[governance] IGF workshops
shaila mistry
shailam at yahoo.com
Tue Apr 29 11:29:23 EDT 2008
"Yes" to all four workshops
Shaila Rao Mistry
Parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
Hi all
Please find enclosed the full text of four workshop proposals, that IGC
proposes to sponsor at the IGF, Hyderabad.
1. The Transboundary Internet: Jurisdiction, Control and Sovereignty
2. The Future of ICANN: After the JPA, What?
3. A Rights Agenda for Internet Governance
4. The role and mandate of the IGF
These are being put for a 48 hour consensus process. If a consensus or a
rough consensus is made out, these proposals will be submitted to the IGF
secretariat on the 30th, around 5 PM GMT.
Please indicate a clear 'yes' or 'no' for forwarding these proposals, as
they stand...
While additional comments justifying a yes or no vote may be made, they
should follow a clear unqualified 'yes' or 'no'.
In fact such additional comments are welcome especially in case of a 'no'
vote, because it helps calling a possible rough consensus, taking into
consideration the nature and the extent of dissent.
Thanks
Parminder
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From: "Bret Fausett" <bfausett at internet.law.pro>
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Subject: [governance] Workshop Proposal: Transboundary Internet
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:57:53 +0530
[governance] Workshop Proposal: Transboundary Internet All, below is a draft workshop proposal that Meryem Marzouki, William
Drake, Ian Peter, Parminder Singh and I have been working on. We plan
to submit it by the deadline, but would like your input and
suggestions, on all aspects.
-- Bret
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1. Name of proposed workshop
The Transboundary Internet: Jurisdiction, Control and Sovereignty
2. Provide a concise description of the proposed workshop theme
including its importance and relevance to the IGF.
The Internet crosses the boundaries of all nations and raises some
unique transboundary jurisdictional problems. The recent case of a
British citizen living in Spain, with Internet servers in the Bahamas,
selling holidays to Cuba, and having his domain name impounded by a
registrar located in the USA because it appeared to break the US
embargo against Cuba is one recent case in point. Another landmark
case was the French-US Yahoo! case in 1999 dealing with sale of nazi
memorabilia, but but apart from these high profile content cases there
are many examples in other areas such as privacy, consumer issues,
cybercrime, and intellectual property.
This workshop will discuss the many implications of competing national
jurisdictions being projected into a globalized space where multiple
normative sources apply, such as political, legal, technical,
contractual, and behavioral regulations. Through practical case
studies, this workshop will look at the implications of various
approaches to resolving these issues and the implications for Internet
governance, international law, national sovereignty, democracy, and
human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The workshop also explores the implications for Internet governance
where no structures are in place to deal with emerging issues, and how
default unilateral action in the absence of structural alternatives
can lead to de facto Internet governance.
3. Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you are
planning to invite. Describe the main actors in the field and whether
you have approached them about their willingness to participate in
proposed workshop.
NB. Workshop duration is 90mn, which means that we should have no more
than 6-7 panelists plus chair. This is a tentative list of speakers.
Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General, The Council of
Europe
Manon Ress /James Love, Knowledge Ecology International/CPTech, USA
Meryem Marzouki, President, European Digital Rights, Europe
Bret A. Fausett, Internet law Attorney, Cathcart, Collins &
Kneafsey, LLP USA
Ian Peter, Internet Analyst, Ian Peter and Associates, Australia
William Drake, Graduate Institute of International and Development
Studies, Switzerland
Yet to be approached: other identified experts with various
perspectives on specific case studies.
Themes to be discussed by speakers:
Liability and the principle of the country of origin (off-line and
on-line content): Convention on Transfrontier television, Rome II,
Convention on TV without Frontiers,
Consumer protection, contracts, etc.: Hague Convention, E-commerce
directive
Cybercrime: The CoE Convention, its protocols and implementation
activities
Technical and contractual means: ISP charters and hotlines, blocking
(cf. Pakistan case)
Harmonization of national laws through intergovernmental agreements
4. Provide the name of the organizer(s) of the workshop and their
affiliation to various stakeholder groups. Describe how you will take
steps to adhere to the multi-stakeholder principle, geographical
diversity and gender balance.
- The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (Civil society)
- The Council of Europe TBC (Intergovernmental organization)
- European Digital Rights (Civil society)
- Knowledge Ecology International (KEI/CPTech) TBC (Civil society)
- Ian Peter and Associates TBC (Private sector)
Yet to be approached: Some governments (e.g. France, USA,
Netherlands, ...); other intergovernmental organizations (e.g. OSCE,
OCDE,...), other private sector constituencies (e.g. ISP associations,
newspaper associations, registrars, search engine/social networking
companies, ...); other civil society constituencies.
5. Does the proposed workshop provide different perspectives on the
issues under discussion?
Yes. Expertise is being sought from various areas to provide a
comprehensive coverage of issues and perspectives involved (to be
updated later).
6. Please explain how the workshop will address issues relating to
Internet governance and describe how the workshop conforms with the
Tunis Agenda in terms of substance and the mandate of the IGF.
The first and foremost need for global Internet governance
arrangements comes from the global, cross-boundaries nature of the
Internet. Issues with global Internet governance are not only related
to critical Internet resources management, but also to the circulation
of content and data and to the protection of the general
communications infrastructure. Jurisdictions, control and sovereignty
issues are thus at the heart of global Internet governance
discussions. Given the difficulty to harmonize national legislations,
and given the issue of the competence of jurisdictions, alternative
methods to State regulations are more and more considered, promoted
and implemented. It is the very aim of this workshop to explore and
discuss these alternatives.
TA: Para 72(b)(c)(g)(i)(k)
7. List similar events you and/or any other IGF workshops you have
organized in the past.
The Civil,Society Internet Governance Caucus and other sponsors have
organized workshops at previous IGF meetings (to be updated later)
8. Were you part of organizing a workshop last year? Which one? Did
you submit a workshop report?
Yes (to be updated with list of previous workshops)
9. Under which of the five IGF themes does the proposal fall under ?
Managing the Internet (Using the Internet)
Arrangements for Internet governance
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From: "Milton L Mueller" <mueller at syr.edu>
To: <governance at lists.cpsr.org>
Subject: [governance] Internationalization Workshop
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:42:02 +0530
[governance] Internationalization Workshop
Here is the proposal as it now stands. Note that after two requests we
are still waiting for volunteers/interested parties from this list.
1. Name of proposed workshop
The Future of ICANN: After the JPA, What?
2. Provide a concise description of the proposed workshop theme
including its importance and relevance to the IGF.
ICANN, which coordinates and sets policy for the global domain name
system (DNS) and IP addressing, is linked to the US Government through a
Joint Project Agreement (JPA) that expires in September 2009. The JPA
and its renewal process provides what, during WSIS, became known as
"political oversight" over ICANN. The US government says that it is
committed to "completing the transition" to private sector coordination
of the Domain Name System, which implies an expiration of the JPA.
During the recent mid-term review, ICANN made it clear that it also
strongly supports an end to the JPA. ICANN's call was supported by some
stakeholders, but others expressed concerns about ensuring its
accountability without some kind of governmental oversight.
This panel is designed to provide a careful and balanced exploration of
whether ICANN is ready to be free of US government oversight, and if so
what kind of external oversight - if any - should replace it. Panelists
will be encouraged to provide specific models for ICANN's status and
various oversight models and offer practical suggestions on how to make
changes in the current situation. Advocates of retaining the status quo
will also be represented.
3. Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you are planning
to invite. Describe the main actors in the field and whether you have
you approached them about their willingness to participate in proposed
workshop.
ICANN: Peter Dengate Thrush
IGP: Milton Mueller
Dr. Vladimir V. Sokolov, Moscow State University, Deputy Director,
International Institute for
Government of Canada
Michael Palage, Attorney and former ICANN Board member
Nashwa Abdel Baki, Egyptian Universities Network (EUN)
<civil society representative selected by IGC>
Internet Society - either Stefano Trumpy or Lynn St. Amour
Milton Mueller
Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
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http://internetgovernance.org
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From: "karen banks" <karenb at gn.apc.org>
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Subject: [governance] IGC workshop: A rights agenda for Internet Governance
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:41:15 +0530
Dear all
A working group comprised of the following folk have worked hard to draft a proposal on:
A rights agenda for internet goernance
The working group included : Michael Gurstein, Parminder Jeet Singh, Lisa Horner, Konstantinos Komaitis, Vittorio Bertola, Robin Gross, Robert Guerra, rafik dammak, linda misek-falkoff and myself. I believe posts were also shared from time to time with the bill or rights coalition. (colleagues - please clarify any omissions i may have made in that list..)
It was a very interesting drafting process, and we fully realise that this is a complex and challenging topic to bring to the IGF Table - but we are convinced that it is not only relevant to the IGF Mandate, but central to the mandate and the long term impact of the IGF process.
Please review the attached draft - we look forward to your comments in relation to
- the substantive sections (q2 and q6)
- ideas for panellists and main actors in the field (q3)
- ideas for 2 or 3 additional co-sponsors (q4)
- your thoughts on which theme(s) the proposal best fits with - i would say it's an 'missing' crosscut ;)
we'll take a round of comments til end monday (april 28th) and take it from there..
thanks everyone
karen (for michael, parminder and the working group)
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From: "Jeremy Malcolm" <Jeremy at Malcolm.id.au>
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Subject: [governance] Workshop proposal: The Role and Mandate of the IGF
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:48:37 +0530
[governance] Workshop proposal: The Role and Mandate of the IGF A small working group comprising Lee McKnight, Karen Banks, Baudouin
Schombe and myself was recently convened by Parminder to work on a
proposal for a workshop for Hyderabad on "The Role and Mandate of the
IGF".
Whilst not everyone in the working group has had the time to consider
this text (which myself, Baudouin and Parminder contributed to), it is
presented now due to pressure of time, since the approval of the
caucus is required before 30 April.
Please send comments on the draft proposal to the list as soon as
possible. Thank you!
--- begins ---
Title of the Workshop: 'The role and mandate of the IGF'
Civil Society Internet Caucus held a workshop on the same theme, 'The
role and mandate of the IGF', at IGF, Rio. A report of this first
workshop is found athttp://intgovforum.org/Rio_event_report.php?
mem=30. It was driven by an identification of a need for regular self-
appraisal of the IGF vis-à-vis its mandated role. Such a periodic
review is also required by the Tunis Agenda (paragraph 73 b).
Consequently, the caucus proposes to hold a workshop with the same
title during IGF, Hyderabad.
The role and mandate of the Internet Governance Forum were set out in
general terms at the World Summit on the Information Society,
particularly in paragraph 72 of the Tunis Agenda. However since the
conclusion of the World Summit, various interpretations of this
general statement of the IGF's role and mandate have been put forward
and continue to be debated amongst its stakeholders. Some believe
that there are elements of the IGF's mandate that have been overlooked
or minimised in its operation to date. Others maintain, to the
contrary, that the IGF must contain the overreaching ambitions of
those who would transform it from a non-binding forum for discussion
into something more.
Since IGF, Hyderabad, represents the midpoint in the initial 5 year
term of the IGF after which the whole IGF process is sought to be
reviewed. It will be pertinent at this midpoint to
(1) review how the IGF has fared till now vis-à-vis its TA
mandate, and whether any structure and/or substance corrections are
needed for the remaining part of its initial 5 year mandate
(2) what are the emerging views on post-2010 arrangements for
the IGF, if one is at all needed.
There has been unmistakable improvements in the IGF format and
substance since its first meeting whether it has been to include
topics earlier considered too controversial (CIRs for Rio) or more
focused discussions on specific issues (as per tentative program for
Hyderabad). The directions of these changes vis-à-vis fulfillment of
the mandate of the IGF may also be an important issue of discussion.
Since paragraph 73 also speaks about a decentralized structure it
will also be worth exploring how can the IGF be decentralized beyond
the present structure of a single annual event, perhaps by exploring
IGF like structures at the regional and national levels (which will
inter aliafulfill part of the requirements of paragraph 80) and
working group working on important issues contributing to the
proceedings of the annual event.
--
Jeremy Malcolm LLB (Hons) B Com
Internet and Open Source lawyer, IT consultant, actor
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