[governance] IGF review

[Avri Doria]

On 22 May 2009, at 17:18, George Sadowsky wrote:

> It is true that the majority of these countries have regimes that  
> many of us would consider undemocratic, and it is true that  
> liberalization of the legislative and regulatory framework in these  
> countries would help Internet users there.


i read this as saying that outside of local consciousness raising, as  
you recommend in your next paragraph, the real goal might be  
developing technology that is more resistant to government control -  
or at least that takes the government another 10 years to figure out  
how to control.

in either case, are you are saying that the IGF cannot help in these  
policy issues? not even by building expectations for liberalization,  
or by shining the light on both positive and negative examples?

On 23 May 2009, at 10:45, Michael Gurstein wrote:

> ... but rather that the IGF should open itself up to a
> broader understanding of what Internet governance issues might  
> include and
> while doing that provide a more engaging and inclusive enviroment  
> for what
> would probably be a rather broader and much more diverse range of
> stakeholders/participants/topic areas for discussion...


what does this mean?

how does the IGF  "open itself up to a broader understanding "?
to whom is it not listening?

a.

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