[governance] Access and Diversity [IGF 2012 - MAG Consultations]

Adam Peake ajp at glocom.ac.jp
Tue Feb 21 04:56:15 EST 2012 

Why suggest adding a topic "kids" and "internet for women" when
there's already topics on the list fpr women and youth?  (Youth has
always been a catch-all for young people of all young ages.)  The main
task ahead, read Sala's email, is "consolidate the list of topics
under the theme".  There's also a topic for spectrum.

Adam



On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 6:44 PM, Tim Davies
<tim at practicalparticipation.co.uk> wrote:
> Hello Imran,
>
> The sub-themes you mention below make the case well for a separate 'Internet
> for Kids' theme.
>
> Can you say something more about the sub-theme "Debates for Provisioning of
> Kids Internet Governance" - as this sounds interesting to explore, but I'm
> not quite sure I understand exactly what it might cover/what angle it might
> take...
>
> All the best
>
> Tim
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 7:15 AM, Imran Ahmed Shah <ias_pk at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Tim, for your comments, I agree with the sub-questions.
>>
>> However, what do you think if the we keep the main Title of "Internet for
>> Kids" as a seperate theme and yes, theme # 11, Child Protection will be
>> covered under this main theme.
>>
>> If you speak regarding the age as you mentioned "from 0 to 30+", I think
>> it is not necessary to mention the age, otherwise, it could be upto 80+
>> Kids.
>> Sub-Questions may include:
>>     - Clean Contents Development Awareness Compaign for the Kids Internet.
>>     - Debates for Provisioning of Kids Internet Governance, (that is
>> beyond the Contents Filtering for Kids)
>>     - Vote for the Provisioning of dot-Kids (gTLD with IDN translations)
>>     - Compaign for Free Access to Kids Internet for Next Generation.
>>
>> . Russia's dot-РФ registry has announced plans to apply for the top level
>> domain dot-kids
>> . In the 107th Congress, legislation sought to create a "kids-friendly top
>> level domain name" that would contain only age-appropriate content. The Dot
>> Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002 was signed into law on
>> December 4, 2002 (P.L. 107-317) and authorizes the National
>> Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to require the .us
>> registry operator (currently NeuStar) to establish, operate, and maintain a
>> second level domain within the .us TLD that is restricted to material
>> suitable for minors.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Imran Ahmed Shah
>> From: Tim Davies <tim at practicalparticipation.co.uk>
>> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Imran Ahmed Shah <ias_pk at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 2:28
>> Subject: Re: [governance] Access and Diversity [IGF 2012 - MAG
>> Consultations]
>>
>>
>> Hello Imran,
>>
>> These are good suggestions. On your suggested (20), Internet for Kids, one
>> of the ways I've tried to encourage addressing this in the past is
>> encouraging talk of 'Children, young people, and young adults' in place of
>> the term 'youth' which tends to get widely used to cover a blanket group
>> from 0 to 30+.
>>
>> What would you think about advocating for a reshaping of theme
>> (8)  INTERNET IMPACT ON YOUTH into something like:
>>
>> 'IMPACTS OF THE INTERNET ON YOUTH: CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE and YOUNG
>> ADULTS, AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE INTERNET'
>>
>> with sub-questions such as:
>>
>> - How are 'youth' affected by Internet Governance decisions?
>>
>> - How are 'youth' shaping the Internet? How can opportunities for youth to
>> contribute positively to the development of the Internet be encouraged?
>>
>> - What are the differences in how Internet Governance should address
>> issues for children, young people and young adults?
>>
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 9:21 PM, Imran Ahmed Shah <ias_pk at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Thanks for your invitation.
>> I would suggest some following topics to be included:
>>
>> 17. Maximum utilization of open/free Band Frequency spectrum i.e. "ISM
>> Band"
>> 18. Information Sharing Sensitivity Awareness.
>> 19. Internet for Women
>> 20. Internet for Kids
>> 21. Public Awareness for Contents Development/ Conversion into Local
>> language.
>> 22. Privacy on Social Networking and Mobile Internet
>> Thanks
>>
>> Imran Ahmed Shah
>>
>> ------------------------------On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 1:43 AM PKT Salanieta
>> T. Tamanikaiwaimaro wrote:>Dear All,>>The theme for IGF 2012 is Internet
>> Governance for Sustainable Human,>Economic and Social Development. The MAG
>> has various groups dealing with>the following:->>   - consolidate the list
>> of topics under the theme>   - come up with a coherent description of the
>> theme>   - come up with a main question and sub questions for the theme>
>> (following the way it was organised in 2011)>>We would encourage anyone
>> interested in putting forward views on Access and>Diversity by responding to
>> this thread. We would like to ensure that this>opportunity for consultation
>> is actively addressed by the list. We will try>to wrap this up by the 24th
>> February, 2012 and people can volunteer to work>on consolidating the same by
>> the 24th February, 2012 so it can be put to>the entire list for a 48 hour
>> period before we ask our current MAG>representatives to take this
>>  forward.>>Current list of topics that are being discussed by the MAG are
>> as follows:->>>1)    ACCESS TO FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION AND [FREEDOM OF
>> EXPRESSION] [HUMAN>RIGHTS ]>>2)    [HUMAN RIGHTS], [FILTERING], [CONTROLLING
>> / REGULATORY ISSUES]>>3)    MULTILINGUALISM>>4)    WOMEN EMPOWERMENT>>5)
>>  LEGAL POLICY AND REGULATORY>>6)     [PARTICIPATION AND INCLUSION] PERSONS
>> WITH DISABILITIES>>7)    OPEN DATA AND RELATED POLICIES>>8)    INTERNET
>> IMPACT ON YOUTH>>9)    YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN INTERNET GOVERNANCE>>10)
>> HYPERCONECTIVITY AND INDIVIDUALS>>11) [HOW TO HANDLE THE DIVERSITY OF
>> NATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK]>>12) HOW CAN WE DELIVER ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
>> DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES?>>13) [FRAMEWORKS AND PRINCIPLES]>>14) [PUBLIC KEY
>> INFRASTRUCTURE – PKI]>>15) [INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION ON ELIMINATION OF THE
>> DIGITAL GAP BETWEEN>NEIGHBORHOOD COUNTRIES]>>16) [INNOVATION IN SPECTRUM
>> TECHNOLOGY – IMPLICATIONS FOR ACCESS]>>>-- >Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka
>>  Sala>>Tweeter: @SalanietaT>Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro>Cell: +679
>> 998 2851
>>
>>
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