[governance] Themes for the coming IGFs

[Valeria Betancourt]

Hi all,

Unfortunately I had to cancel my trip to India at the last minute, so I do
not have the sense of the in situ participation this year.   Glad to see the
discussion about themes for the next edition of the IGF already started.

I agree with the ones expressing the need for the return to the focus on
openness and that the issue should become more visible in th next IGF.

I also support the idea of exploring and discussing a right-based approach
to internet governance and echo Natasha in relation to broadening the
discussion on how to approach it strategically.

Best,

Valeria


2008/12/11 BAUDOUIN SCHOMBE <b.schombe at gmail.com>

> Hi all,
>
> thanks for this briefing . In my modeste experience and to be in africa
> reality , I think three themes above can be maintened in topics:
>
> * Reaching the next billion;
>
> * Promoting cyber-security and trust;
>
> * Managing critical Internet resources;
>
> Baudouin
>
> 2008/12/11, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu>:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> we had quite a good discussion at the caucus meeting in Hyderabad about
>> possible topics for the next IGF. Parminder proposed a 'rights based
>> approach to IG' as an over-arching theme for the next IGF.
>>
>> I think should continue this discussion on this list since it would be
>> good if we could come up with proposals for topics at the next public
>> consultation in Geneva in February 2009.
>>
>> I am not sure though if we should focus on the over-arching theme for the
>> next IGF. In case you don't remember, the overall theme for this year's IGF
>> was "Internet for all". My impression is that these over-arching themes
>> don't matter that much, not only because they tend to be shallow but more so
>> because the underlying topics are too diverse to reflect in any meaningful
>> way the overall topic.
>>
>> We should focus on the themes for the main session instead. For those who
>> didn't follow closely, this year's themes were:
>>
>>       * Reaching the next billion;
>>
>>       * Promoting cyber-security and trust;
>>
>>       * Managing critical Internet resources;
>>
>>       * Taking stock and the way forward;
>>
>>       * Emerging issues - the Internet of tomorrow
>>
>> I heard several people saying that access related topics (reaching the
>> next billion) need a break as there is nothing new to discuss next year.  Do
>> others agree? What are other topics we want to see discussed? In my view,
>> critical Internet resources should stay on the agenda.
>>
>> best, jeanette
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Valeria Betancourt
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