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

[linda misek-falkoff]

Of course, pass forward any note that is helpful; it is even more inclusive
participation.

I must say that the Elon online documentation of the India/Hyderabad venue
meeting is really great.  I have quite a bit from the Rio Meeting prior, in
case you want to put these together sometime. Not as polished as that I have
seen lately, but power-pointy.

Your cheering note well received,

Looking forward to more collaborating, Linda M F.
InterNetizen '60s ff, multi-generationally oriented.

On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 9:18 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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