[governance] Inputs for synthesis paper

[Hanane Boujemi]

Parminder and all,

Indeed, my suggestion of the right of a multilingual Internet is purely 
reflecting the concern of a minority of Internet users who are not able to 
benefit fully of  what Internet can offer. The reason lies behind the fact 
that there is a clear lack of reliable online content in languages like 
Arabic. The UNESCO is working on many projects to promote this concept and 
other organizations who are obviously concerned.

The reason why I think a multilingual Internet might be included as right 
(if we all agree) is to engage as many parties or stakeholders in  making 
this concept a reality.

As a native Arabic speaker using Internet for at least 12 hours a day, I 
mostly rely on English online content for the simple reason that content in 
Arabic is scarce (at least for the subjects I am interested in).

This right falls as well under two major themes of IGF: diversity and 
access.  I think it's feasible to include a multilingual Internet as an 
inherent right.

Hanane Boujemi
IG Research Coordinator and Supervisor
Internet Governance Projects
DiploFoundation
www.diplomacy.edu/ig
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Parminder" <parminder at itforchange.net>
To: <governance at lists.cpsr.org>; "'McTim'" <dogwallah at gmail.com>
Cc: "'Milton L Mueller'" <mueller at syr.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 12:49 PM
Subject: RE: [governance] Inputs for synthesis paper


>
>
> This was before the notion of a "right to the Internet in
>> every language" language, that is my "bridge too far".
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>>
>> McTim
>
>
> I did not propose that part (though I agree with it). Hanane did, who 
> being
> from an Arab country may have felt its necessity more strongly than many
> others. You may give your reasons and deliberate with her and we can 
> proceed
> accordingly.
>
> BTW, the 'right to have an Internet in ones own language' has its 
> equivalent
> in the 'right to have education in ones mother tongue' which is spoken of
> inter alia in the framework of 'education for all'. The IGF, Hyderabad's
> overall theme 'Internet for All' was taken from this concept.
>
> Parminder
>
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: McTim [mailto:dogwallah at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 2:36 PM
>> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Parminder
>> Cc: Milton L Mueller
>> Subject: Re: [governance] Inputs for synthesis paper
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:43 AM, Parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>
>> wrote:
>> pen. McTim, who
>> > now supports you on this, did use the pen on the draft text.
>>
>> I edited for length and a bit of style, cutting out some strong
>> rhetoric.  This was before the notion of a "right to the Internet in
>> every language" language, that is my "bridge too far".
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>>
>> McTim
>> mctim.blogspot.com
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