[governance] Brief Note

[Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro]

Dear All,

I hope you are all well. I thought that I should mention that I am an
Independent Contractor and from time to time accept instructions from the
ITU as an International Cyber Legislation Expert. I am not an employee nor
agent of the ITU. This involves working closely with countries (public
sector, private sector and civil society) as they develop their Policies
and Laws and running trainings. I am also a member of PICISOC which as a
member of ISOC and am not an employee nor agent of ISOC. Whilst I am a
member of the ALAC within ICANN, I am not an employee nor agent of ICANN.

When I stood for elections as co-coordinator, I had published the
principles that I subscribed to and those have not changed.

Being from a region where internet penetration in some countries lie
between  1.3% in some countries and  others at 34%, I recognise the
continued need to address barriers of trade and impediments and challenges
that the developing world faces. What first attracted me about the Internet
Governance Forum was its attraction power to draw diverse stakeholders
around the table to discuss diverse issues from a plethora of dynamic and
different contexts. It is awesome to see the wide range of panorama of
perspectives and these perspectives has helped me to see the world better,
to understand diverse issues and contexts and appreciate where perspectives
are coming from. It has helped me to understand the diverse fears and
diverse concerns.

In a world with continued and competing demands for resources, we see the
diverse crises besetting our world whether they are energy, food or water,
I begin to appreciate that the challenges that lie in our tomorrow cannot
be addressed if we do not come around the table to dialogue. One of the
interesting observations that I have made about the multistakeholder
concept is that it is something that requires wisdom.

It was not too long ago when there was some discussion on diverse
perspectives and the illustration of a picture where some would see an old
woman, others would see a young girl. My favourite however is the poem by
John Godfrey Saxe on the Blind Men and the Elephant, see:
http://homepage.usask.ca/~wae123/misc/prose/hinustan.htm

With the diverse complex and competing priorities and debates surrounding
internet governance, it is absolutely natural to hear our voice (reasoning,
intellect, intelligence). However, it is also important that we also take
the time to "pause" to hear other voices. Recognising that there is room
for everyone. Much wisdom will be needed to steer us into the days ahead
and there is always room for dialogue.

With warm regards from Fiji,

-- 
Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala
P.O. Box 17862
Suva
Fiji

Twitter: @SalanietaT
Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro
Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851
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