[governance] NN Workshop Thread

[Parminder]

There has been an interesting development in the Network Neutrality (NN) 
arena in Norway which is perhaps important to discuss here, and is 
certainly important in terms of  the proposed workshop by IGC on NN.

As pointed out in the IGP's posting here, a wide range of stakeholders 
in Norway have agreed to a set of principles of Network Neutrality. A 
very good example that , unlike what many opined on this list, it is 
possible to agree  to  a workable  set of NN principles. See  
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/02/norway-gets-voluntary-net-neutrality.ars   
<cid:part1.02010000.00090007 at itforchange.net>. Also  see the  actual  
set of NN principles,  a link to which is given  in this news item.

Since Internet is principally a global network, it should be obvious 
that we should also explore the possibility of a global consensus on NN 
principles.... It certainly looks possible if private sector, civil 
society  and public sector actors can agree to one set in Norway.

Accordingly, it will be better if we call our proposed workshop a bit 
more positively as 'Network Neutrality - Exploring a global consensus'. 
Who knows this issue could mature to become the subject of a round table 
in IGF-5, something which we should aim at.

Parminder


Milton L Mueller wrote:
> Yes, yes, yes. I like that formulation. Would love to be on such a 
> panel. This must be "agree with Parminder Day."
>
> Milton Mueller
> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
> ------------------------------
> Internet Governance Project:
> http://internetgovernance.org <http://internetgovernance.org/>
>
>  
>
>     In fact so interesting, that I think we should have a workshop on
>     this issue alone. 'NN - What is the GLOBAL angle on it'. In any
>     case it is always better to have more focussed issues for workshops.
>
>     I do often wonder that if US, or US plus EU, decide that
>     such-and-such NN regulation is necessary to be observed by the
>     concerned actors, would that not set the default global regime for
>     NN. Do developing countries - even a relatively larger and more
>     powerful one  like India - have any serious options but to accept
>     the default regime.
>
>     What NN issues extend across the global Internet, or are likely to
>     so extend? What accordingly are NN issues that are best dealt by a
>     globally democratic system - and if there isnt one at present, the
>     problems that such a situation presents.
>
>     Discussing NN in terms of global Internet policy will be in
>     accordance of the central mandate of the IGF as a policy dialogue
>     forum for global Internet policy issues. parminder
>
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