[governance] Proposed workshop text on global net neutrality
parminder
parminder at itforchange.net
Sun Apr 10 11:07:13 EDT 2011
Below is a proposed text for a workshop on 'A possible framework for
global Net Neutrality'. Thanks. parminder
Network Neutrality has been one of the hottest Internet public
policy issues in many countries, over the last year; US's Federal
Communications Commission came out with NN guidelines that built
over an agreement between two principal corporate players in the
area, EU has bene conducting a pulbic hearing on the issue, French
telecom regulatory authority have come out with a set of NN
proposals and recommendations, Brazil a drafting a new civil rights
framework for the Internet of which NN is an important issue.
Earlier, in 2009, Norway came out with a much acclaimed set of NN
guidelines.
In the background, since Internet is essentially a global network
and finally there must be common global norms on whether content can
be prioritised across global digital highways including across
global interconnection points) on payments by the content providers
or not. Interesting, cross border network neutrality is a subject
being dealt with by an experts committee on the Council of Europe.
If we do not start talking about global norms, taking into
consideration the interests and viewpoints of all involved, we will
eventually be faced by a default regime of global traffic flows
which will be whatever gets decided by the key economic powers. This
is undemocratic way of subjecting the global public to the political
choices of a few, most powerful. On the other hand, it is also true
that even in the more powerful nations, policy making in this area
may become hostage to the interests of multinational digital
corporations at the cost of the national public interest. It it
therefore of considerable value even for the more powerful countries
to seek global norms on NN.
The proposed workshop will explore the emerging progressive regimes
in different countries and explore the possibility of coming up with
a common set of global norms on NN.
On Sunday 10 April 2011 01:44 PM, parminder wrote:
> Similarly, I am happy to propose a text for the 'global network
> neutrality' workshop and help organize it along with any or all others
> who may be interested. i can undertake to anchor the effort on IGC's
> behalf. parminder
>
> On Saturday 09 April 2011 09:56 PM, Marilia Maciel wrote:
>> "For the India/IGC workshop, I'm happy to organise (or to co-organise
>> with anyone else who wishes to do so)."
>> I would be happy to assist you, if you want some help.
>>
>> Marília
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 5:44 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org
>> <mailto:jeremy at ciroap.org>> wrote:
>>
>> On 09/04/2011, at 11:23 AM, parminder wrote:
>>
>>> 'A possible framework for global Net Neutrality'
>>>
>>> In addressing this issue we will be doing a specific positive
>>> contribution to global Internet policy regimes.
>>>
>>> Important to note that Council of Europe is working on the issue
>>> of global net neutrality.
>>
>> For the two suggested workshops on network neutrality and human
>> rights, before we could put either of them forward as the IGC we
>> would need:
>>
>> (a) a volunteer to organise them (ie. pull the speakers together,
>> etc); and
>> (b) some descriptive text for the proposal to the Secretariat/MAG.
>>
>> As for the Mapping workshop, we already have the descriptive
>> text, and Norbert has volunteered to help organise (thank you
>> Norbert!). Will anyone else be co-organising with him (McTim,
>> Miguel)?
>>
>> For the India/IGC workshop, I'm happy to organise (or to
>> co-organise with anyone else who wishes to do so).
>>
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