[governance] Re : New WSIS Civil Society Working Group on Information Networks Governance

Tue Sep 11 18:48:32 EDT 2007

Dear Milton  and Stephane
>
>>  a
>> secret group, the Eternity, rules the world through their mastery of a
>> poiwerful technique :-)
>>     
>
> Internet community?
> How about "commintern" ? ;-) 
>   
Real cool  !  8-)
They are comrades of another type...  yes indeed
*Comintern* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comintern>
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/*Comintern*
this time with 2 m..., I guess the  extra m stands for money..  :-$

 Now lets get the HTML version
of the announcement

Lets hope that the ongoing ridicule proxy game will soon be over,
and that the Tunis agenda is going to start to get implemented...
in good faith...  if it ever existed within the  commintern ....

If you are fed up with the comrades, join the resistance...

Best

Francis

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<http://www.wsis-gov.org>

*WSIS Civil Society Working Group
on Information Networks Governance *
*http://www.wsis-gov.org*

Within the overall framework of the implementation of the 
recommendations of the *World Summit on the Information Society* 
<http://www.wsis.org>, it appears that political and ethical standards 
demand the formation of a Civil Society working group. The "Civil 
Society" must be clarified as a group of people sharing such core values 
as openness, transparency, public interest, diversity, inclusion and a 
sincere concern for sustainable development, in bridging the digital 
divide. "Civil Society" shall not be defined "subtractively" as a group 
of people who neither belong to the government nor business sectors. In 
this view, "Civil Society" must be differentiated from the "Internet 
Community", which is increasingly dominated by the technico-industrial 
complex that manages critical internet resources.
The working group is going to deal with all governance issues related to 
all information networks, which include not only *Internet Governance*, 
but also governance of *Telecommunication networks* and especially *Next 
Generation Networks* 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Generation_Networking>. This site 
*Wsis-Gov.org* <http://wsis-gov.org> is now the site of the * WSIS Civil 
Society Working Group on Information Networks Governance*.

Linguistic Diversity, either with the help of different page versions, 
or with embedded automatic translation is fully acknowledged, with 
linkage with the *Dynamic Coalition on Linguistic Diversity* 
<http://linguis.tk>. 

* Monday 03 September 2007*. The formal announcement ( speech 
<http://www.wsis-gov.org/pouzin-03sep07-en.html> ) of the group 
formation was made by its founding president : Louis Pouzin 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Pouzin>, during the IGF Open 
Consultations on Monday 3 September 2007, at the Palais des Nations, in 
Geneva.

//
Thank you Mr Chairman,
I wish to use this opportunity to announce the creation of a new working 
group in the Civil Society. This group is called Civil Society Working 
Group on Information Networks Governance.
Why create another working group on Internet governance? Indeed, there 
is already a group called Internet Governance Caucus. From our 
observations there is in this group a strong presence of the Internet 
community, "Internity" for short. They have ties with some governments, 
with the business sector, with NGO's, and with the domain name milk cow.
Quite a few people in the Civil Society do not share these interests. As 
a result there is no majority for a consensus on significant reforms of 
internet governance. It appears that it would be better to draw clearer 
lines, let the internet community lobby for its own turf, and have a 
Civil Society Working Group with a distinct agenda.
What agenda ? To identify, and promote enablers of societal development, 
taking full account of existing diversities, e.g. culture, language, 
geography, political system, etc. To adjust governance structures to 
people's needs, rather than the opposite. In short, implement the Tunis 
Agenda.
What structures do we propose ? This working group is now created, as of 
3rd September 2007. It is international. A chairman, or coordinator, 
whatever term the group prefers, is rotated every 6th month. The 1st one 
is myself. The group is multilingual, starting with English, French, 
Spanish, and other languages when it becomes practicable. There shall be 
an ethics committee, in charge of evaluating potential conflicts of 
interests. Additional mechanisms are needed, e.g. for nominations, 
votes, events, etc. They will be defined by the group. Participation is 
open to everyone abiding by the group rules, and not involved with the 
internet community.
A discussion list is open. Anyone may subscribe.
People interested may join in now. Thank you. //

* Wednesday  12 September 2007*. Opening of discussions on the **Mailing 
List* <http://www.wsis-gov.org/mail-en.html>*

*On the agenda of next discussions on the list :*:

/Urgent/ : proposal of panelists for the main sessions.

Comments on the Advisory Group Report
Opacity and rule of silence ?
Betrayal of the mandate : No recommendations in the emerging issues 
session ?
Coalition reports and outcomes under control ?
Silence, no rotation here ?
Shall the human rights commission be contacted ?
Is an audit of the secretariat needed ?

The May 2007 C5 Cybersecurity action line meeting :
 a setback for the ITU ?

Financial support for LDC IGF participants, a still born coalition ?
Search for a long term solution 

Coalitions that do not seek to get IGF outcomes and recommendations ?
phony groups or tools of diversion ?

The choice between lobbies' anarchy and a new multi-stakeholder legal 
regime ?

Identification of obstacles to the implementation of the Tunis
Agenda mandate

Means to empower local Civil Society groups

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