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

[Ian Peter]

Add me as well


On 15/08/09 9:46 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 ³open
>> Internet², 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 <http://www.cis-india.org>
>>>> 
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