[governance] WCIT melt down

[Adam Peake]

Hi Declan,

Kenya held a public consultation (online and face to face meeting)
before WCIT, and carrying the consensus from that consultation to WCIT
meant it broke with the African block opinion.  So the natural thing
to do is again consult on whether to sign or not.  Good, it's a fine
example.

Adam



On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 5:13 AM, Declan McCullagh <declan at well.com> wrote:
> Looks like CNET has an article up:
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57559034-38/u.n-summit-implodes-as-u.s-others-spurn-internet-treaty/
> ...alliance of Western democracies including the United States, the United
> Kingdom, and Canada today rejected a proposed treaty over concerns it hands
> repressive governments too much authority over the Internet.
> "This conference was never meant to focus on Internet issues," said
> ambassador Terry Kramer, head of the U.S. delegation to the Dubai summit.
> "The Internet has given the world unimaginable economic and social benefit
> during these past 24 years -- all without U.N. regulation."
> Delegates from the Netherlands, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, and
> the Czech Republic also said they could not sign the proposed International
> Telecommunication Union treaty, which is scheduled to be finished by
> tomorrow. Kenya's delegate appeared to take the same position, saying "we
> reserve our rights" to "go back home and do more consultations" before
> signing...
>
> -Declan
>
>
> On 12/13/12 10:54 AM, William Drake wrote:
>>
>> A number of governments are refusing to sign. First article I've seen,
>> will be many more
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-refuses-to-back-un-treaty-saying-it-endorses-restricting-the-internet/2012/12/13/ba497952-4548-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html
>>
>>
>>
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