[governance] Wording to prevent a deadlock (re: Jeanette)

[Katitza Rodriguez]

Greetings

I am pleased to copy below the Civil Society Statement issues for the  
OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet. This statement  
makes clear that Civil Society Agenda is a Human Rights Agenda (in  
reply to Yehuda).

The original text is available here: http://csisac.org/seoul.php

I have tweak the text a little to show that all those issues is under  
the Human Rights Umbrella.

A BROAD FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET

The policy goals for the Future Internet should be considered within  
the broader framework of protection of human rights, the promotion of  
democratic institutions, access to information, and the provision of  
affordable and non-discriminatory access to advanced communication  
networks and services. Compliance with international human rights  
standards and respect for the rule of law, as well as effective human  
rights protection, must be the baseline for assessing global  
information society policies. Economic growth should be for the many  
and not the few. The Internet should be available to all. We therefore  
call attention of all the stakeholder to the following civil society  
priorities, and we make the following recommendations:

Freedom of expression. Freedom of expression is being violated around  
the globe by state censorship and by more subtle measures such as  
content filtering, privatized censorship and restrictions on so-called  
“harmful content.”  We urge all stakeholder to defend freedom of  
expression and to oppose mandated filtering, censorship of Internet  
content, and criminalization of content that is protected under  
international freedom of expression standards.
Protection of Privacy and Transparency. We reaffirm our support for  
the OECD Privacy Guidelines as a fundamental policy instrument setting  
out minimal requirements for the transborder flow of personal data. We  
call countries to adopt and enforce data protection laws covering all  
sectors, both online and offline, and to establish international data  
protection standards that are legally enforceable. We further urge  
member states to ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability for  
all data processing for border security, identification, and decision- 
making concerning individuals.
Consumer Protection. Trust and confidence are critical to the success  
of the Internet economy. The OECD should ensure that consumer  
protection laws are properly enforced and cover digital products to  
the same extent that other consumer goods and services are covered. We  
recommend that the OECD adopt the policy proposals on Empowering  
Consumers in Communications Services and in Mobile Commerce as Council  
Recommendations, and that the OECD member countries implement these  
recommendations. We support the OECD’s efforts to facilitate cross-  
border enforcement of anti-spam laws and to develop effective online  
dispute resolution mechanisms.
Employment, Decent Work and Skills. We recommend that OECD Member  
countries promote learning and training opportunities for workers and  
address the technological and organizational change in the workplace.  
We further urge the OECD to lower the carbon footprint of the ICT  
industry and to promote compliance with core labor standards and the  
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
Promotion of Access to Knowledge.  countries should oppose extensions  
of copyright terms and private ownership of essential knowledge and  
cultural information that can be made available on the Internet. We  
recommend to discuss the importance of copyright exceptions for  
education, libraries and archives, the disability community, and new  
innovative services.
Internet Governance.  Internet governance structures should reflect  
democratic values and be transparent and publicly accountable to  
users. Global Internet policymaking should involve equal participation  
of all people, countries, and stakeholders.
Promotion of Open Standards and Net Neutrality. Standards-making  
processes should be open and should encourage competition. This  
promotes innovation and development. We support the procurement  
policies that promote open standards, open data formats, and free and  
open software. We further recommend Countries oppose discrimination by  
network providers against particular applications, devices, or content  
and preserve the Internet's role in fostering innovation, economic  
growth, and democratic communication.
Balanced Intellectual Property Policies. We urge t countries to  
maintain a balanced framework for intellectual property protection  
that is least intrusive to personal privacy, least restrictive for the  
development of new technologies, and that promotes creativity,  
innovation, and learning. Countries should oppose proposals that would  
deny individuals access to all Internet services and opportunities  
based on alleged copyright infringement. We are also concerned about  
the secrecy of the "Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement" (ACTA) treaty  
process and the possibility of policies that may limit legitimate  
business activity, the participative web, and e-government service  
delivery.
Support for Pluralistic Media.  The Internet is a universal platform  
for innovation, growth, and the ability of people to express and share  
their views. New forms of media and new applications are emerging that  
challenge old paradigms and enable broader public participation. At  
the same time, dominant Internet firms are moving to consolidate their  
control over the Internet. It is vitally important that countries  
develop a better understanding of the challenge industry  
consolidations pose to the open Internet.
Inclusive Digital Society. The Internet should be accessible to all.  
Countries should ensure that all residents have the means to access  
the Internet and should provide public Internet access, training and  
support. Particular attention should be paid to rural, remote and  
aboriginal populations, as well as the disability community.
Cultural Diversity. We support the efforts of the members countries to  
promote access to the full range of the world's cultures and to ensure  
that the Internet economy reflects the true diversity of language,  
art, science, and literature in our world. The deployment of  
International Domain Names should be a priority.

On Feb 7, 2010, at 3:04 PM, Yehuda Katz wrote:

> IMO - Ginger has placed a last minute 'Bait-N-Switch' disguised for  
> the HR
> agenda.
> It has no place in the OC-IGF meeting or IGF, the UNSG has pleanty  
> of Agencys*
> which handel Human Rights issues with plenty of Forum.
>
> At best to my opinion the: Office of the United Nations High  
> Commissioner for
> Human Rights** is the proper place to seek venue of which Ginger  
> et.al. is
> seeking.
>
> The IGF platform is not the proper venue for HR. The consquences of  
> tableing
> the HR agenda with the MAG (UNSG etc...) could result in the ITU  
> receiving the
> ballance of power in regards to the IGF. It is a risk that does not  
> need to be
> taken by the IGC.
>
> Drop it.
>
> -
>
> *
> http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/education/training/UN-inter-agency-links.htm
>
> ** http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/education/training/UN-inter-agency.htm
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