RV: [governance] Statement to OC meeting in May regarding

[Valeria Betancourt]

Hi all,

I agree with Carlos Afonso.  We need a more proactive position for the May
meetings around the issue of internet rights and principles and to further
elaborate why we want it to be part of the essential debate in the IGF
context.

Valeria

2009/4/16 Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu>

>
>
> Carlos Afonso wrote:
>
>> Jean, the report is not neutral, it reveals an attempted positioning
>> derived from pressures which will continue. This is enough reason to be
>> more proactive and point out the importante of discussing the theme.
>>
>
> Hi Carlos, we agree on the conclusion. I just tried to caution against
> preaching to the choir. The majority of MAG members doesn't share the
> opinion that rights and principles shouldn't be on the agenda.
> jeanette
>
>
>
>> --c.a.
>>
>> Jeanette Hofmann wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ginger, as I wrote before (email of late March),
>>>
>>> there is no decision to exclude rights and principles as a theme, and
>>> even less so on the grounds that it is not properly defined. You quote
>>> from a reporting section that summarizes a discussion of the MAG.
>>>
>>> It is important for us to explain why we want to see rights and
>>> principles discussed but we should not generalize or misinterpret the
>>> opinion of a minority of MAG members.
>>>
>>> jeanette
>>>
>>> Ginger Paque wrote:
>>>
>>>> Here is a starting draft for discussion, please opine:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Internet Governance Caucus notes the statement from the Programme
>>>> Paper: “....Some favoured the inclusion of ‘Internet rights and
>>>> principles’ as a cross-cutting theme”. This concurs with the
>>>> widespread support for this concept from various stakeholder groups
>>>> at the February open consultations.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> However we are concerned at the decision to exclude it as a theme
>>>> this year on the grounds that there is “no established definition of
>>>> this theme and that therefore it should not be discussed at the Sharm
>>>> El Sheikh meeting.”
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We are surprised by this reasoning for exclusion and request that the
>>>> MAG revisit this subject given the wide support which has been
>>>> expressed. Given that these matters are specifically contained in the
>>>> Tunis Agenda (paras 70 and 42) we do not see lack of definition as a
>>>> reason for exclusion. However, if it is not possible to include this
>>>> concept until it is defined within IGF, we ask that the IGF 2009
>>>> include a prominent plenary space to establish this definition, in
>>>> preparation for more comprehensive discussions in future debates and
>>>> meetings.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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Valeria Betancourt
Coordinadora / Coordinator
Programa de Políticas de TIC en América Latina / Latin American ICT Policy
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