[governance] Proposed contribution for the Hyderabad programmepaper.

Thu Aug 14 19:47:05 EDT 2008

Babatope and all,

  In as far as the USA is concerned, recently/today, the current
presidential candidates have both decided to at least support
some much stronger "Rights" vis a vi security and privacy, which
has been one of our organizations goals for several years.
See:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/081408-mccain-promotes-online-security-privacy.html?netht=rn_081508&nladname=081508dailynewsamal

McCain's:
http://www.johnmccain.com/informing/news/PressReleases/975d6a22-2c5f-43b4-a083-1616bc2c4bc3.htm

Obama's:
http://origin.barackobama.com/issues/technology/  Unfortunately both
of these candidates positions seem to bud up against their votes
on the FISA amended law extension.  It is my guess only that should
Obama be elected he may abrogate his errant vote in favor of the
FISA amended compromise legislation/law extension.

  In the US anyway, the greatest threat unfortunately to individuals
privacy and security comes from within, instead of from without,
as it were...  One might characterize such in the old refrain, "we
have met the enemy, and he is us"...  Certainly Google/gmail/YouTube,
Yahoo, and MS, have shown us all this quite and horribly clear...

Babatope Soremi wrote:

> Milton's modification sounds interesting as the words are also a bit
> more precise. However, i support the contribution whether the text is
> changed or not.
>
> Regards,
>
> On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Jeremy Malcolm <Jeremy at malcolm.id.au> wrote:
> > Yes - sorry for the delayed response, I have been travelling.
> >
> > On 12/08/2008, at 5:33 PM, Adam Peake wrote:
> >
> >> Proposed contribution for the Hyderabad programme paper.
> >>
> >> Just say yes or no.
> >>
> >> Anything controversial will just mean the letter's not going to get sent
> >> and again the caucus will have missed the opportunity to influence the
> >> process.  Bound to be spelling mistakes, typos and messed-up grammar
> >> (friendly amendments welcome.)
> >>
> >> All the ideas in response to Parminder's email so I hope they have our
> >> coordinator's support.  He can decide on rough consensus or not.
> >>
> >> Adam
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Contribution on the Hyderabad Programme Paper
> >>
> >> (1)  The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus fully supports the
> >> letter sent by the Internet Bill of Rights Coalition "Rights as core theme
> >> of the IGF".  The issue of rights and the Internet must remain a central
> >> theme of the IGF process.
> >>
> >> (2) About the taking stock and way forward session: we suggest that this
> >> session be organized in the same "bottom-up" manner as the other main
> >> session workshops and debates.  In light of para 76 of the Tunis Agenda,
> >>
> >>  "76. We ask the UN Secretary-General to examine the desirability of the
> >> continuation of the Forum, in formal consultation with Forum participants,
> >> within five years of its creation, and to make recommendations to the UN
> >> Membership in this regard."
> >>
> >> it is important that a review and evaluation of the IGF begins promptly.
> >>
> >> The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus is organizing a workshop "The
> >> role and mandate of the IGF"
> >> <http://www.intgovforum.org/workshops_08/showmelist.php?mem=71> and we would
> >> be pleased if this workshop could help support discussion during the taking
> >> stock session.  We would be pleased to work with the MAG and all other
> >> stakeholders in discussions to begin the process of review and evaluation of
> >> the IGF and how to best to include this important topic in the taking stock
> >> and way forward session at the Hyderabad meeting.
> >>
> >> (3)  The process of merging individually proposed workshops and setting-up
> >> the working groups that are now developing the main session workshops has
> >> been very unclear.  How were some workshops accepted in these working groups
> >> and some not?  What efforts have been made to ensure that a balanced
> >> representation of views is present in each of the working groups organizing
> >> the main session workshops?
> >>
> >> The caucus believes this process has not worked well, we would like
> >> clarification of the process and to be assured that all stakeholders will
> >> have the equal opportunity to participate in the working groups developing
> >> the main session workshops (and therefore greatly influencing the main
> >> session debates.)
> >>
> >> (4) We would like to hear about logistical arrangements for the meetings,
> >> particularly the daily schedule (start, finish, breaks etc), information
> >> about hotels, particularly affordable hotels, food and refreshments,
> >> Internet cafes, and the IGF Village.
> >>
> >> (5) Will there be funds to support participants from developing countries
> >> and civil society?  Could we please have details of this. We note that the
> >> September consultations may be too late to manage a smooth process for
> >> allocating funds. Improving participating from developing countries has been
> >> identified as a critical issue by the IGFs to date, we are concerned that it
> >> is not being adequately addressed.
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >>
> >> Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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