[governance] Agenda for IGF Nairobi - IGC proposals

Mon Jan 17 14:02:16 EST 2011

Just briefly, I think Parminder raises an interesting question regarding
different rules (or not) for the mobile Internet and the fixed one.

Basically, this is about a significant change from the Internet initial
incarnation (mostly PCs, connected by wires, with browsers) to  the
diversification of platforms and infrastructures, not to mention social
services that become quasi-territories with their own rules, and the
emergence of apps on mobiles and tablets (putting some actors as new
gatekeepers).

Another element is the impact of regulations in some countries that have
major operators and the possible spillover/percolation effect in other
countries.

I suppose his suggestion would mean having such subjects as key themes in
the main sessions - or in the emerging issues one - in complement to
possible workshops.

I am not sure what the best formulation would be. But there clearly is an
important issue there worth exploring. There is a need for a neutral
formulation that does not prejudge the solution but presents the issue as a
common question/problem. Suggestions welcome.

Best

Bertrand

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 11:20 AM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>wrote:

>  Hi Jeremy
>
> I think we should two separate threads for the next IGF's agenda, which
> hopefully will be taken up in the Feb MAG meeting, and for our inputs into
> the WG on IGF improvements. Both are very distinct issues and separately
> quite important . So excuse me to have this thread on 'agenda for IGF
> Nairobi'.
>
> I am particularly eager to get this discussion going, because I feel that
> IGC should be doing much more on substantive issues, and its almost singular
> focus on process issues is what has kept it insulated from much of the civil
> society outside the IG realm, which compromises its legitimacy.
>
> In middle of the hot discussions on composition of the WG on IGF
> improvements, Sala posted an email on the (globally) historic FCC decision
> on network neutrality. While there are some good points there, there has
> been a sellout on excluding mobile Internet from regulations disallowing
> pay-for-priority. (To read this in the context of my earielr emails pointing
> to how mobile Internet in India is already breaching NN boundaries.)
>
> This FC decision has the potential of splitting up the Internet into the
> open fixed line variety and corporate content dominated mobile Internet. Why
> should there be two kinds of Internet? Why do freedoms and rights count on
> one kind and are not so important on the mobile Internet? What does this
> mean for developing countries where mobile is slated to become the by far
> the dominant platform for Internet?
>
> I also consider it very significant that it is perhaps the first time ever
> in any substantial policy matter of such huge consequence that the policy
> framework was largely written up as a result of negotiations between two
> largest corporate players in the area - google and verizon - and then the
> government rubber stamped it. If this the new global governance model we are
> moving towards? I keep getting this picture in my mind of our health policy
> frameworks soon being written by drug companies and health insurance
> companies, and maybe the large private hospital chains, if they are big
> enough, before plaint governments rubber stamp it. That is exactly what
> happened in the present instance vis a vis the new communication
> infrastructure of the Internet that came with such egalitarian promises.
>
> Anyway back to the topic,
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> The next IGF just must take up 'Network Neutrality' or in fact ' Mobile
> Network Neutrality' as its key plenary theme. Otherwise IGF and the real
> world IG would be two very different worlds.
>
> It should also continue with the plenary topic - 'development agenda for
> IG'
>
> And I propose a third topic
>
> 'Cross border Issues and implications of IG'
>
> CoE is discussing it, no reason why IGF should not.
>
> Parminder
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> Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
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> I would like us to move towards preparing a submission about the
> programme of the 2011 IGF meeting.  Simultaneously, we can discuss IGF
> improvements, which if minor could go into that submission, but
> otherwise can be input for our new CSTD working group on the IGF.
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> This is an exercise that we have, of course, gone through before.  So it
> is useful for us to look at some previous submissions on the programme
> of the IGF and on improvements, and see what we can simply rewrite and
> reuse.  Here are relevant links:
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> PROGRAMME:
> http://www.igcaucus.org/node/8 (Hyderabad)http://www.igcaucus.org/node/5 (Sharm)http://www.igcaucus.org/node/26 (Sharm)http://www.igcaucus.org/node/32 (Sharm)http://www.igcaucus.org/node/34 (Vilnius)
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> IMPROVEMENTS:
> http://www.igcaucus.org/node/6 (funding, deeper discussion, WGs)http://www.igcaucus.org/node/7 (format improvements, IGF as town-hall)http://www.igcaucus.org/node/9 (MAG improvements)http://www.igcaucus.org/node/30 (MAG, funding, intersessional work)http://www.igcaucus.org/node/33 (MAG, outputs, intersessional work)http://www.igcaucus.org/node/41 (MAG improvements, links from IGF)http://www.igcaucus.org/node/45 (outputs, difficult issues, virtual IGF)
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> I would suggest that people go through these and pick out the highlights
> that they would like to reiterate... as well, of course, as contributing
> any new points in light of the changed landscape since last November.
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> PK
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