[governance] Re: Internet G8 meeting

[Divina MEIGS]

Dear all

I can only confirm what you already know about this meeting. The French
government has a very closed approach to the issue, as can be witnessed by
the recent creation of the "conseil national du numérique", only composed of
business, despite some outcries from different quarters. No
multistakeholderism here.

It would be important to translate the statement in French nonetheless and
to send it to La Quadrature du cercle but also to Le Monde interactif and
other online newspapers. Maybe some other French members on this list can
help...  

Best
Divina 


Le 09/05/11 03:36, « Izumi AIZU » <iza at anr.org> a écrit :

> I, too, agree with the text and tone proposed by Parminder and suggested edits
> by Avri.
> 
> From what I learned so far is that this meeting is almost discretely
> oraganized by
> French presidency, and other governments do not have good understanding of it.
> 
> I think there is merit to make our statement public asap and send heads-up
> to G8 and other government members participating in WSIS/IGF processes.
> 
> izumi
> 
> 2011/5/9 Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com>:
>> If there are people within the G8 who have been part of the IGF
>> process and are proponents of multistakeholder approach to
>> development. It may be strategic as well to give them our perspectives
>> to raise.
>> 
>> The 6 degree connection has been shortened through ICT/
>> globalisation/networking etc. I am sure we can identify an ICT/ or IGF
>> maven, a connector and a "salesperson" who can take the issues.  These
>> are from the book, "The Tipping Point".  Thanks Parminder and Avri for
>> the drafts and comments, I have nothing to add to the draft but to the
>> strategy.
>> 
>> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Marilia Maciel <mariliamaciel at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> I agree with the statement drafted by Parminder and with the suggestions
>>> proposed by Avri.
>>> Once we have sent it, it will be fundamental to find ways to disseminate the
>>> message as widely as possible. G8 governments could not care less to what CS
>>> has to say, unless we manage to make some noise and to leave them in an
>>> awkward position. It would be particularly interesting to mobilize French
>>> bloggers. I have the contacts of some people in La Quadrature du Net. Does
>>> anyone has contacts in Arstechnica and Boing-boing?  If we manage to be in
>>> these sites, the news may spread virally online.
>>> What about more "traditional" online channels any ideas?
>>> Best,
>>> Marília
>>> 
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