[governance] Call for Consensus on IGC statement to the OC: The

[Ginger Paque]

Hi Linda,
I don't know if you remember me--we met some years back...

I really appreciated your statement on remote participation here,
particularly, your note that "Need not be perfectly seamless to be
successful." Sometimes we forget that, and it was nice to read. May I send
your note to the RP working group--and may it be quoted to the Secretariat
or in planning meetings?

Thanks! Regards, Ginger

On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 9:48 PM, linda misek-falkoff <
ldmisekfalkoff at gmail.com> wrote:

> A responsive big vote for YES on 'remote participation'.  It went well for
> the past two times, from here, and augurs very well for the future.
>
> Principles of inclusion put into practice!  Need not be perfectly seamless
> to be successful.
>
> Much appreciated, and at your service as well,
>
> LDMF.
> Dr. L. D. Misek-Falkoff (Ph.D., J.D.).
> *Respectful Interfaces*.
>
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 6:29 AM, Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The following statement includes minor changes as requested during
>> discussion. We should now have consensus on the following statement on The
>> Way Forward.  Please indicate YES or NO in response as soon as possible.
>> Thanks! Ginger
>>
>>
>>
>> STATEMENT
>>
>> The Internet Governance Caucus supports "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 significant
>> themes of access to knowledge and development, while adding the important
>> issues of basic user rights and control to access, content and applications
>> of their choice, in keeping with current international 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.
>>
>> Within the mandate of the IGF and in support of strengthening this
>> multistakeholder  process, we ask that the IGF Secretariat continue and
>> expand the use of Remote Participation as a tool for attendance at the IGF
>> 2009 in Egypt as a proven method to include new voices. To that end, we
>> recommend that the Secretariat recognize the Remote Participation Working
>>
>> Group as a collaborating organization for the RP at the IGF 2009, especially
>>
>> in the area of Hub participation, and facilitate the use of the RP resources
>> from the first planning stages for this 4th meeting.
>>
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