[governance] Forbes Piece on the Google Campaign

[McTim]

On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Dominique Lacroix <dl at panamo.eu> wrote:

>  Le 05/12/12 21:06, McTim a écrit :
>
> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Dominique Lacroix <dl at panamo.eu> wrote:
>
>>  Thanks Michaël.
>> In the United States, it does still exist free spirits who can think
>> critically.
>>
>
>
>  So you are saying that CDT, AccessNow, ISOC and a number of other
> respected CS groups aren't thinking critically?
>
>
> Beside some good ideas, Isoc is a war machine. They fight for US IT
> industry, that is their sponsors.
>


If you had lived in the developing world for much of the last decade, as I
have done, you would have noticed the support ISOC gives to ICT4D projects,
capacity building (NOGs INETs), non-profit IXP building, etc.



> They sent 50 delegates to the WCIT.
> And they tell that it's a locked meeting!
>


I wish they had sent 50 delegates.  There are approximately that many who
are active ISOC members, but only a few who represent ISOC directly (and
they don't have a vote as "Sector Members").




> They have a great influence and can bring reasonable organisations with
> them.
>


agreed

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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