[governance] Internet as a commons/ public good

[michael gurstein]

Colleagues,

 

I've done a quick edit for style/grammar of Lee's edited version.  My minor
edits of Lee's version are below and below that is a clean version of my
edited version. (Looks good!)

 

We recognise the Internet to be a global network of networks comprised of
computing devices and processes, and an emergent and emerging social
reality. In that sense, it is an intricate combination of hardware,
software, protocols, <and> human intentionality enabling new kind<s> of
social interactions and transactions, <DELETE which is> brought together by
a common set of design principles, and policies established through due
democratic processes. The design principles and policies that constitute its
governance ensure its stability, functionality and security, and aim at
preserving and enhancing the global commons and global public good character
of the Internet <the combination of> which has made previous innovations
possible. Therefore, in the face of the growing danger for the Internet
experience to be reduced to closed or proprietary online spaces, we urge
that the preservation and enhancement of the Internet's global commons and
public good dimensions be at the forefront of global Internet governance
agenda going forward.

 

My CLEAR version!

 

We recognise the Internet to be a global network of networks comprised of
computing devices and processes, and an emergent and emerging social
reality. In that sense, it is an intricate combination of hardware,
software, protocols, and human intentionality enabling new kinds of social
interactions and transactions, brought together by a common set of design
principles, and policies established through due democratic processes. The
design principles and policies that constitute its governance ensure its
stability, functionality and security, and aim at preserving and enhancing
the global commons and global public good character of the Internet the
combination of which has made previous innovations possible. Therefore, in
the face of the growing danger for the Internet experience to be reduced to
closed or proprietary online spaces, we urge that the preservation and
enhancement of the Internet's global commons and public good dimensions be
at the forefront of global Internet governance agenda going forward.

 

Mike

 

-----Original Message-----
From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org
[mailto:governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Lee W McKnight
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 11:28 AM
To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Norbert Bollow; parminder
Subject: RE: [governance] Internet as a commons/ public good

 

Hi,

 

I agree with use of Mawaki's text as a starting point.

 

Lee

 

PS: A few further suggested edits below. Or, these can wait til a procedure,
as Parminder and Norbert have discussed, is established.

 

We recognise the Internet to be <DELETE not only> a global network of
networks comprised of computing devices and processes, <DELETE but also>
<ADD and an emergent and emerging social reality. In that sense, it is an
intricate combination of hardware, software, protocols, human intentionality
enabling new kind of social interactions and transactions, which is brought
together by a common set of design principles, and <DELETE stirred by>
policies established through due democratic processes. <DELETE While t> <ADD
The design principles and policies that constitute its governance <DELETE
should> ensure its stability, functionality and security, <DELETE they must
also> <ADD and> aim at preserving and enhancing the global commons and
global public good character of the Internet [which has made previous
innovations possible*]. Therefore, in the face of the growing danger for the
Internet experience to be reduced to closed or proprietary online spaces, we
urge that the preservation and enhancement of the Internet's global commons
and public good dimensions be at the forefront of global Internet governance
agenda going forward.

 

 

 

 

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From:  <mailto:governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org>
governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org
[governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org] on behalf of Norbert Bollow
[nb at bollow.ch]

Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 12:22 PM

To:  <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org> governance at lists.igcaucus.org;
parminder

Subject: Re: [governance] Internet as a commons/ public good

 

Parminder < <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net> parminder at itforchange.net>
wrote:

 

> Can we perhaps adopt some kind of a rough procedure - maybe an online 

> vote - to get the sense of the house first on whether people at all 

> want any kind of text on 'commons and public goods nature of the 

> Internet' adopted or not....

> 

> and then when, and if, we know that such is the general will of the 

> group, we can proceed to drafting the text, and then put it up for a 

> consensus/ rough consensus call... or alternatively, we can directly 

> put the Mawaki's text, with a few possible modifications in the next 

> few days to the consensus/ rough consensus process.

> 

> Just for your consideration

 

I believe that there is precedent for using online polls as part of the
implementation of the process of making a "rough consensus call".

 

If (outside of the specific kind of context of IGC decision-making

processes) the objective is to simply get some informal feedback, to learn
something about how many IGC members feel strongly in one or the other way
about a given question, anyone can use a survey tool like for example
moreganize.com to conduct a poll.

 

Greetings,

Norbert

 

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1. Respond to the content of assertions and arguments, not to the person 2.
Be conservative in what you send, be liberal in what you accept

 

 

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