[governance] China's next-generation internet is a world-beater - tech - 10 March 2013 - New Scientist

[John Curran]

On Mar 13, 2013, at 9:41 AM, michael gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:

> John (Nick and McTim…
>  
> I earlier referred to the comments by Tom Donilon, National Security Advisor to the (US) President
> http://www.foreignpolicy.com/files/fp_uploaded_documents/130311_Donilon%20Asia%20Society.pdf
>  ...              
> This is not to disagree with these matters, clearly there are issues which need to be addressed.  However, whether those issues could or should be addressed bilaterally by governments or rather in a broader framework including all those in the world impacted by the Internet i.e. all governments and stakeholders is I think, what we are discussing and the issue seems to me to be binary i.e. we either support this approach or we oppose it and offer an alternative. 

Yes, how these matters should be discussed (bi-lateral, multilateral, etc.) 
is indeed important.

> Since the USG is among the most significant of the supporters of a non-governmental approach to IG issues the absence of reference to the status quo non-governmental approach suggests to me that they have considered this and rejected it as an alternative approach hence the suggestion that some sort of multilateral framework in this area would appear to be the appropriate approach to take/be supported.

Quite possibly, but I was trying to highlight one point of such an 
approach (whether the bilateral one you noted in the comments,
or in a multilateral framework as you suggested)...  

It is extremely important to keep such frameworks developed by
governments focused on principles and recommendations on public 
policy matters, and not on specific standards or processes used in 
global operation of the Internet.   This is particularly important if we
want one Internet, and are facing with multiple bi- or multi- lateral 
frameworks coming to various public policy outcomes; if they are 
recommendations, we can find a way to keep things running as one 
global Internet, if they specify conflicting standards or processes,
that might not be the case.

FYI,
/John

Disclaimers: My views alone.   Slower email keep right.
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