AW: [governance] Comments on draft Programme Paper

Tue Apr 7 13:50:36 EDT 2009

May I strongly support Ian Peter's point.

Wolfgang Benedek

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Von: Anja Kovacs [mailto:anja at itforchange.net] 
Gesendet: Dienstag, 07. April 2009 13:42
An: governance at lists.cpsr.org
Betreff: Re: [governance] Comments on draft Programme Paper

Thank you for drawing attention to this again, Ian.  You are probably right that it will difficult to formulate a comprehensive IGF response at this late point in time.  However, what would be possible, and important, is to express our collective regret that Internet Rights and Principles has not made it as the overarching theme of the forthcoming IGF, and this despite widespread support for this proposal.  The MAG should be requested to heed this call and reconsider its decision.  

Anja

Ian Peter wrote:

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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