[governance] IGC statement REVISION 2.0: Para one

[Sivasubramanian Muthusamy]

Hello


Katiza's objection to McTim's revised statement stems from a fear that an
independent IGF wouldn't uphold human rights on the Internet. Is this a
valid assumption?

The idea of an independent IGF is not restricted to the scenario of the
mandate not being renewed. The IGC has to be emphatic in its position that
the mandate has to be renewed and for the next phase of 5 of 10 years, we
may consider a more independent IGF, with the independence conceded by the
UN wholeheartedly. The idea is not an independent IGF that is distant from
the UN, but rather an independent IGF that is respectful of its origins as a
UN initiated forum.

It is necessary to push for the continuation of IGF as a UN mandated forum,
though not insisting on funding from the UN. The Civil Society may be
confident of mobilizing the required funds or organizing the forum, but it
may not work as a forum continued without the UN mandate. In traditional
language, we need UN's blessings even to continue the IGF on our own.

I still feel that the renewal of the mandate is an unnecessary doubt. What
we need to be wary of is ITU's designs to expand its illegitimate role in
policy making. ITU manages to stay close to Governments and is in a position
to mislead Government participants to create the vacuum that it requires. We
need to be very very watchful and careful.



Sivasubramanian Muthusamy
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On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Yehuda Katz <yehudakatz at mailinator.com>wrote:

>
> > We are working here towards upholding human rights on the Internet....
>
> Katitza / McTIm,
>
> First; "I belive" ... that there is quite a bit more diversity in this
> Group
> (the IGC / this List) than those whom are Stakeholders in "human rights on
> the
> Internet" issues.
> Second, although I hold a small (or an associated) concern in regards to
> Internet-Human-Rights via the development of Social Contracts [K],
> I feel that this List has been 'steered' (almost hyjacked) into the
> Internet-Human-Rights issue, as now it is the List's Mandate.
> I resent that, this List used to be open to all concepts of Internet
> governance, and stood to address a diversity of interest.
>
> Third; In the immediate Thread [IGC statement REVISION 2.x], I feel the
> issue
> should 'make a Statement' in regards to the ITU and the
> possible/speculative
> 'Pronouncements' it will make upon the "ITU pushed
> WSIS Forum in May 2010 and the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in October "
> as
> Wolfgang* has in formed and accurately forewarned this List.
>
> The ITU *will* absorbe the space which the IGC creates, upon the event a
> power
> vacume is manufactured by the ending of the IGF. The ITU will position
> itself
> and  make such a Declaration (Center of IG Governance) of Power.
>
> It needs to be addressed and countered, at this time (in this Statement).
>
> -
>
> * Wolfgang Kleinwächter
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> Subject: [governance] WG: Concern for the future of civil society re IGF
> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:13:24 +0100
>
> [ http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/arc/governance/2010-01/msg00194.html ]
>
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