[governance] Comments on draft Programme Paper

[Ian Peter]

Just a reminder that comments on the Progam Paper need to be submitted by
April 13. We will not have time for an IGC response, but members may like to
comment individually.

 

Details are at www.intgovforum.org <http://www.intgovforum.org/>  Here are
some comments I submitted as an individual FYI.

 

 

 

1. I am surprised that Internet Rights and Principles is not a session
theme, given the strong support it gained from all stakeholder groups during
the Open Consultations. I am also surprised at the objection apparently
raised during MAG, given that these matters are specifically contained in
the Tunis Agenda (paras 70 and 42)

 

My suggestion is that a good theme for the meeting would be "Internet for
All - Rights and Principles". This language meets both major proposals which
have been put forward.

 

2. I am surprised to see Emerging Issues dropped. While agreeing that the
sessions at Rio and Hyderabad on this subject were less than optimal, I
think this is largely because we have not clearly defined what his session
should achieve and how we should go about making the session effective.

 

Emerging Issues should not be about issues emerging during the conference.
It should be taking a longer term view of the issues that will arise in
Internet Governance. An IGF that doesn't look past the immediate issues on
its agenda is one that has little choice but to be a reactive body
discussing only the status quo, in a media environment where change is
rapid. Today's Internet is nothing like the Internet of 20 years ago - and
the Internet 20 years hence will again be vastly different. If IGF is not
able to look at longer term issues and take them into account it will
largely weaken its capacity to be effective.

 

 

Ian Peter

 

 

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