[governance] Internet as a commons/ public good; was, Conflicts in Internet Governance

[McTim]

All,

For ~3 decades the Internet has been define as a "network of networks".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet

We seem to be defining it by its epiphenomenal effects rather than by
its its core definition.
Is that what we want to do?

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel

On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Nnenna <nne75 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>  Hi people
>
> Thanks for this discussion.  This is what interests me in this group.  I
> have added a few things and returning the text.
>
> =
> We reconise the Internet as an emergent and emerging reality. Its
> specificity is inherent in its intricate combination of hardware, software,
> protocols, human intentionality and a new kind of social spatiality, brought
> together by a common set of design principles, and constrained by policies
> established by due democratic processes. We consider the Internetas a global
> commons and a global public good. The design principles and policies that
> constitute its governance should, therefore, flow from such recognition of
> the Internet as a commons and public good.
>
>
> =
>
>   "We recognise the Internet as an emergent, and emerging, reality
> consisting of hardware, protocols and software, human  intentionality, and a
> new kind of social spatiality, brought together by a common set of design
> principles and constrained by policies fashioned by due democratic
> processes. The Internet is to be considered as a global commons and a global
> public good*. The design principles and policies that constitute the
> governance of the Internet should must flow from such recognition of  the
> Internet as a commons and a public good."
>
> (* Here we employ a wider socio-political meaning of a 'public good', as for
> instance articulated by Inge Kaul in her UNDP publication, rather than the
> narrow construction employed by many neo- classical economists)
>
> ==
> I cut out the initial sentence. I think it has more presence when it is
> shorter.  I love the word "reality" as it is not a commodity, or a thing. I
> started off the second sentence on the "specificity which is inherent".  I
> changed "fashioned" to "established".. but still thinking we may find a
> better word, liked "forged". I rearranged the last sentence to lead from
> reason to action.
>
> So on top is text 2, and below is text 1
>
> Regards
>
> Nnenna
>
>
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> ________________________________
> From: Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch>
> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 12:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [governance] Internet as a commons/ public good; was, Conflicts
> in Internet Governance
>
> Parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>:
>
>> Agree. The second sentence does not follow from the first. The
>> amended text, removing 'accordingly' will stand as:
>>
>>    "We recognise the Internet as an emergent, and emerging, reality
>> consisting of hardware, protocols and software, human
>> intentionality, and a new kind of social spatiality, brought together
>> by a common set of design principles and constrained by policies
>> fashioned by due democratic processes. The Internet is to be
>> considered as a global commons and a global public good*. The design
>> principles and policies that constitute the governance of the
>> Internet should must flow from such recognition of  the Internet as a
>> commons and a public good."
>
> This part is pretty good already I think.
>
>> (* Here we employ a wider socio-political meaning of a 'public good',
>> as for instance articulated by Inge Kaul in her UNDP publication
>> <http://web.undp.org/globalpublicgoods/globalization/toc.html>,
>> rather than the narrow construction employed by many neo- classical
>> economists)
>
> I think we should reword the last part a bit to make it sound less like
> a criticism of economists.
>
> How about for example:
>
> "... rather than the narrower meaning often attached to the term in
> contexts of economics."
>
> ?
>
> Greetings,
> Norbert
>
>
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