[governance] Inputs for synthesis paper

[Ian Peter]

The word underpinned seems to be the problem here rather than the overall
paragraph. Can I suggest

> > "The openness and diversity of the internet provide an avenue for 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."

(happy to discuss an alternative word or two here)



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: McTim [mailto:dogwallah at gmail.com]
> Sent: 07 September 2008 03:02
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Parminder
> Cc: Milton L Mueller
> Subject: Re: [governance] Inputs for synthesis paper
> 
> 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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