[governance] Inputs for synthesis paper

[Hakikur Rahman]

More or less agreed, but openness and diversity 
depend on a few other parameters as stated in the 
statement. Right to freedom of expression is part of them.

Best regards,
Hakik

At 11:02 PM 9/6/2008, McTim wrote:
>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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