[governance] Re: Final score in CSTD consultations ??

[Marilia Maciel]

Hi Rafik,

Keeping IG out of governmental interference is not a new argument in US gov.
It dates back to Clinton´s administration with the 1997 directive that
consagrates the private sector led and self-regulatory regime aimed to
maintain the status quo of US dominance. US advocacy on the matter has
always been ingenious and subrepticious, using proxies, specially on the
private sector. There is no novelty on the news and frankly I don´t believe
that the reason behind this mobilization is concern over China and Iran´s
intents nor love for freedom of expression. The case Assange is a good
example of the double standards used when it comes to FoE

Marília



On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Marilia,
>
> 2010/12/20 Marilia Maciel <mariliamaciel at gmail.com>
>
> This piece of news confirms the idea that the debates about enhanced
>> cooperation and IGF improvement cannot be seen as separate things. The
>> hypocrisy in US gov position, for instance, can only be made clear if we put
>> both themes together.
>>
>
> hypocrisy? I can neither confirm nor deny, the mentioned initiative is led
> by a congresswoman not by US government,  we can easily find different
> opinions within a same country between executive and legislative powers or
> even within the same government (having .ministries conducting opposite
> policies)
>
> for IGF there are some delegations which bring
> both parliamentarians and government officials and that makes more sense.
>
> other article
> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/12/is-a-un-internet-takeover-looming-not-quite.ars
>
> the issue is going mainstream (at least beyond the usual channels), we need
> to be present and share IGC point of views>
>
> Regards
>
> Rafik
>
>
>


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