[governance] CS Speakers for Baku

parminder parminder at itforchange.net
Wed Oct 31 06:27:38 EDT 2012 

On Wednesday 31 October 2012 03:07 PM, Izumi AIZU wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> Sorry for not following this up earlier. Just too many things to do.
>
> Though I said we may run a poll, I guess Carlos is already our de facto speaker,
> and Nnnena seems to have received good support

With due respect to all involved, especially Nnenna....

This is what Nnenna wrote a few days back in an email to this list...

"I do not mind "reading a statement" that has been consensually drafted, 
on behalf of the CS. Please note that my badge will bear "Private 
Sector" as I registered as the CEO of my Consultancy."

I will find it more than  a bit odd and embarrassing...

parminder



> and fulfills the gender balance
> and also from developing region.
>
> And as Ginger rightly suggested both speakers will take up the talking points
> into their text, with some degree of, of course, their own words to be added.
>
> May I ask you if this is our rough consensus?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> izumi
>
>
>
>
>
> 2012/10/11 William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch>:
>> it's what they're sending registrants
>>
>> On Oct 11, 2012, at 8:42 AM, Katy P wrote:
>>
>> What? When did this happen?
>>
>> On Oct 11, 2012 8:24 AM, "William Drake" <william.drake at uzh.ch> wrote:
>>> In light of the host country's jaw dropping decision to publicly
>>> disseminate all participants' passport numbers, I hope whoever we have
>>> speaking in the opening an closing will emphasize the centrality of personal
>>> privacy protection in Internet governance.
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> On Oct 10, 2012, at 5:10 AM, Nnenna wrote:
>>>
>>> +1 On each of the points below.  I am currently in the Côte d'Ivoire
>>> Internet Governance Forum and my drafting capacity is limited.  However, I
>>> would like to see a line that extends "Multistakeholderism" down to active
>>> national participation of all stakeholders. AFAIK, in as much as in some
>>> countries, the government is weighing in, in ways that may appear
>>> overbearing, in others, the decision-makers are actually note interested or
>>> think it is an NGO thing.
>>>
>>> Can we have a "Development Agenda" paragraph? I am also thinking that
>>> "Participation" may also need to be a paragraph of its own
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> Nnenna
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Nnenna  Nwakanma |  Founder and CEO, NNENNA.ORG  |  Consultants
>>> Information | Communications | Technology and Events | for Development
>>> Cote d'Ivoire (+225)| Tel: 225 27144 | Fax  224 26471 |Mob. 07416820
>>> Ghana: +233 249561345| Nigeria: +234 8101887065| http://www.nnenna.org
>>> nnenna at nnenna.org| @nnenna | Skype - nnenna75 | nnennaorg.blogspot.com
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu>
>>> To: 'Ginger Paque' <ginger at paque.net>; "governance at lists.igcaucus.org"
>>> <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 9:07 PM
>>> Subject: RE: [governance] CS Speakers for Baku
>>>
>>>
>>> From: gpaque at gmail.com [mailto:gpaque at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Ginger Paque
>>>
>>> I think that both points are important... I would say 'in addition to' not
>>> 'rather than'. Whom we choose sends a signal as sometimes as significant as
>>> their words, and we tend to know their general positions as well as speaking
>>> abilities when we nominate them.
>>>
>>> Ginger and colleagues:
>>> Yes, of course it is "in addition to" not "rather than" - but has there
>>> been any substantive discussion yet? Frankly I think what they say is more
>>> important than who we choose, but agree that in some cases "the medium is
>>> the message."  At any rate we are long on "who" and rather short on "what"
>>> at the moment, so…
>>>
>>> let me throw out three short statements on issues that I passionately
>>> believe should be addressed. In doing so, I will make an attempt to address
>>> them in a way that takes into account the differences among us and hope
>>> others do so in the same spirit. Other candidate topics would include IPR,
>>> development…I defer to others there.
>>>
>>> Human rights
>>> CS believes that the absence of gatekeepers and the open, global
>>> communication enabled by the Internet realizes the promise of Article 19 of
>>> the UN UDHR. To erect (national) legal barriers to the free flow of
>>> information is a bad idea and contrary to the individual human right to
>>> freedom of expression. We therefore oppose efforts to create "national
>>> Internets," or to block and filter internet access in ways that deny
>>> individuals access to applications, content and services of their choice.
>>> All attempts to deem certain forms of communication and information illegal
>>> and remove them must follow established, transparent processes of law and
>>> should not involve prior restraint.
>>>
>>> Security and Securitization
>>> CS opposes efforts to militarize the Internet, or any actions that would
>>> foster a destructive and wasteful cyber arms race among governments and/or
>>> private actors. We consider the surreptitious use of exploits and malware
>>> for surveillance or attacks to be criminal regardless of whether they are
>>> deployed by governments, private corporations or organized criminals. We are
>>> skeptical of efforts to subordinate the design and use of information and
>>> communication technology to "national security" agendas. We believe that
>>> Internet security will be achieved primarily at the operational level and
>>> that national security and military agendas often work against rather than
>>> for users' security needs.
>>>
>>> Multistakeholderism
>>> Global governance institutions should not be restricted to states, so CS
>>> welcomes the additional participation in global policy making that
>>> multi-stakeholder processes provide. But CS cautions that multi-stakeholder
>>> participation is not an end in itself.  Opening up global governance
>>> institutions to additional voices from civil society and business does not
>>> by itself ensure that individual rights are adequately protected or that the
>>> best substantive policies are developed and enforced. In the informal spaces
>>> created by MS institutions, it is possible that powerful governmental and
>>> corporate actors can make deals contrary to the interests of Internet users.
>>> MS processes must incorporate and institutionalize concepts of due process,
>>> separation of powers and user's inalienable civil and political rights.
>>>
>>> Milton L. Mueller
>>> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
>>> Internet Governance Project
>>> http://blog.internetgovernance.org
>>>
>>>
>>>
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