[governance] Election Statement
Asif Kabani
kabani at isd-rc.org
Thu Oct 6 02:34:30 EDT 2011
Dear Sonigitu
Thank you for your message, Good to hear from you.
Regards
On 5 October 2011 15:05, Sonigitu Ekpe
<sonigituekpe at crossriverstate.gov.ng>wrote:
> Fellows and friends,****
>
>
> Understanding the complex multidisciplinary nature and regime involving
> many issues, actors, mechanisms, procedures and instruments; I present
> myself for service in the next election for the *Internet Governance
> Caucus (IGC) - **Coordinator*.****
>
> *
> *
>
> *“Do we have to Universalize Internet Governance development at the
> expense of the richness of diversity?”*
>
> *
> *
>
> *‘How can we promote universal understanding, taking into account what
> Internet Governance development means to each community without promoting
> the hegemony of our own perception of Internet Governance development?’*
>
>
> Free Internet will lead to more transparency and political accountability
> which I greatly preserve, keeping in mind the borderless nature of the
> Internet.****
>
>
> My vision is to utilize and harmonise resources, human and material
> resources for the continuous development of the Internet for the benefit of
> the generality of man and our environment, to the glory of the Almighty.**
> **
>
>
> To the Internet Governance Caucus, I pledge my love and toil and with
> abiding faith in Almighty Creator, aspire to develop a well-articulated,
> determined, coordinated and disciplined program to succeed. The like of
> which has not to date been obtained in IGC.****
>
>
> With a focus on Top Down services from our team to help up-lift the poor
> that act in Bottom Up activities; with the involvement of a variety of
> stakeholders who differ in many aspects, including international legal
> capacity with interest in Internet Governance issues, and available
> expertise to:****
>
>
> - · Promote the growth of mutual trust and respect for all
> - · Reach out with governments and inter-governmental agencies
> through the enhancement of Civil Society Voice and non-state actors in the
> Internet Governance Forum process.
> - · To be part of a team that will lay out an approach that
> unifies our engagement in ushering a new era of International Cooperation.
> - · Together, we can work to build a future for the IGC that is
> open, interoperable, secure and reliable.
> - · Creating enabling environment for increase collaborations among
> the multi-stakeholders to contribute to the discussion and implementation of
> outcomes with governments which will truly promote the vertical and
> horizontal management of the Internet.
>
>
> The Internet continues to expand at a rapid rate, not only in terms of the
> number of users but also in terms of the services that it offers. And I
> believe we all want the IGC transformation with vast potentials resulting in
> good relationship with Business and Technical communities.****
>
>
> To achieve the above, I propose to put in place the following:
>
> a. 1. Strategy and contact Committee ****
>
> b. 2. Economic Committee****
>
> c. 3. Finance Committee****
>
>
> With the following terms of reference:****
>
>
> - · Strategy and Contact Committee
>
> o Identify specific goals and objectives****
>
> o Develop programmes for achieving goals****
>
> o Establish contacts and links with governments, private sector, Civil
> Societies, non-state actors and intergovernmental agencies****
>
> o Develop strategies for political empowerment****
>
> o Lobbying****
>
> o Propaganda****
>
> o Press relations****
>
> o Protocol****
>
>
> - · Economic Committee
>
> o Develop economic blueprint for the Internet Governance Caucus****
>
> o Analyse investment and research opportunities****
>
> o Monitor implementation of projects****
>
>
> - · Finance Committee
>
> o Identify ways of enhancing financial positions of members****
>
> o Prepare revenue projections****
>
> o Identify and harness ways and means of generating funds****
>
> o Identify specific source of funding for specific projects****
>
> o Treasury****
>
>
> Finally, with variable geometric approach, we will bridge the principal
> challenge for many governments to develop a strategy to gather and
> effectively coordinate support from non-state actors, such as universities,
> private companies, and non-governmental organizations that have the
> necessary expertise to deal with Internet Governance Issues.****
>
> *
> *
>
> *Your votes will make a great difference*.****
>
>
> Thank you.****
>
>
> Sonigitu Ekpe Aji ****
>
> (aka) *Sea*****
>
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Asif Kabani
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“The fundamental cure for poverty is not money but knowledge" Sir William
Arthur Lewis, Nobel Prize Economics, 1979
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