[governance] India's proposal for a 50 member UN committee for Internet Related Policies

Fri May 18 03:44:34 EDT 2012

Dear Guru,

It was a wink, as I know you know :-)

By the way, Parminder's paper moves the discussion from the diplomatic
debate to the more political arena and it clearly is a part of the
discussion. As a matter of fact, I am a bit surprised that the IGC list did
not harbor a deeper debate on these issues, as was the case in the past.

As for my hope about oversimplifications not clouding the debate, you know
I am sincere when I say "from all sides". Let's try to both speak and
listen.

Let's see how the discussions go today and next week.

Best

B.

On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 3:33 AM, Guru गुरु <Guru at itforchange.net> wrote:

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> Dear Bertrand,
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> Wikipedia says " An *op-ed*, abbreviated from *opposite the editorial page<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editorial_page>
> *[1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op-ed#cite_note-0> (though often
> mistaken for *opinion-editorial*), is a newspaper<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper>article that expreses the opinions of a named
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> The Hindu as I mentioned is a reputed and sober daily and their op-ed is
> usually solicited by the paper. So their carrying the civil society
> statement and Parminders write-up on why CIRP is an opportunity to
> democratise global internet governance is also a recognition of this
> position.
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> As in the very recent case of UNCTAD, the concerted attempt by powerful
> countries to undermine global democracy possibilities needs to be
> resisted... see recent article in Frontline (a weekly publication from the
> same group)- http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20120601291005300.htm, we have also seen similar debates in WIPO etc and this is a dire need in
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> regards,
> Guru
> ps - I like the way you mention your hope that 'over-simplification - on
> all sides - will not prevent doing useful work for the benefit of all',
> probably just a question of superiority, I guess  :-)
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> On 17/05/12 22:04, Bertrand de La Chapelle wrote:
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> Guru,
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>  I like the discretion with which you do not mention that the op-ed in
> the Hindu is actually from Parminder and not an op-ed by the newspaper
> itself as your wording seemed to imply if one did not follow the link ;-)
> probably just a question of modesty.
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>  But anyway, the discussion is getting interesting .... let's hope
> oversimplifications - on all sides - will not prevent doing useful work for
> the benefit of all.
> Looking forward to the discussions tomorrow and afterwards.
>
>  Best
>
>  Bertrand
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> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 6:08 PM, Guru गुरु <Guru at itforchange.net> wrote:
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>>  Yes, its good that the Indian press is now also paying attention to the
>> larger challenge of Internet governance - of the implications of the
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>> The Hindu is one of India's most respected and sober dailies and its
>> Op-Ed today has an article on the issue. The Op-Ed page also carries the
>> civil society statement, which now has more than 50 institutions from
>> across the world endorsing it. (statement also available in chinese,
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>> http://www.itforchange.net/civil_society_statement_on_democratic_internet)
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>> Link to the Joint civil society statement - in The Hindu Op-Ed :
>> http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article3426290.ece
>> Link to the article - The Hindu Op-Ed :
>> http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article3426292.ece
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>> As the article and the statement explain, many of us have been crying
>> 'Govt takeover' too often and too long... and it is high time we **also**
>> discuss the emperor's robes (sorry for mixed metaphors:-) )
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>> regards
>> Guru
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