[governance] quick draft for IGC comment today on new democracy movement

[Izumi AIZU]

Dear list,

While we have not really discussed about how to express our positions in
the event of democracy in Tunisia, Egypt and other countries, I thought it
is as shame if we do not make any comments at all as Civil Society
at this IGF meeting. So Here I prepared a quick, crude sentences.

I plan to read this in the beginning of the open discussion, maybe in
30 minutes or so. But please make any comments if at all possible.

izumi


Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus would like to congratulate
the recent citizens movement started in Tunisia and Egypt, achieving
the new form of democracy though their creative use of the Internet
and mobile communications. We take note that Tunisia hosted the WSIS
in 2005 and Egypt hosted the IGF in 2009, both indicate the great
potential of the innovative use of the Internet for democracy.

While we are very much encouraged that these movements are now
expanding into other parts of the world, Middle East and Africa in
particular, we are also very concerned that some governments are not
listening to the real voices of the people and instead trying to
suppress them by the use of brutal forces. We express our sincere
condolences for those who lost their precious lives and their
families.

We hope that people here supporting the IGF will take special
consideration to these new developments and consider the role of
Internet and its governance.
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