[governance] Requesting Comments for an Internet Governance

[Roxana Goldstein]

Hi Eric, Fouad and all,

I´ve been participating at this list for a long time -I think almost from
the start up-, as a lurker mostly, just because I feel that we, the
underdeveloped -specially those from underdeveloped countries :)-, are
"under representated" here, I mean that most of the topics and the
contributions reflect the worries of the dev people, everybody speak in
english, everybody have good access to internet, perhaphs time to dedicate
to this, good salaries and support to dedicate their effors to this issues.
The scenario is different in underdev countries.

I think that Eric, with his best intentions I supose, has put on the table a
main concern about IG4D: this list, as many other spaces for interaction and
debate, must be open for all an preserved as equal opportunites instances.
But what Eric says shows a kind of appropriation of this spaces, perhaps as
a result -in an unitentional vicious cycle- of the low participation of
underdev people.

Honestly, I felt really happy and ilusioned when I saw Fouad email, and I
was one of the enthusiastic "early adopter" of Fouad's initiative of IG4D,
even when I think that this issues must be debated not only in closed
contexts, but in open ones, the most diverse should be the best, in order to
make something different than what has been done before.

Best regards,
Roxana


2009/8/7 Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa at gmail.com>

> Hi Eric,
>
> True but the objective is to learn from you and everyone on this list.
> If we don't discuss and we don't share, how will we learn and how will
> we relate and compare and search for possible answers? Lets continue
> to help out each other. By the way, I have not stereotyped or pin
> pointed any region in particular, I have request to share your
> comments in the light of identifying, analysing and suggesting a
> development agenda with respect to IG.
>
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Eric
> Dierker<cogitoergosum at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > Not a good starting point here.  I am from a developed nation.  All my
> work
> > has been for developing nations.  My wife is from a developing nation.
> What
> > makes you think that ones geographic location determines their
> perspective
> > on the net.
> >
> > The US is developed -- Yet I worked with some in Northeastern Arizona on
> the
> > Navajo Indian reservation that have exactly the same issues as those of
> the
> > lower Mekong or Puebla Mexico.  Your distinctions need to be retooled.
> >
> > --- On Thu, 8/6/09, Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [governance] Requesting Comments for an Internet Governance
> > Development Agenda from Civil Society
> > To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> > Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 3:51 PM
> >
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > As you know that I have been participating physically in IGF
> > mainstream activities only recently and I wanted to understand and
> > build up consensus on a Development Agenda with regards to Internet
> > Governance through various interventions. My understanding of the
> > topic may vary due to the fact that I belong to the developing world
> > and we see the subject of a developing agenda a bit differently from
> > the developed world perspective.
> >
> > I have occasionally referred to the possibility of such a development
> > agenda as "Internet Governance for Development" or "IG4D". I took this
> > perception to the Open Consultations in Geneva earlier this year in
> > May. I would like to request all of you to share your comments and
> > perspectives on your perception of a development agenda with regards
> > to Internet Governance. In the past, I have learnt a great deal from
> > IT For Change and APC's work and would like to learn more from the
> > grass roots and members of the IGC.
> >
> > I await your comments. I will produce something productive for sharing
> > at the IGF consultations and meetings respectively.
> >
> > --
> > Regards.
> > --------------------------
> > Fouad Bajwa
> > @skBajwa
> > Answering all your technology questions
> > http://www.askbajwa.com
> > http://twitter.com/fouadbajwa
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATVDW1tDZzA
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> --------------------------
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> @skBajwa
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