[governance] ITU vs. ICANN

[Milton L Mueller]

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> It seems to me that if one actually believes that governments are merely
> expressions of human sovereignty, that authority derives from the
> consent of the governed, then it would follow that in matters of
> internet governance that corporate and governmental voices should fall
> before the weight of the collective opinion of the community of people
> affected by the internet.

Right, Karl
This is why I am unenthusiastic about setting up ALAC as a "counterbalance" to GAC. First, because it is  unlikely that ALAC can carry that weight; second because we want authority to devolve to people, not a committee of 15 appointed people. Anyway, McTim, the real solution is for governments to become involved directly in bottom up policy formulation in an equal-status process, not to set up _another_ silo like the GAC that is empowered to second-guess, intervene externally or otherwise overrule the bottom up policy making process. 

--MM

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