[governance] Re: Draft IGC statement on Wikileaks

[Michael Gurstein]

Bill,

The connection is that there is now a strong perception on the part of "the
powers that be" that "things are out of control" (see as an example the
various types of reactions to what are evidently quite technically trivial
attacks by "Anonymous" e.g.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1f596aa4-048d-11e0-a99c-00144feabdc0.html) and
presumably the follow-on of "something needs to be done"!

So the question is "what will be done" by whom, and under what authority?

I think the argument here is that we (?) should get in soon with some sort
of suggested approach to a broad governance framework because the "powers
that be" will be feverishly working on their approach and it will emerge
very quickly and very forcefully.

How much detail one would/could articulate in such a statement from us (?)
is questionable given time, attention, differences of perspective but
getting something out there at least as a sort of marker would seem to me to
be imperative.

Mike

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[mailto:governance-request at lists.cpsr.org] On Behalf Of Drake William
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 9:10 AM
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Lee W McKnight
Subject: Re: [governance] Re: Draft IGC statement on Wikileaks


Hi Lee,

On Dec 12, 2010, at 5:13 PM, Lee W McKnight wrote:

> I also appreciate many IGC members and member organizations wish to 
> comment on the WikiLeaks case for their own reasons, but personally 
> would be - depressed - if IGC couldn't manage to comment at all, 
> itself.

If so, then it would be helpful if you could specify the linkages to global
Internet governance.  Simply asserting that Wikileaks shows we need a global
framework of principles will not by itself be terribly compelling to
nonbelievers.  What kinds of principles would address which aspects of the
whole phenomenon?  Where would they be established, who would adopt them,
how would implementation and compliance be handled, etc.?   

I've added other comments on the site; didn't know digress.it, handy tool,
thanks Jeremy.

Cheers,

Bill


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