[governance] Workshop proposal - Internationalisation of IG

Sun Apr 19 02:05:50 EDT 2009

One point and explanation:

1. I'd substitute "governance" for "internationalization" in the sentence "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, inclusive and accountable internationalization."

2. Explanation. My current involvement with the Net is primarily with city TLDs, those long banished entities, a DNS lacuna soon to be filled ( go .nyc!). Presuming these entities, home to more than 50% of the world's population, succeed in work their way into the DNS as public interest serving entities, their role in the Net's governance structure must be considered. Thus if we're agreed that "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" then governance is required, not internationalization. Perhaps that governance is internationalized, but governance is the important point.

Best,

Tom Lowenhaupt

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  From: Ian Peter 
  To: governance at lists.cpsr.org ; 'Parminder' 
  Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 6:49 AM
  Subject: RE: [Fwd: [governance] Workshop proposal - Internationalisation of IG

  Let me have one last go at this to see if we can get some acceptable wording . Please let me know if the following draft works, or possible amendments that might make it work. I'm trying to accommodate the range of interesting viewpoints we have on this subject - that is going to require removing some of the concepts which require further discussion or we will not reach agreement

  I've changed the original text quite liberally! Let me know if this works 

  Title

  Internationalization of Internet Governance - The way forward from where we stand today 

  Concise description (up to 200 words)

  The Internet's present governance structures grew out of certain historical contexts, as well as 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 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, inclusive and accountable internationalization. It is important to analyze the needs of evolution and internationalization of IG from various standpoints and the direction in which we might move from here

  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?

   IG Caucus would like to organize this workshop.. 

  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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