[governance] Report on WCIT // Suggested Next Steps

[Norbert Bollow]

Baudouin SCHOMBE <b.schombe at gmail.com> wrote:

> thank you for the reminder and I had completely escaped yet it is a
> very important report that I must use for exchanges at the local
> level. Again, thank you for this reminder. the report is downloaded
> and will be sharing all away.
> > The report can be downloaded from:
> > http://www.slideshare.net/ocl999/what-happened-at-wcit-in-december-2012

Here's one significant point that I think would be worthwhile to
discuss:

Page 24 contains this observation:

  It is generally believed by many countries from the “South” that the
  Internet is actually run and controlled by the United States and its
  allies – and that the network is used as a spearhead to weaken their
  own economies by bringing enormous social and political change at a
  pace that is disruptive, with no ability for those affected to
  control this. It is felt that the Internet is governed by the world’s
  strongest economies and multi-nationals for their own purposes. These
  are real concerns, not only by the government delegates present at
  WCIT, but felt by the average citizen in many of these countries.

Which parts of these observed fears and concerns are real unsolved
problems, and which parts are just fruits of rhetorical dramatizations
and fears that would go away if the concerned people would simply
inform themselves reasonably well?

Greetings,
Norbert

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