the world's population) which
> cant access its
> > > present structures.
> > 
> > Just for clarification - which are the "many constituencies
> that can't
> > access its present structures"? There are at least a couple
> of places
> > where civil society groups can become involved in ICANN.
> > 
> > I think that it might be more productive to actually involve
> more CS
> > folks in ICANN, than just try to discuss ICANN at the IGF
> (even if you
> > succeeded in winning the resistence to that, what would
> happen after the
> > discussion? I really don't see feasible any political
> scenario in which
> > ICANN would take directions from the IGF.). At the last
> ICANN meeting,
> > between known faces scattered in corridors, there were talks
> of a fixed
> > civil society meeting on the last day of every ICANN meeting
> - that
> > might be a good point to start, for example.
> > --
> > vb.                   Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu  
> <--------
> > -------->  finally with a new website at http://bertola.eu/ 
> <--------
> 
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