[governance] Petition on G8
parminder
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Sun May 22 11:13:49 EDT 2011
The set of proposals made by Divina requires serious consideration of
the group.
As we speak of IGF 2.0, maybe it is time that we need to look at IGC 2.0
as well.
Especially important to understand that 'multistkaeholderism' by itself
is not a strong enough agenda for us. In order to be taken seriously we
need to know and present what are we substantially aiming for.
I can understand why Le Monde did not find much substance in our letter.
However, if may have bene different if we were clear and precise on
pointing out the inconsistency in the stand of G 8 countries (something
which will play out again next week at the CSTD meeting) when they list
global Internet policy issues on G 8 agenda, but shy away from
discussing the same issues at forums where all countries are present.
And then we needed to further point out why such global democracy in
deciding Internet policies is important, and what it means for the
future of the Internet. This would also have helped us get support of
other global civil society group which have similar problems with G 8's
high handed approach to other global issues.
Can I propose that coordinators take Divina's proposals up for a serious
discussion on this list.
The proposal by Katitza to have an *additional* IGC members only list -
where only some very few issue may ever get taken, and every time with
clear justification for doing so - should be addressed within such a
larger IGC reform agenda.
Parminder
On Sunday 22 May 2011 01:01 PM, Divina MEIGS wrote:
> Hi
> I would like to concur with Wolfgang in the light of my experience at trying
> to publicize our statement in the French press, and among leaders and
> like-minded NGOs.
>
> The response of the journalists at Le Monde gave me food for thought: they
> considered that our statement was not enough "punchy" and that there was no
> indication of strategy or of action to take. Basically I got the feeling
> from other respondents that we were too soft and that claiming only for
> multi-stakeholderism didn't suffice to bring attention to the claims of CS.
>
> We are at a disadvantage with NGOs like the ligue des droits de l'homme for
> instance, because they can integrate internet governance in their agenda
> with relative ease, and with precise arguments and strategies. Long-standing
> NGOs, if properly sensitized, can thus be very powerful in pushing our
> issues, though they may not have the acuteness of our entry perspective.
>
> If we want to influence the process more, we may want a two-pronged
> strategy:
> -influence more the agenda of long-standing constituencies (users,
> consumers, researchers) by providing them a rationale for internet
> governance (not only multistakeholderism)
> -transform our own agenda, with less emphasis on multi-stakeholderism
> now that it is more or less recognized (if not implemented) in fora like
> OCDE, to focus more on key issues
>
> In both cases, we need to be more incisive among ourselves about what we
> want to achieve, what we want to press as a priority and with what other
> partners in the world out there. I would plead as this point for a 10 point
> "internet governance charter", as a defining tool for pushing strategy and
> policy from our perspective in various fora, whether they are policy-shaping
> like IGF or policy-making like G8/G20 or OCDE... (i'm not set on 10, by the
> way :-))
>
> Best
> Divina
>
>
> Le 20/05/11 15:55, « Kleinwächter, Wolfgang »
> <wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de> a écrit :
>
>> I fully support the "side-event approach" for the case we are not invited.
>> The proposed Press Release is a good idea. BTW, the multistakeholder concept
>> gets also full support by the draft OECD principles and th Whitehouse
>> Statement on the US International Strategy for Cyberspace. However there is
>> still a lot to do, also in clarifying what "CS" is and what the role of the
>> stakeholders is if we want to move from lip service to sustainable, inclusive
>> and transparent actions.
>>
>> wolfgang
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> Von: governance at lists.cpsr.org im Auftrag von Constance Bommelaer
>> Gesendet: Fr 20.05.2011 15:10
>> An: governance at lists.cpsr.org; 'Divina MEIGS'
>> Betreff: RE: [governance] Petition on G8
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Divina.
>>
>> In future G8 and G20 forums, it would be nice to hold a side event or simply
>> participate to a session at the Avignon Forum (side-event to the G20) where
>> all stakeholders would be invited to participate: civil society, business
>> and the Internet technical community.
>>
>> On another note, ISOC, ISOC France, the W3C, the NRO and ICANN are preparing
>> a common press release for the upcoming eG8 (24-25 May), emphasizing the
>> WSIS heritage and the importance of a multi-stakeholder approach.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Constance Bommelaer
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: governance at lists.cpsr.org [mailto:governance at lists.cpsr.org] On Behalf
>> Of Divina MEIGS
>> Sent: vendredi 20 mai 2011 14:59
>> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
>> Cc: bommelaer at isoc.org
>> Subject: Re: [governance] Petition on G8
>>
>> Dear all
>> A quick follow-up on our open letter to president Sarkozy:
>> -it was sent to and acknowledged by the person close to the president in
>> charge of organizing the event
>> -it was sent to and acknowldedged by the person at the Foreign affairs
>> ministry that follows internet governance issues
>> -it was sent to Agence France Presse
>> -it has receveid support by Ligue des droits de l'homme
>> -Le Monde didn't publish it in its "debate" columns though it did
>> consider it and it is going to report on the e-G8
>> -it will be debated in two news-programmes on France Culture: "Un jour
>> sur la toile" (next weekend) and "enjeux internationaux" (30 may)
>>
>> Please note the proposed action of the French "Quadrature du net" at this
>> address:
>>
>> http://www.laquadrature.net/en/eg8-forum-a-smokescreen-for-governmental-cont
>> rol-of-the-net
>>
>> There is this idea, rapidly discussed with Constance Bommelaer from ISOC, to
>> do a civil society/technical community event prior to G20 in Cannes ...
>>
>> Please let us exchange, if you have other contacts or other news of
>> activities
>>
>> Best
>> divina
>>
>> Le 20/05/11 05:58, « Jeremy Malcolm »<jeremy at ciroap.org> a écrit :
>>
>>> On 19/05/2011, at 10:37 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
>>>
>>>> People may be interested to add their names to this petition
>>>>
>>>> https://www.accessnow.org/page/s/g8-protect-the-net
>>> Their letter is a fork of ours (and references us).
>>
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