[governance] Aug. 15 deadline for inputs on IGF 2009 agenda

[Fouad Bajwa]

And yes of course Anja, you have me to for signing!

On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Ginger Paque<gpaque at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Anja,
> Thanks for taking this up.
>
> Please add my name as an individual signer (no organization).
> Best,
> Ginger
>
> Anja Kovacs wrote:
>
> Thank you to all those who responded to my question.
>
> As time is indeed short, I would like to take up Ginger's suggestion, and
> have drafted a brief statement, which you can find below.  If you and/or
> your organisation would like to sign this, please let me know by the end of
> today, 15 August (whatever your time zone), and I will make sure it reaches
> the IGF Secretariat.
>
> Below the proposed statement, I have also pasted the statement that the IGC
> submitted in April.  A few other submissions, made around that time by
> various groups and individuals can be found here:
> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/discussionspace?func=view&catid=5&id=14
>
> Thanks,
> Anja
>
> Suggested statement:
>
> The undersigned would like to express their surprise and disappointment that
> Internet Rights and Principles was not retained as an item on the agenda of
> the 2009 IGF in any way. Although this topic was suggested as a theme for
> this year's IGF or for a main session by a range of actors during and in the
> run-up to May's Open Consultations, this widespread support is not reflected
> in the Draft Programme Paper, which does not include Internet Rights and
> Principles even as a sub-topic of any of the main sessions. The WSIS
> Declaration of Principles, 2003, and the Tunis Agenda, 2005, explicitly
> reaffirmed the centrality of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to an
> inclusive information society. To make these commitments meaningful, it is
> of great importance that a beginning is made to explicitly building
> understanding and consensus around the meaning of Internet Rights and
> Principles at the earliest. We recommend that the Agenda of the 2009 IGF
> provide the space to do so.
>
> IGC Submission - April 2009:
>
> The following statement is submitted on behalf of the Civil Society Internet
> Governance Caucus.
>
> The Internet Governance Caucus continues to support "Internet Rights and
> Principles" as a major theme for IGF-4 in Egypt. This should lead to
> discourse at the IGF meetings moving towards the definition and
> clarification of rights in relation to the Internet, and how they relate to
> pre-existing definitions of human rights. It also includes a space for
> discussions about the responsibilities of all parties.
>
> The concept of "rights" continues to stress the importance of openness and
> universal access. This framework will continue to emphasize the importance
> of access to knowledge and development in Internet governance, while adding
> to it the basic right of individuals to access the content and applications
> of their choice. This is in keeping with current debates regarding an “open
> Internet”, and relevant aspects of the often confusing network neutrality
> discussions.
>
> The inclusion of "principles" allows for wide discussion of the
> responsibilities that the different stakeholders have to each other. It
> allows for open examination of the principles that should govern the
> Internet, particularly in its commercial facets.
>
>
> On Fri, 2009-08-14 at 19:15 -0430, Ginger Paque wrote:
>
> Hi Anja,
> I agree with your concern. However, I do not think there is time for the
> list to reach consensus on a substantive statement.
>
> If you write a statement, could you post it to the list, so that those who
> want to sign with you can email you directly, so you can add names before
> you send it in?
>
> Best,
> Ginger
>
> Anja Kovacs wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> As Ginger noted, tomorrow is the last day for comments on the Draft
> Programme Paper. What continues to strike me as I read this paper is the
> complete absence of attention for Internet rights and principles - in
> fact the word 'rights' is not mentioned even once - despite Internet
> rights and principles being raised as a theme or a topic for a main
> session repeatedly by a range of players (including the IGC, the IRP DC
> and the Gender DC) during and in the run-up to May's Open Consultations.
> Although I realise that there is little chance of it being included as a
> main session at this point, I think it is important for us to at least
> comment on this glaring absence.  Would it be possible for the IGC to
> express, by tomorrow, its disappointment in this regard? (we could use
> some of the wording of the April submission)
>
> For those of you with whom I have had the pleasure to interact before, I
> also would like to share that I have now joined the Centre for Internet
> and Society, Bangalore.
>
> I look forward to continuing to engage with you all on Internet
> Governance issues.
>
> Anja
>
>
> Dr. Anja Kovacs
> Fellow
> Centre for Internet and Society
> T: +91 80 4092 6283
> www.cis-india.org
>
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