[governance] E-G8 second day reporting

Divina MEIGS divina.meigs at orange.fr
Thu May 26 04:17:07 EDT 2011 

Dear all
I forgot to add that i was able to make a final intervention at 7pm,
emphasizing the fact that civil society deplored the absence of human rights
principles in the recommendations that they were ready to carry to Deauville
(besides enlightening them on the meaning of ³governance²)...
divina


Le 26/05/11 10:02, « divina meigs » <divina.meigs at orange.fr> a écrit :

> e-G8 day two
> Day two was more broken up than day one, so I¹ll go quickly through the
> various sessions, to concentrate on the summary of recommendations that took
> place in the end (You can follow the details on line).  Please note that the
> whole thing was a relatively futile exercise, given the fact that most of the
> G8 documents are readied months in advance. However, there will be a
> delegation of 5 members from the e-G8 who are supposed to bring back the
> results/recommendations to the heads of states in Deauville. The delegation is
> composed of Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Eric Schmidt (Google), Maurice Lévy
> (Publicis), Yuri Milner (Digital Sky Technologies), Stéphane Richard (Orange)
> and Hiroshi Mikitani (Rakuten)‹a very representative selection of powerful
> male billionaires.
>  
>  
> 1-conversation with Neelie Kroes (European Digital Agenda Commissioner)
> some issues require rules, that can be applied by governments when the private
> sector doesn¹t act. These rules should be global. The G8 should take them
> seriously, make decisions and review them.  It is an urgent decision
>  
> 2- plenary 5 : fostering innovation
> Good presentation of the stakes by Lessig, but the rest of the discussion less
> interesting and no solutions offered.  Lack of small companies made it
> difficult to hear voice of incumbents
>  
> 3- plenary 6 : digital transformation (of traditional business)
> no doubt among the participants that welfare packages and worker protection
> are gone and not worth defending. Public policy will have to adapt to such
> ³painful² social perspectives and move towards jobs for young people based on
> mobility and no protection. Big companies are important because they influence
> small businesses that are part of their supply chain (75% of growth on
> internet is brought by old business). E-learning is a new mode for
> self-training and self-organizing. Public service obligations are an obsolete
> form of regulation and public service corporations should take the ³public
> service test² Š micro-segmentation is the way to go: ³serve the segment to
> one²; ³businesses have to become democracies too²
>  
> 4- workshop 1 (theme 3): electronic liberty (workshop in presence of Nadine
> Wahab, Egyptian activist)
> interesting comments on Google¹s role in Egypt (meant to keep internet open
> for business, not to help the revolution). Importance of freedom of expression
> announced as key for business. Social media as part of toolbox for electoral
> campaigns. For Nadine Wahab, the organization of civil society came first, the
> social networks came second in the Egyptian movement. People will always
> choose pacific solutions and peace to terrorism. Transparency as best tool for
> fighting censorship (Perry Barlow from the floor). Democratic countries have
> to avoid double-standards. Role of companies (twitter) : defend the user¹s
> rights to defend himself. G8 should make internet access a human right
>  
> 5-wokshop 2 (theme 2): Disinter media (the press): only in the presence of top
> newspapers with specialized content to sell. Rather happy about themselves,
> though they made the initial mistake of offering their content online for
> free. Backtracking on this by having single cost of content, with multiple
> outlets. Repurposing of stories for a global audience.  ³content defines us,
> not the means of distribuiton² Sulzberger NYT)
>  
> 6-workshop 3 (theme 3): Data dilemma (privacy):
> several definitions of privacy, but consensus on the users¹ right to control
> information about themselves. Confrontation of EU and US models: the European
> one not enough enforced and therefore not respected, the US one enforced by
> FTC and respectedŠ
>  
> 7-Closing conversation with Mark Zuckerberg: social design will be leading
> aspect of internet future (example of gaming), being ³grounded on reality²;
> doesn¹t believe in network effects; the Arab revolution is ³not a Facebook
> thing, it is an internet thing² and what is necessary is organized people.
>  
> 8-Closing plenary: there were several bullet points that recapped each plenary
> and workshop (to be found online). Among the dominant ones:
>             *private sector is faster than governments
>             *job creation is done by small corporations
>             *governments should provide access but not regulate content and
> focus on job creation
>  
> **²governance needs to link business, civil society and government² WAS
> SCRATCHED  AS NOBODY UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT MEANS !! AND I HAD TO INTERVENE LATER
> TO ASK FOR IT TO BE MAINTAINED, IN A SPIRIT OF MULTISTAKEHOLDERISM THAT
> CHARACTERIZES INTERNET GOVERNANCE ISSUES IN ALL THE OTHER FORA OF THE PLANETŠ
>  
>             *expression is not synonymous with property (might be scratched in
> the end)
>             *²governments must help manage social dislocations that will make
> the workplace more flexible but also more precarious² (might be scratched)
>             *G8 should discuss harmonisation of rules between countries for
> enterntainment (IP rights)
>             *mobile smart phones are dominated by 2 or 3 gatekeepers and this
> should require ³strong antitrust oversight²
>             *publishing governement data on line is a great start but is badly
> done. 
>             *eliminate software patents (definitely on the way of being
> scratched) ­came out of ³disrupters workshop²
>             *privacy legislation may restrict free speech. It needs care
>  
> additional recommendations by  the panel:
>             -big companies are good role models
>             -rapid response in case of breakdowns
>             -promote investment not regulation
>             -rules of society should apply to internet
>             -enable students with digital skills
>             -more organized participation from NGOs
>             
> General feeling: some issues like security, IP rights are emerging but nobody
> seems to have a solution; nothing about cloud computing; nothing about risks
> in case of breakdown; nothing about public goods and open source or open dataŠ
> general consensus for e-G8 to be made permanent (one voice saying every over
> year)
>  
>                                     Divina Frau-Meigs, Paris   May 25th
> 
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