[governance] Inputs for synthesis paper

[McTim]

On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:

>
>
> "The openness and diversity of the internet are underpinned by widely
> recognized (but still imperfectly enforced) basic human rights: the
> individual right to freedom of expression and to privacy. It may also be
> useful to explore if and how positive and collective rights may be
> meaningful in relation to the Internet – for instance a right to Internet
> access, or a right of cultural expression - including the right to have an
> Internet in ones own language, which can inform the important IGF thematic
> area of cultural diversity."
>
>
>
> Pleas let me know if you at all agree with this or not.

Not really. IMO, the openness and diversity of the internet are
underpinned by it's decentralized architecture which maximizes end
users' power to choose, creat and use the hardware, software, and
services that best meet their needs.


-- 
Cheers,

McTim
mctim.blogspot.com
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