[governance] Workshop proposal - Internationalisation of IG

[Parminder]

Tom

how does the following sound.
 "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 political governance, 
which includes its internationalization."

Parminder

Parminder

Thomas Lowenhaupt wrote:
> 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
>  
>  
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Ian Peter <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
>     *To:* governance at lists.cpsr.org <mailto:governance at lists.cpsr.org>
>     ; 'Parminder' <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
>     *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
>
>      
>
>      
>
>      
>
>         ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>         *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
>         <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
>         <!--[endif]-->*
>
>         *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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