[Fwd: [governance] Workshop proposal - Internationalisation of IG

[Ian Peter]

Parminder, my problems with the way you have phrased this is below.
 
The wording "Participative political governance by all people of the world,
who are all implicated"  will, I think, lead to an argument that the
appropriate participative structures for all people are governments, and
sovereign states are the basic building blocks for people's participation in
internet governance (and so the rest of you can go home!)  Unless we have
strong arguments - which we do - that other players such as private sector
and CS need to be represented separately because of the nature of their
structures and their avenues for richer levels of participation.
 
I dont think we are far apart here but we do need some appropriate wording.
How about
 
 
One thing however is clear by now; the Internet is not just a technical
artifact, requiring technical governance with regard to keeping it running
smoothly, 
but a key socio-political phenomenon. This requires participative political
involvement of all people, including civil society, private sector and
governmental actors in multistakeholder governance structures
 
 
 

Ian Peter

PO Box 429

Bangalow NSW 2479

Australia

Tel (+614) 1966 7772 or (+612) 6687 0773

www.ianpeter.com

 

 

 


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From: Parminder [mailto:parminder at itforchange.net] 
Sent: 13 April 2009 14:14
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Ian Peter
Subject: Re: [Fwd: [governance] Workshop proposal - Internationalisation of
IG




Ian Peter wrote: 

Thanks Parminder - one small suggested change
 
>One thing however is clear by now; the Internet is not just a technical
artifact, requiring technical governance with regard to keeping it running
smoothly, 
> but a key socio-political phenomenon requiring participative political
governance [by all people of the world, who are all implicated]
 
Can I suggest replacing the bracketed words with " involving civil society,
private sector and governmental actors in multistakeholder governance
structures
 
 
How does that sit?



Ian, 

Frankly, I believe that the basic political purpose is to get equal
political representation of all people and all sections of people, of the
world. Multistakeholderism is *only a means*, to the extent it does achieve
the purpose, of ensuring that such participation is in fact achieved. I have
great issues in mentioning multistakeholderism *instead of* participation of
all people. Such a stance underlies a new political ideology that is taking
strong roots in the world, which in my view is essentially anti-democratic.
I have no problem with *also* mentioning multistakeholderism along with
political participation of people of the world. 

regards

Parminder 





 
 

Ian Peter

PO Box 429

Bangalow NSW 2479

Australia

Tel (+614) 1966 7772 or (+612) 6687 0773

www.ianpeter.com

 



 


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From: Parminder [mailto:parminder at itforchange.net] 
Sent: 13 April 2009 13:07
To: 'governance at lists.cpsr.org'
Subject: [Fwd: [governance] Workshop proposal - Internationalisation of IG



This is an attempted draft for the proposed internationalisation workshop. 


Title


Democratic internationalization of Internet Governance - The way forward
from where we stand today 
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Concise description (up to 200 words)


As the Internet becomes a key factor of reorganizing our social structures,
and doing so at a global level as never before, democratic global governance
of the Internet is a pressing imperative. Its present governance structures
grew out of certain historical contexts, as well as of some new
socio-political realities around the Internet. In the context of rapid
changes that the Internet has wrought, the key and emerging issues related
to its governance, and the correspondingly legitimate governance
arrangements, could not have been anticipated by anyone. One thing however
is clear by now; the Internet is not just a technical artifact, requiring
technical governance with regard to keeping it running smoothly, but a key
socio-political phenomenon requiring participative political governance by
all people of the world, who are all implicated.  However, the direction we
move in from here depends on where we stand. It is important to analyze the
needs of evolution and internationalization of IG from these dual
standpoints. 


The workshop will seek to discuss some real institutional possibilities of
what to do next, possibly presenting and analyzing alternative models, along
with the advantages and disadvantages of each.  


Relates to theme - IG, CIRs


Who would you approach as co-organizers ? Or who do you think should
organize it?


It is best that this workshop is organized by civil society actors. IG
Caucus will like to organize this workshop, along with some  civil society
organizations form the North and South that have shown interest. 




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