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

[Charity Gamboa]

Ginger,

"Yes" to both statements

Regards,
Charity G.


On 2/17/09, 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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